04 December 2014
Newsdesk
WaterAid’s Christmas online auction, featuring signed 25th anniversary Xperia Access Q Awards prints and a Gibson Les Paul guitar signed by some of the country’s biggest music artists, launches today.
All the money raised from the auction will go to help some of the world’s poorest people gain access to safe water and sanitation through WaterAid projects.
The collection of autographed prints includes: Ed Sheeran, Paolo Nutini, Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs), Johnny Marr, Kasabian, Boy George, Elbow, James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), New Order, Carl Barat and Gary Powell (The Libertines), Simple Minds, Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Bradley Wiggins, Dizzee Rascal, Andy Partridge, Wilko Johnson, Sam Smith, Sandie Shaw, The Charlatans, Felix Burton (Basement Jaxx), Foxes, Lady Starlight, Jean Michel Jarre, St. Vincent, Wretch 32, Jimmy Carr, Christian O’Connell (Absolute Radio) and Matt Berry.
The Gibson guitar is signed by some of the UK’s leading guitarists, including Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Serge Pizzorno (Kasabian), James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), Carl Barat (The Libertines), Mark Collins (The Charlatans), Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds), Wilko Johnson and ‘King of the Mods’ Bradley Wiggins. The Gibson guitar is a limited run Les Paul Standard 2014 Min E-Tune in Caribbean blue and comes with a vintage brown Gibson hard shell case.
The online auction runs on eBay funtil 9.00pm, 7th December 2014: www.ebay.co.uk/wateraid.
WaterAid is an international charity dedicated to helping the world’s poorest communities access safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation. WaterAid is also one of the official charities of Glastonbury Festival.
