St Richard’s Catholic College
Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom TN40 1SE
0-142-473-1070
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St Richard's Catholic College, or St Richard's, is a secondary school in East Sussex in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary aided school, maintained by East Sussex County Council. The school is situated in the Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. St Richard's offers an inclusive, Christian education to pupils of all abilities from the ages of 11-16 years.Auction Previews & News
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Auction ResultOver £31,000 raised for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity by Sophie’s Secret Postcard Art Auction
St Richard’s Catholic College fundraiser in memory of former pupil, Sophie The original Sophie’s Secret Postcard auction was held in 2018 and raised £15,000 taking the current total raised by St Richard’s Catholic College, in memory of Sophie, to an astounding £46,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. While Sophie's Secret Postcard eBay auction is now over, raising a phenomenal £31,000 for the Royal Marsden, the task of sending out all 1096 postcards to the successful bidders is now a priority for Miranda Pennington, a fine arts teacher at St Richard's Catholic College and the Coordinator of this extraordinary project in memory of a very special little girl, Sophie Maria Taylor (06.08.2004 - 05.04.2017) Sophie’s parent’s James and Luiza Taylor said “It was fantastic and overwhelming to see so many people creating and bidding for these amazing postcards for such a good cause. It was a lovely way to remember Sophie and she would be very proud of everyone who got involved!” Coordinator Miranda Pennington said “It's been an incredible experience, and has inspired many people during the lockdown. So many wonderful artists donated the most amazing artwork in Sophie’s memory. The secret art auction which was held on Saturday #sophiespostcard2020 was shared extensively in the press and on social media and there were thousands of bidders taking part from all around the world,” Thomas Taylor, internationally-acclaimed children’s author and illustrator, had the winning postcard in 2018 raising £1,071,51 with an original illustration of Harry Potter based on his own jacket design for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, first published in 1997. For #sophiespostcard2020, Thomas again painted Harry Potter, this time with Hedwig the owl: it raised an astonishing £2,050 along with a fabulous illustration of 00000 from his new bestselling Trilogy, ‘Malamander’ featuring Herbert Lemon, an eccentric seaside hotelier and the fragrant Violet Palma. The lucky winner of this work, Brian Wiseman from the USA, said “I am ecstatic to have won this amazing piece of art by Thomas Taylor! I am also more than thrilled to have helped support the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity!” Sir Quentin Blake…
Auction IndustryThousands raised during first few days of Secret Postcard Art Auction for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity St Richard’s Catholic College
* Over £8000 raised over the first weekend in start of Sophie’s Secret Postcard Art Auction * Thousands bidding on the ‘secret’ postcards in the exciting eBay auction * The original Sophie’s postcard auction was held in 2018 and raised £15,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. * This year there are over twice as many postcards (1096) * 1031 will sell, just 65 postcards still have a starting bid of just £1 * Sir Quentin Blake, Axel Scheffler, Dame Jaqueline Wilson and Harry Hill are just some of the famous names who have donated artwork for the secret postcard auction currently live on eBay in memory of a budding artist who lost her life to cancer * Other artists include Liz Pichon, Thomas Taylor, Jennifer Anderson, Susanne de Toit, Carne Griffith, Kate Brinkworth, Luke Martineau, Ian Murphy and many others have submitted work but as the auction is secret and bidders don’t know which artist’s work they’re bidding on, part of the fun is trying to recognise the signature style of the hand that drew Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo and Stick Man, Roald Dahl’s Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, or the first edition book cover of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. #sophiespostcard2020 is an amazing opportunity to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and bid on incredible artwork. To take part, just search on eBay for ‘sophiessecretpostcardauction’. The auction will end between midday and 10pm on Saturday 27th with over 100 postcards ending every hour. Please follow @strichardsart on Twitter and sophiessecretpostcard on Instagram for regular news updates and use the hashtag #sophiespostcard2020 to help promote the event on social media. Contact Miranda Pennington [email protected] 07751 011935 Thank you so much for your help and support of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and this very special fundraising event in memory of a dearly loved pupil, Sophie Maria Taylor (2004-2017).
Auction Industry1100 Postcards for Sophie
St Richard’s Catholic College Secret Postcard Art Auction * Features over 1100 original postcard-sized artworks created and donated by incredible artists * All artworks have a reserve bid of just £1 * Famous authors and Illustrators and outstanding contemporary artists & printmakers have donated incredible work include; Sir Quentin Blake, Axel Scheffler, Liz Pichon, Thomas Taylor, Jennifer Anderson, Susanne de Toit, Carne Griffith, Kate Brinkworth, Luke Martineau, Ian Murphy and the tv celebrity Harry Hill. Can you find the ‘secret’ artist work? See the ‘secret’ blog for further artists https://www.sophiespostcard.com/artists2020 * The first postcards go on eBay at midday on Wednesday 17th June. All will end between midday and 10pm on Saturday 27th All proceeds will go to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in memory of Sophie Maria Taylor who died in 2017 when she was Year 8 at the school. Sophie would have been leaving the school this summer as a beautiful, talented and successful young lady and #sophiespostcard2020 is a way to mark her memory and her love of the Arts. In 2018 when Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction ran there were 570 postcards and over £15,000 was raised for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Art teacher, Miranda Pennington, has been preparing for #sophiespostcard2020 for the last year and said “the response to #sophiespostcard2020 has been incredible with artists from around the globe sending wonderful artwork. We have work from Australia to the Ukraine, USA to the Netherlands and everywhere in between. So many wonderful artists have donated work for this very special fundraiser in Sophie’s memory.” Over 1100 original postcard-sized artworks have been received for the auction including many artworks by internationally renowned artists and illustrators. Much of the artwork has been created during the lockdown and celebrates the wonderful work being done by the NHS and has inspired many people to be creative during these unprecedented times. All the postcards can be seen in the online exhibition at www.sophiespostcard.com The secret art auction is held on eBay just look for ‘sophiessecretpostcard’. Please follow @strichardsart on Twitter and sophiessecretpostcard on Instagram for regular news updates and use the hashtag #sophiespostcard2020…
