Paul McCartney Signs Rocking Horse for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Auction
“Let’s get rocking for Alder Hey!"
Bidding will start on Thursday 19th November HERE
This Christmas, one very lucky child could be receiving a personalised
rocking horse signed by Paul. The horse – made by Stevenson Brothers –
features Paul’s signature along with a handwritten lyric from the
classic Beatles song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’: “Rockin’ horse
people eat marshmallow pies!!"
The signature and Beatles quote are not the only ties the wooden steed
has to Paul: Stevenson Brothers – who have previously designed rocking
horses for ‘Her Majesty' the Queen - modeled this particular creation
not on “Henry the horse” who of course “dances the waltz”, but on Paul’s
own Appaloosa named ‘Moonstar’, copying both his colouring and
markings.
On top of this, Paul has also placed an additional surprise inside a
“secret locking chamber” that’s been built into the underside of rocking
horse!
This one-of-a-kind rocking horse is now up for auction to raise funds
for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and will be
exclusively showcased at The Ultimate Christmas Fair between
26th-29th November. Paul told us he knows the hospital well and
believes his mother Mary may even have worked there for a stint as a
nurse.
The Alder Hey Children’s Hospital cares for over 270,000 children,
young people and families each year and operates the biggest and busiest
children’s Emergency Department in the UK, treating nearly 60,000
children every 12 months and operating as a Children’s Trauma Centre.
Alder Hey has launched a fundraising appeal to raise funds for
life-saving medical equipment, arts and play activities and for vital
research. The charity has just taken occupancy in a brand new hospital
in Liverpool and a number of opportunities have been identified where
charitable funding can make a demonstrable difference to the hospital,
by enhancing the design and providing additional innovative services,
which are both clinical and patient focused.
The auction to win Paul’s one-of-a-kind rocking horse will run from 19th November until 29th November.
To place your bid on Paul’s rocking horse, you won’t need to jump over
“men and horses, hoops and garters” - just head to the bidding website
by clicking HERE!
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