£1900 raised for Cornwall Hospice Care in memorabilia auction.
It was a full house on Sunday 3rd November as Bodmin Jail hosted one last event before closing its doors for six months to allow construction to finish on its on-going £40million re-development project. An online memorabilia auction gave jail enthusiasts the chance to bid on 32 items from the original attraction, all to raise money for Cornwall Hospice Care.
The auction, which included a number of signs, posters and props taken from the original exhibits, also offered bidders a chance to own full-sized mannequins of the infamous Lightfoot Brothers complete with nooses and Chief Warden Doidge in full uniform. After weeks of bidding, all the items were sold, raising £1900 for the charity.
Cornwall Hospice Care, which celebrates their 40th anniversary next year, are proud to deliver high quality care for all people living with terminal illness in Cornwall and have been the nominated charity for Bodmin Jail in 2019. The funds raised by the jail will go towards the £5.3million it costs to provide the specialist care offered to patients every year.
Martin Lyall, General Manager of Bodmin Jail, said:
“This was a great way to not only give our visitors a chance to own a piece of the original Bodmin Jail attraction, but also a way to raise much needed funds for Cornwall Hospice Care, a charity we are proud to be supporting. We are now very much looking forward the future of Bodmin Jail, re-opening as a brand new attraction in May 2020!”
Melanie Evans from Cornwall Hospice Care, added:
“We are absolutely delighted that Bodmin Jail have kindly supported the Hospices. We are the only provider of adult end of life care in the County. Only one fifth of the funds we need is provided by the NHS the rest must be fundraised. Without the support of businesses in the County we would not be able to continue. As it stands there are 3 beds closed in each Hospice through lack of funding. £20 funds an hour of specialist nursing care, so Bodmin Jail will have funded nearly 100 hours of care and moved us a step closer to opening more beds by Christmas.”
