Having a Sheer out
Ed’s parents set up charity sale of treasured items from life story
PRIDE John, Gina Long and Patzi Shepperson of GeeWizz, and Imogen
ED Sheeran is set to Divide some of his most cherished possessions between fans in a charity auction.
The star, 29, will aid causes in his home county Suffolk after his parents helped set up the online clear-out.
Items include Lego bricks he played with as a kid, handwritten lyrics to hit single Perfect, a handmade You Need Me EP from 2009 – and a flyer and £3 ticket for his first gig at the Royal British Legion in home town Framlingham.
Other stars including David Beckham,
Kylie Minogue and Usain Bolt have also donated items for the auction.
Ed’s parents John, 63, and Imogen, 60, wanted to create a lasting legacy from the Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk exhibition in Ipswich, which tells the story of Ed’s rise to stardom.
They got the idea of an auction to support the young in
Suffolk after
meeting Gina Long, founder of charity GeeWizz. Proceeds will help GeeWizz redevelop a playground for kids with special educational needs and disabilities. And they will boost Zest, part of Ipswich’s St Elizabeth Hospice, which helps teenagers with progressive and incurable illnesses. John said: “Proceeds will help improve quality of care and wellbeing for children and young adults
across Suffolk. We cannot think of a better legacy for the exhibition.”
Mrs Long added: “The incredible generosity of Ed, the Sheeran family, our sponsors and auction lot donors around the world is truly overwhelming.”
Among the 220 lots are guitars from Snow Patrol and Cockney Rebel frontman Steve Harley – and a signed print by artist Damien Hirst. The auction runs until November 8 at edsheeran madeinsuffolklegacyauction.com.