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19

Nov 2021

Last Updated: 19/11/2021

Ripon auction to raise money for armed forces charity

by Tim Flanagan

| 19 Nov, 2021
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Items collectively worth thousands of pounds are being auctioned in Ripon from Sunday, to raise money for an armed forces charity.

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Chris Sills and Cath Richmond, are two Ripon parents whose families have benefited from the support of Team Endeavour.

Now they hope that people will support a fundraising event for the charity that helped them at their time of need.

Team Endeavour provides assistance to the families of service personnel and veterans who are suffering through illness, poverty or hardship.

Chris and his wife Sara, were helped with funds towards the cost of a medical bed and the purchase of a specialist wheelchair, after their daughter Mabel was born prematurely with a number of complications.

Cath, whose partner Gavin had served in the Royal Corps of Signals, died three years ago.

She and her then five-year-old daughter Molly, received support through the heart-breaking time from the charity, which paid for them to take a short break at Flamingo Land.

Former Royal Engineer Chris and Cath, now hope that Team Endeavour will be able to raise more funds through a charity auction being held in partnership with Halls of Ripon.

The department store, with the support of its 20 independent retailers and other businesses in the city, is holding an online auction starting on Sunday (21 November) and running until 1 December.

Cath Richmond is pictured above with Chris Sills and Emma Crossland, Mike Cooper and Ben Butler from Halls.

People will be able to bid for a wide range of items, including a 40 point diamond white gold pendant, a unique hand-painted remembrance helmet, a voucher worth £500 to spend at Halls and a shirt autographed by the Manchester United team.

At 6pm on 2 December the ten lots that have attracted the highest bids online, will be on offer at a live auction held in the department store and conducted by the comedian and actor Freddie Davies. 

Photo of Mabel's 5k

Chris Sills and his eight-year-old daughter Mabel (centre) raising money for Team Endeavour at a sponsored 5k run






The event will include live music and refreshments.

Mike Cooper of Halls of Ripon, said:

"There are many amazing lots to bid for, some of them, one-off pieces that you won’t be able to get anywhere else. All proceeds will go directly to Team Endeavour to help them continue their vital work."


Cath, who has the designer Yorkshire Feathers stall at Halls, said:

"The charity helped me and Molly at a very difficult time and I have supported them ever since."


Chris, who has been a volunteer fundraiser for Team Endeavour for eight years, added:

"It's a brilliant charity that has come to the aid of people when they were feeling hopeless and with nowhere else to go."






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