Snailspace auction raises more than £230,000 for Martlets Hospice

By The Newsroom
Published 4th Dec 2018, 15:42 BST
Updated 9th Jan 2019, 08:28 BST
CEO of Martlets Hospice Imelda Glackin and ambassador of the charity Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim at the Snailspace auction. Photograph: Simon Dack/ VervateCEO of Martlets Hospice Imelda Glackin and ambassador of the charity Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim at the Snailspace auction. Photograph: Simon Dack/ Vervate
CEO of Martlets Hospice Imelda Glackin and ambassador of the charity Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim at the Snailspace auction. Photograph: Simon Dack/ Vervate
Guests bid thousands of pounds last night (December 3) to own one of the giant snails from the Snailspace arts trail around Brighton.

The 50 sculptures, which were on show across the city for nine weeks as part of the campaign in aid of the Martlets Hospice, went under the hammer at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, with auctioneer and BBC Bargain Hunt star Mark Stacey in control of the gavel.

Combined they raised £231,400, with the snail To Everything There is a Season designed by artist Danni Smith sold for the highest sum – £12,800.

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CEO of the Martlets Hospice Imelda Glacklin said: “We are delighted with how much has been raised by the auction, especially in these difficult economic times.