St Michael’s Auction

As the Auction night drew close I must admit that I was a bit anxious …

 ‘do we have enough goods to make the evening worth while?’

‘will sufficient people come?’

 As one who is always preaching on having faith I should certainly have known better. The goods which ranged from a framed, signed souvenir poster of the 1973 Sunderland Cup Final win to toiletries nearly all attracted bidders. The popular items were the vouchers for events or meals and a small antique table which caused a frenzy of voting in the closing minutes. The surprising attractions were the remnants of the paschal candles from previous years and the right to name the two new boilers we have all been waiting for. Unsurprisingly the bottles of wine were also tenaciously fought over, the donor knowing well that St Michael’s people would never ignore alcohol. It was also revealing to learn just how much money these same folks would throw at a bottle of whiskey on the slim chance of winning it.

And when we collected in all the bids the total came to an amazing £857 towards the Boiler Fund. 

I am completely indebted to  our treasurer Catherine Ellery who wrote to businesses throughout the North East for vouchers and tickets and to Stan Morson and John Lambton.

My grateful thanks to all who came and generously spent.

Margaret Lee