Check out our fantastic Christmas auction!

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Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? 🎄 Treat a loved one (or yourself!) while supporting our amazing charity!
Browse through our posts to see all the wonderful items up for grabs and place your bids on your favourites.
Winners will be announced on Friday, 12th December — don’t miss your chance to give and give back! ❤️

To make your bid please email info@harryspals.org with the lot number and your highest bid and we will announce the winner on 12th December 2025

Some of these lots have reserves so please be mindful of these when making your bids.

LOT ONE

Enjoy an idyllic cruise with family and friends along the Grand Union Canal through pretty Northamptonshire countryside as you take control of your canal boat for the day through a tranquil waterway without any canal locks to negotiate. 

For the 2026 season.
 
Bidding to start at £50 for this lot.

LOT TWO

Stay at the beautiful Coombe Abbey Hotel, near Coventry. 
This lot includes dinner, bed and breakfast in a beautiful Grand Feature Bedchamber. 
 
This would be a wonderful Christmas present for that special someone in your life. Valid until 30/11/2026 – for 2 people.
 
Bidding to start at £100 for this lot.

LOT THREE

What a great lot for the adrenaline junkie in your life!

Have some fun with this Team Sport Race Experience for 1 driver- the ultimate karting experience.

TeamSport is the UK’s #1 For Indoor Go Karting, with 37 venues to choose from.

Bidding to start at just £15 for this lot.

LOT FOUR

Our 4th Auction lot is for a Cut & Blowdry at one of Daventry’s best Hair & Beauty Salons – Crowning Glory. Why not treat yourself or a loved one?
 
Please add your bid in the comments below and perhaps get a new look for the new year!
 
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LOT FIVE
 
Our 5th Auction lot is something special. A custom painting to by Tom Cruise’s favourite artist – Rufus Wright.  Rufus is an actor and painter with over 25 years experience in both. 
 
As an actor he has appeared in the West End

 and on Broadway, in Star Wars and Bond movies, and on TV in shows like The Thick Of It, Extras and Outlaws. He is currently playing Principal Newby in the West End production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. As a painter, he works
 largely to commission: he has a large piece in Tom Cruise’s house in LA, and has portraits on the walls of stars like Kate Beckinsale, Vanessa Kirby, Richard Curtis and David Tennant.
 
The winning bidder will send Rufus a selection of photographs and they will agree on which one to work from. Painting will be in black or sepia ink and around A3 size. (Rufus’s work usually sells for between £600-£1000 for a portrait). Bidding to start at £250 for this lot.

LOT SIX

A meal out at the award winning The Countryman pub in Staverton (to the value of £50), and 2 tickets to the Arc Cinema Daventry.
 
Why not have a date night, or a catch up with a friend.
 Perhaps watch the new Wicked film?
Bidding to start at £40 for this lot.
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LOT SEVEN

A day at the races!

Home to the Classic Chase, and in view of the medieval Warwick Castle, Warwick is one of the oldest and most historic jump racecourses in the world.
 
The lot includes 4 main enclosure tickets to a fixture of your choice at Warwick Racecourse. (not redeemable for the New Years Eve, Ladies Night, or music fixtures). Valid until 25/12/2026.
Get 4 friends together and have a day at the races!
 
Bidding to start at £30 for this lot.

LOT EIGHT

One dozen cupcakes courtesy of EPL Bakery

This lot is a tasty treat for anyone who can get to EPL Bakery Daventry… 12 cupcakes made by the incredibly talented Hayley Kellett.

 These are the perfect prize for as pecial event or just to spoil your family or friends with, these special cupcakes are sure to delight. (does not include delivery).

LOT NINE
 
It’s time to party!!!. We have 6 tickets to Skylark Country Venue Neon Pizza Party on December 20th.
 

Get ready for a night packed with glowing vibes, music, and mouth-watering 
pizza. Wear your brightest neon
 outfit and shine on the dance floor, the best dressed will take home a prize!

Enjoy happy hour (6.30pm – 7.30pm), feast on delicious food (8pm), and dance the night away.

Get a group together and bid for this fun filled lot.
Bidding to start at £50 for this lot.
 LOT TEN

This lot is for a 1 hour Photo Shoot with Jon Whiles Photography, including 30 edited images and a private online album.

Jon takes beautiful natural shots on location, capturing each member of your family to treasure. He is a freelance photographer in Northampton and surrounding counties.

Please add your bid in the comments below. Bidding to start at £50 for this lot

LOT ELEVEN

A Gents Hair cut at the award winning local established Barber Shed in the heart of Daventry.
 
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LOT TWELVE

This lot is for those who are looking for a relaxing night away – staying at the Hollow Meadow farm country house in Priors Hardwick, Warwickshire.
 
This prize is for two people on a Saturday night stay, in 2026, and includes a hearty breakfast.
 
With so much to see and do in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, a stay at this idyllic and peaceful house will help you have a wonderful weekend.
Please add your bid in the comments below. Bidding to start at £60 for this lot.

LOT THIRTEEN

 
How about a laugh? We have 4 tickets to comedy night tickets where you will also get to meet the comedians including headliner Fiona Allen (Channel 4’s Smack The Pony)

The evening takes place at The Charles Bradlaugh in Northampton on 8th January, starting at 8pm.
 
Beat the January blues and take your mates out for a laugh, bidding to start at £40 for this lot. 
 
 
 
 
LOT FOURTEEN

If you fancy a creative morning or afternoon then this is the lot for you.

At this ceramics workshop you and a friend will be given the opportunity to design and create something beautiful for your home or garden. All whilst enjoying delicious homemade cake!

Different themed workshops from vase workshops to tile based workshops are available throughout the year.

Sessions will be available from March next year.
Sessions are held in Brockhall, Northamptonshire.

LOT FIFTEEN 

Two tickets to the West End to see Wicked

WICKED tells the incredible story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two young women: This is a spectacular show – forget going to see it at the cinema. This is the West End Show to see!

*Please note that prize tickets are subject to availability and are valid for a Tuesday to Friday 7.30pm performance  Valid until 18 December 2026.
 
 
 
 
LOT SIXTEEN
 Gel nails at The Salon at Twenty Four in Woodford Halse (Northants)
 
Get those nails party ready and support a fantastic cause whilst you’re at it!
 
Thanks Georgia and team for your amazing support!
 

LOT SEVENTEEN

Northampton Saints vs Vodacom Bulls on 14th December for 2 Adults and 2 Children.

LOT EIGHTEEN
Who out there is a cricket fan?
This lot is for 2 hospitality tickets to a T20 Vitality Blast fixture at Northants County Cricket Club at a fixture of the auction winners choice during the 2026 season. This will be a great day out including:
 
  • Match ticket
  • 2 Course Themed Buffet
  • Private table in this pitch view suite
  • Welcome drink upon arrival, your choice of soft drinks or a bucket of beers (2PP)
  • On-site parking available upon request and subject to availability.
  • Match scorecard
Thank you to Jack and the team at Spacesaverbeds for this fantastic auction prize. Bidding starts at £50
 
 
 

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