Auction & raffle raises £105k for Oxfam

17th October 2015

UPDATE: We’re very pleased to report that our auction and raffle raised more than £105,000 for Oxfam’s refugee appeal. Enormous thanks to everyone who contributed, it really will make a big difference. (The winners have all now been contacted.)

The auction and raffle have now closed.
Huge thanks to everyone who took part.

To raise money for Oxfam’s Refugee Crisis Emergency Appeal, we are offering unique Glastonbury Festival and Worthy Farm experiences in a text-to-enter raffle and an online auction – including tickets for the sold out 2016 Festival.

See above for details on how to enter the raffle.

The auction, on the Oxfam Shop on eBay, ends on Tuesday 13th October. The lots on offer are as follows (with the times in BST that they’ll each start and finish).

• Entry for two to Glastonbury 2016 plus chance to watch set from Pyramid Stage (7.30pm)
• Moons of Pilton art print, signed by Stanley Donwood (7.40pm)
• Entry for two to Glastonbury 2016 plus chance to introduce an act on the Cabaret Stage (7.50pm)
• Tour of Worthy Farm with Michael Eavis for two people (8.00pm)
• Entry for two to Glastonbury 2016 plus chance to DJ at the Festival (8.10pm)
• Moons of Pilton art canvas, signed by Stanley Donwood, Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis (8.20pm)
• Personalised Glastonbury 2016 oil drum bin (8.30pm)
• Entry for two to Glastonbury 2016 Festival entry plus Green Fields experience (8.40pm)
• Use of the Glastonbury Festival meeting room on Worthy Farm for up to four hours for 15 people (8.50pm)
• Entry for two to Glastonbury 2016 plus chance to press Arcadia Spider’s fire button (9pm)

All 10 auctions will have starting bids of £1 – but please be generous! Click here to bid now.

Says Emily Eavis: “The plight of refugees who have left their homes due to fear and aggression has moved everyone in the Glastonbury Festival team and we want to do something to help. We hope this auction will raise many thousands of pounds so that Oxfam, which has been a trusted partner of Glastonbury for many years, can deliver the support these people so desperately need.”

Oxfam is coming to the aid of refugees from many parts of the world. The charity’s Refugee Crisis Emergency Appeal is helping Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan providing life saving water and sanitation. It’s also giving essential support to refugee families in Europe handing out food, clothes, shoes and personal hygiene kits.

Says Oxfam’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer Penny Lawrence: “We are so grateful to Glastonbury Festival for donating the items for this amazing auction. All the money raised will help refugees far from their homes who are enduring heartbreaking situations. Once again we are touched by Glastonbury’s generosity, kindness and support.”