Ed Sheeran painting

Ed Sheeran painting raises £51,000 in cancer charity raffle

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, The artwork by the 30-year-old pop star was raffled off – and won by someone on the US east coast who paid £20 for a ticket.

A painting by pop star Ed Sheeran has raised more than £51,000 for a cancer charity.

The 30-year-old’s colourful abstract, called Splash Planet, was raffled off – and won by someone on the US east coast who paid £20 for a ticket.

The raffle for Cancer Campaign in Suffolk (CCiS) was launched last month and the winner was randomly drawn on Monday.

Karen Hare, chief executive of CCiS, said she was, “overwhelmed and delighted”

In a video message recorded for the charity ahead of the event, Sheeran said: “The painting is one of mine, one of the big splashy ones that you saw in the Afterglow cover.”

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The lucky winner was randomly selected from thousands of people around the world who bought a raffle ticket to be in with a chance to win Ed’s painting. Splash Planet’s new owner is Claire Faynor, 22 from Vermont (pictured below) who has been a huge Ed fan for many years. The news that she won the prize is especially poignant for Claire as she recently lost someone to lung cancer who she was very close to. Being able to make a donation to CCiS, and to be able to support our charity, has meant a lot to her. She still can’t quite believe she’s won.. she sent a message on twitter saying “Thank you! Still so surreal”

_{Credit: Ed Sheeran – Made in Suffolk Legacy Auction/PA}

Many others have sent messages of support – these are just a few of them:
Barbara Hercliffe “Fabulous this will make a huge difference”
Gina Cooper “Brilliant achievement! Well done to the team! Onwards and upwards!”
Jean Mcsorley “Fantastic achievement, well done Karen & team”
Penny Campbell “Well done to you all at Cancer Campaign in Suffolk”

It’s not the first painting Sheeran has donated to help raise funds for charity

Another, Dab 2 – inspired by Sheeran’s childhood nickname for his father John, who is also an artist – was part of a charity auction and sold for £40,000.

The singer-songwriter worked on both paintings after his long-running Divide world tour, which ended with a series of homecoming gigs in Ipswich in 2019.

Set up in 1998, Cancer Campaign in Suffolk is run with a passion to help the community that we live in. Our dedicated team includes complementary therapists, counsellors, educators, ambassadors and business brains that come together to educate and support the people of Suffolk.