Many of our customers will remember we sadly lost our much loved colleague Stephen Flintoft to pancreatic cancer in March 2020.

On 1st November this year, Steve would have been 50 years old.

One of the comforts during those terrible few weeks in early 2020 for Steve's family, was St Luke's Hospice in Sheffield, who were amazing in so many ways.

To mark what would have been a milestone birthday, Steve's family have created "The Big 50!", a charity challenge to raise as much money as possible to honour Stevie and also for an amazing cause.

Any donation, no matter how much, benefits the charity enormously.

Steve's sister Jane's personal challenge has been to run 1050 miles over 50 fortnights, plus 50 timed runs and her partner Phil, is rowing x50 5ks over the 50 days leading up to Steve's birthday.

Steve's work family, here at Sheffield Auction Gallery will be donating all fees from lot 1050 in our Antiques & Collectables Auction on Friday 1st November (his 50th) to St Luke's and we have a donation bucket in reception in the run up to 1st November.

Please donate whatever you are able to, to this fantastic charity helping others at St Luke's as much as St Luke's helped lovely Steve. We invite you to remember Steve by joining us and raising a glass to Steve on 1st November,

A huge thank you in advance.

Liz Dashper-Johnson

Director - Sheffield Auction Gallery