Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA), who celebrated 50 years of trading last month, held charity auctions through the month of September, raising a total of £3,138.00 for three specially selected charities.

The charity auctions started with a bang on Monday 19th September, with the first auction raising a grand total of £1,888.00 for local children’s hospice Chestnut Tree House (www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk)! The auction took place during SVA’s general car sale, and with public, trade and locals attending, the evening was a resounding success. Items auctioned off included a P-reg Escort estate, which fetched £300.00, while a kindly donated cricket bat signed by the Sussex Cricket Club was sold for £250.00.

Motor traders and car dealers attending the second charity auction, held during SVA’s fleet car sale on Thursday 22nd September dug deep and managed to raise a total of £750.00 for automotive industry charity, BEN (www.ben.org.uk)! Items up for auction were donated by various companies and included bottles of wine, a television and a camera.

To wrap up, the final auction was held on Tuesday 27th September, during the light commercial sale, and was attended by a host of commercial vehicle dealers and end users. A total of £500.00 was raised for the leading UK animal welfare charity, RSPCA (www.rspca.org.uk), with a signed Millwall football raising £150.00 alone!

Alex Wright, the managing director of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions said: “Celebrating 50 years of trading is a great achievement and it meant a lot to the team and all those attending to raise money for a good cause. We had a great response from the attendees and were astounded at their generosity!”

The company began trading in 1961, and currently sells around 7,000 vehicles a year through 11 monthly auctions, including a weekly fleet and finance sale, a light commercial, HGV & plant sale, and a weekly evening dealer direct sale.

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