Halls and Macmillan to serve up an antiques experience and coffee morning

Shropshire’s leading fine art auction house is joining forces with Macmillan Cancer Support to hold a unique antiques experience and coffee morning next month.

Halls Fine Art will host the event, which will combine antiques valuations and talks with coffee and refreshments at the company’s Battlefield headquarters in Shrewsbury on Wednesday, October 16 from 10am to 2pm. There is plenty of free, on-site parking.

The event has been organised by Halls Fine Art in partnership with volunteers from Shrewsbury Macmillan Fundraising Group.

It will be an ideal opportunity to support the charity whilst learning about the history of antiques and family heirlooms and having them valued.

Members of the fine art team will also be giving short talks on their specialist subjects and running a fun ‘What’s it worth’ competition for visitors to test their valuation skills.

There will also be a chance for visitors to preview Halls Fine Art’s modern art and design auction, which is being held on October 23.

Both the company and the charity are hoping visitors will arrange to meet their friends over coffee and cake and also enjoy the interesting antiques experience.

The Macmillan team will also be holding a raffle and tombola stall.

Entry to the event is free, although donations are invited for Macmillan Cancer Support. All  proceeds will remain in Shropshire to support local people affected by cancer with much-needed medical, emotional, financial and practical assistance.

“It has been a real pleasure to collaborate with Halls Fine Art team to organise this unique event,” said Gill Eleftheriou, from Shrewsbury Macmillan Fundraising Group. “It’s an exciting twist on Macmillan Coffee Mornings which help the charity to give key support to so many affected by cancer.

“The team’s enthusiasm and input has been much appreciated by our Macmillan volunteers and we are all looking forward to what promises to be a fantastic event.

Maryanne Lineker-Mobberley, Halls Fine Art’s associate director and silver and jewellery specialist, said: “The fine art team is really looking forward to hosting this new event and meeting many new and existing customers.

“This is an ideal opportunity to visit our headquarters and salerooms at Battlefield to discover what we do and how to buy and sell antiques. It promises to be a very interesting day, thanks to the support of the Shrewsbury Macmillan volunteers.”