Ok all you very kind NMS people. Here we have some very fine pieces of MINI Memorabilia which we are going to Auction off for charity. All of these items I would say are unique and very rare.

They were "acquired" by Mom (A.K.A. Siobhan Foster) and Dad (Malcolm Foster) at various events and I thank them whole heartedly for allowing us as NMS to auction them off for charity. The 2 charities that have been selected are RNIB/ and Macmillan. These are 2 charities very close to Mom & Dad's heart and also to my own.

The way the auction will work is for users to PM me your bid - your bid will be anonymous. I will update the thread with the highest current bid (without the person's name obviously). If 2 people bid the same amount, then the first person will get the bid and I will reply to the person who was unsuccessful and advise them to bid again if they want. All items must be paid for via Bank Transfer or Paypal once the auction has ended (details will be provided to the winner bidder).

I do hope we can raise some good money for these worthwhile causes. The auction is only open to current members of NMS as of today's date. (this is to stop new members joining purely to bid on the items - we want these items to stay within the NMS family)

The Auction will end on the last day of the year (ie last bid must me in before the bells ring to bring in the New Year).

Anyway, here are the items....

This deckchair is from MINI United 2009 at Silverstone. It has been signed by Rauno Aaltonen, Paddy Hopkirk and Mike Cooper. I think we all know who these legends are

Current Bid £50











This item was taken literally off the back of Peter Vardy (the Owner of Peter Vardy MINI in Edinburgh) at the Coupe Launch. It is a genuine Polo-shirt for the London Olympics 2012 which MINI sponsored. it is personally signed by Peter. Full marks to him for being such a good sport !

Current Bid £20











This item was acquired from Plant Oxford off our 2 old friends who do the tours (who's names have escaped me). They were used by Staff at MINI United 2012 in France. There are 2 of them and I will be auctioning both separately.

MINI United Top 1 Current Bid - £0
MINI United Top 2 Current Bid - £0