Boycie lends a hand to cat charity (From Worcester News)

Boycie lends a hand to cat charity

5:40pm Tuesday 22nd September 2009 in

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HEREFORDSHIRE star John Challis, better know as Boycie, in Only Fools and Horses has donated his “paw print” to raise money for unwanted cats at the UK’s largest feline welfare charity.

Mr Challis, Bruce Forsyth CBE, Sir David Jason, Sir Jimmy Savile and music legend Phil Collins are among the celebrities who are taking part in Cat Protection’s Celebrity Paws auction, which will run from Thursday, October 1, to Saturday, October 10.

Now in its third year, Cats Protection’s Celebrity Paws raises much needed funds for the charity, which helps around 157,000 cats and kittens every year. Celebrities were asked to draw around their hand, sign it, and style it in their own unique way. The drawings are then auctioned on eBay.

Past auctions have raised an excess of £3,000 for the charity.

Kate Bunting, the charity’s public relations manager, said: “We have had an amazing response to Celebrity Paws this year and we are very grateful to our celebrity supporters for contributing their own special works of art.”

To bid for the works of art and to see the full list of celebrity donations visit cats.org.uk/celebritypaws