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Snooks to go on auction

Monday, 1 April 2024 17:45

By Will Harris

Derek Matthewson from TV show Bangers and Cash is coming to the city to announce the date of an auction selling off the Snooks.

A celebrity auctioneer will be in York next week for a special charity event. Derek Matthewson from TV show Bangers and Cash is coming to the city to announce the date of an auction selling off the Snooks. Each one of the 21 ‘friendly monsters’ that have been part of the Snooks trail this spring will go under the hammer.

People can bid for the unique 4ft 6in tall sculptures and raise money for St Leonard’s Hospice and the York Creates Fund. The auction, which will take place on Thursday the 9th of May and will be streamed live from York Barbican.

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