Home-Start Merton's 30th Anniversary Ball

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Welcome to Home-Start Merton’s 30th Anniversary Ball Silent Auction.

Merton is known across the world as the borough that hosts the famous Wimbledon tennis championships but step just a short distance away from the grounds there are areas of considerable deprivation with many families struggling to cope with their young children and family lives. Parents dealing with issues such as mental health, isolation, loneliness, financial problems, unemployment, illness and disability.

Home-Start Merton has a network of trained volunteers, parents themselves, many of whom are here tonight, who work across the borough giving one to one support to families when they need it most. Each year they need around £180,000 to operate. They are not supported by any statutory organisations and they cover their running costs through applying for grants and funding from charitable bodies, trusts, foundations and other companies.

One-off events, like tonight, can make a huge difference to what they can achieve in the local area so please bid generously on our fantastic auction lots or make a pledge directly to the charity on the auction platform. Every penny will go towards supporting vulnerable families, helping to shape a community where no parent or family feels alone in the challenging task of raising children.

We are a group of local mums who have come together to help other parents in our borough and we hope that you will be enticed by the vast array of fantastic prizes we have gathered.

Jules, Kate, Kellyann, Lisa, Shona (Chair) & Yuzi
The Home-Start Merton Ball Committee 2023

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Lot 1
£ 1,800
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Alpine F1 Team - Factory Tour with Bob Bell
Lot 2
£ 1,400
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Three Debenture Tickets At Twickenham Stadium: England v Wales
Lot 3
£ 120
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Four tickets to Peter Pan at The Rose Theatre, Kingston plus a Hamper
Lot 4
£ 3,300
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Two Wimbledon Centre Court Debenture Tickets
Lot 6
£ 250
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A Bespoke Wreath With The Real Christmas Company
Lot 5
£ 80
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Tuff Nutterz Giant Inflatable Experience
Lot 9
£ 350
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Sean McInnes Sports Coaching
Lot 7
£ 1,350
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Lock-in at Signal Brewery for 20 People
Lot 8
£ 1,500
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Play Tennis at Wimbledon for three people with Nick Adams
Lot 10
£ 600
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18ct White Gold Angel Pendant and Chain
Lot 11
£ 425
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Cut, Blow-dry & Manicure at Four London
Lot 13
£ 450
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One Week Work Experience Placement At LK LAW LLP
Lot 12
£ 250
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Denbies Indoor Wine Tasting Experience For Four
Lot 14
£ 350
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Table For Two at Lío London: A Show Restaurant Experience
Lot 17
£ 500
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One Week Work Experience Placement At LK LAW LLP
Lot 15
£ 1,310
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Round of Golf with caddies at Beaverbrook followed by lunch
Lot 16
£ 250
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Four Private Bespoke Yoga Classes
Lot 18
£ 170
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2 Months Gym Membership & 3 PT Sessions at Fitness Space Wimbledon
Lot 19
£ 480
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A Two Hour Pottery Class For Four People With Hags Pottery
Lot 21
£ 400
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A Callaway Driver with Tour Level Fitting Experience
Lot 20
£ 500
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Tour of the House of Lords for five people with Lord Stephen Greenhalgh
Lot 25
£ 220
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Three 1 hour acupuncture sessions at Genki Clinic with Toby Stephens
Lot 23
£ 155
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Nakedhealth Beauty Voucher + The Little House Pottery Candle
Lot 24
£ 2,050
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Dinner Party for up to 12 guests, in your own home by Shona Moth
Lot 22
£ 225
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Freshwater Pearl Necklace, Bracelets and Earrings
Lot 29
£ 95
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Two Hour Art Consultation by Charissa Risley, from Artfully Sorted
Lot 28
£ 220
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90 Minutes With Personal Stylist & Beauty Expert, Charlotte Broadbent
Lot 27
£ 350
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One hour polo lesson at Epsom Polo Club
Lot 26
£ 200
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Two Hour Photography Session with Amaan Ali
Lot 32
£ 425
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Three x 1 hour private sessions with Marie Kidwell of Wimbledon Village Pilates
Lot 33
£ 800
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Bespoke pet portrait by Wimbledon artist, Katharine Rowe
Lot 31
£ 409
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10 Rebound Classes at PopJump Wimbledon & A Rebound Fitness Trampoline To Keep!
Lot 30
£ 350
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Two Tickets for The Jonas Brothers at The 02 in June '24
Lot 36
£ 250
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A Bottle of 2014 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri
Lot 37
£ 150
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A Round of Putt In The Park (Battersea) for Four & Pizza
Lot 35
£ 300
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1hr adventure at Immersive Gamebox for 6 people plus £200 food & drink voucher
Lot 34
£ 700
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Two Hospitality Tickets for Chelsea v Arsenal - Saturday 21st October
Lot 41
£ 800
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6 Bottles of Gevrey Chambertin, Premier cru, Combe aux Moines, 2015
Lot 39
£ 325
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WINTER TREES 3, 2021, Wimbledon Common Print by Shamani Surendran (31cm x 41cm)
Lot 38
£ 400
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Four Ball at Coombe Hill Golf Club
Lot 40
£ 300
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A 22 day Transformational Journey with a Hypnotherapist
Lot 42
£ 120
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Anya Hindmarch Leather Dog Pencil Case
Lot 44
£ 130
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A Pair of Radley Ladies Sunglasses from Fiona Watt Optometrists
Lot 45
£ 100
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Waitrose Home-Start Reusable Bag filled with goodies
Lot 43
£ 210
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A Hand-crafted, Luxury Chocolate Bar Every Month for a Year
Lot 46
£ 250
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Five x 45 Minute Swimming Lessons With The London Swim School
Lot 48
£ 600
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Chelsea vs Sheffield United tickets for 2 adults & 2 kids - 16th December 2023
Lot 47
£ 600
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A Signed Cricket Shirt Worn by Stuart Broad
Lot 49
£ 40
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JW Pei Pink Handbag
Lot 50
£ 40
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JW Pei Lilac Handbag
Lot 51
£ 30
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JW Pei Faux Fur Bag
Lot 53
£ 445
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A Three-Course Meal for Four With Wine at The Fox And Grapes
Lot 55
£ 300
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Two Arsenal vs Sheffield United Club Level Tickets
Lot 52
£ 90
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Supreme Crossbody Bag
Lot 54
£ 120
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Omorovicza Instant Skin Reset Beauty Box
Lot 56
£ 275
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A £250 Chambers Bespoke Tailors Gift Voucher
Lot 58
£ 300
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A Framed Wimbledon Village By Night Print by Patrick Steel
Lot 59
£ 130
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One Year's worth of Rooz Moovz Exercise Classes
Lot 60
£ 340
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Six Bottles of Bollinger
Lot 57
£ 357
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A Three-Course Lunch For 2 With A Carafe Of House Wine At The French Table
Lot 61
£ 225
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Tea for Two Guests in The House of Lords with Baroness Sheehan
Lot 64
£ 180
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A Refashionista Wardrobe Session with Nickee Egby
Lot 65
£ 160
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One Hour Bespoke Consultation & Follow-Up With A Nutritional Therapist
Lot 62
£ 170
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Three One-Hour Private Yoga Sessions with Elizabeth Wolf
Lot 63
£ 110
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The Avenue Cookery School Voucher & Signed Marcus Wareing New Classics Cookbook
Lot 68
£ 200
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The Wimbledon Wellness Package
Lot 66
£ 150
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45 Minute Acting, Singing or Lamda lesson for 2 People
Lot 69
£ 150
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In Home Interior Colour Consultation
Lot 67
£ 350
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Voucher for Locale Restaurant at County Hall
Lot 70
£ 100
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Two x 1-hour Private Pilates Sessions with Genine Adam
Lot 71
£ 550
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3 Course Lunch For Two At The River Café
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