# Cancer Research UK to benefit from soap memorabilia online auction - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/06/30/cancer-research-uk-benefit-soap-memorabilia-online-auction/ - Published: 2004-06-30T23:00:00+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake Fortnightly magazine All About Soap is launching an online auction of memorabilia from TV soap series in aid of Cancer Research UK. The online auction to be held at eBay.co.uk will include 40 items from TV series such as EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Neighbours, Family Affairs, Home and Away and Brookside. Items are viewable online from today and the auction itself will run for 10 days from 13 July 2004. Items on offer include EastEnder Alfie Moon’s shirt as worn by Shane Richie on Kat and Andy’s wedding day, Coronation Street’s baby Amy Barlow’s christening gown and Family Affairs’ Yasmin Matthews’ wedding dress and cloak. This is the first time All About Soap magazine has organised an online charity auction for soap lovers. It will be supported by in-magazine activity and a viral e-mail campaign targeting the magazines’ subscribers, registered Web site users and advertisers. There will be cross ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) promotion in sister title “Inside Soap” magazine and a PR campaign. Cancer Research UK will itself be promoting the auction on their Web site and newsletter and via posters in Cancer Research UK retail outlets across the UK. * **[The Big Draw offers awards of £500 or packs of art materials](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/07/01/big-draw-offers-awards-500-or-packs-art-materials/)**( 1 July 2004) * **[Sponsored runners return to parking fines](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/07/05/sponsored-runners-return-parking-fines/)**( 5 July 2004) * **[Accident to child at GDBA's Shades for a Day campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/07/20/accident-child-gdba039s-shades-day-campaign/)**( 20 July 2004)