# Soap stars' memorabilia auctioned online for Cancer Research UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/07/25/soap-stars039-memorabilia-auctioned-online-cancer-research-uk/
- Published: 2005-07-25T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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All About Soap magazine is holding its second online auction of soap stars’ memorabilia
including ‘EastEnders’ bad boy Nick Cotton’s black leather coat.
The magazine is
auctioning 40 items from shows including ‘Emmerdale’, ‘Hollyoaks’, ‘Neighbours’,‘
Family Affairs’, ‘Home and Away’, ‘The Bill’ and ‘The Archers’.

The auction runs on eBay from 26 July to 5 August, with all proceeds going to Cancer
Research UK.

The magazine is promoting the online auction with a viral campaign sent to the magazine’s
subscribers, registered website users and its advertisers. It is also promoting 
it in sister titles Inside Soap and Sugar magazine.

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Cancer Research UK is also promoting the event on the front page of its website 
under its ‘what’s new’ section, and with a dedicated web page.

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