# Ed Sheeran lookalike pig statue raises £6,200 for charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/27/ed-sheeran-lookalike-pig-statue-raises-6200-charity/
- Published: 2016-09-27T12:42:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**A fibreglass pig statue designed to look like singer Ed Sheeran has sold at auction
for £6,200 for St Elizabeth’s Hospice in Ipswich.**

The statue, titled ‘Ed Sheer-Ham’, and designed by Martin J Wall, was one of 39 
that were displayed in a public art trail in the Suffolk town. The singer supported
the campaign and said he would sign the pig for the highest bidder.

The [Pigs Gone Wild](http://www.pigsgonewild.co.uk/) trail concluded with a charity
auction. Ed Sheer-Ham did well, but the most valuable was Ipswich Blue which sold
for £6,500.

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The auction raised £154,050 for the local hospice. Combined with the amount donated
by the community and local businesses through their fundraising efforts, around **
£200,000** has been raised for local hospice care.
⌊Pigs Gone Wild⌉The trail and
campaign was run by Wild in Art in partnership with St Elizabeth’s Hospice.

Other pig statues were named Sir Bradley Piggins, Captain Pigwash, Pigasus, and 
Pepper Pig.

 Pigs Gone Wild is one of many [public art trails which conclude with a charity auction](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/05/six-charities-fundraising-from-fibreglass-animal-sculptures/).
Elephants, Paddington Bear, Shaun the Sheep, gorillas, giraffes and dragons are 
among the many animals and characters that have helped raise funds for charities.
More images at: [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIXEhiVB925/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BIXEhiVB925/)
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BICs7qkhf-j](https://www.instagram.com/p/BICs7qkhf-j)
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJik2cLBvFA/?taken-by=pigsgonewild16](https://www.instagram.com/p/BJik2cLBvFA/?taken-by=pigsgonewild16)
St Elizabeth’s Hospice has already indicated that it will run another public art
trail and fundraising campaign. 

 * **We’ve listed 14 [animal and character fibreglass art trails that have raised funds for charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/05/six-charities-fundraising-from-fibreglass-animal-sculptures/)
   over the past decade or so.**

 * **[IoF East Anglian Regional Group Conference & Awards date set for November](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/09/14/iof-east-anglian-regional-group-conference-awards-date-set-november/)**(
   14 September 2017)
 * **[New funding to improve health and wellbeing in Suffolk and Essex](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/04/26/new-funding-to-improve-health-and-wellbeing-in-suffolk-and-essex/)**(
   26 April 2019)
 * **[Internet fundraising talk in Colchester](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/03/09/internet-fundraising-talk-colchester/)**(
   9 March 2004)