Charity Auction

Which elephant will you bid for?

After the excitement of our trail across Bridport, West Bay and Lyme Regis, you have the opportunity to bid for a unique piece of art, whilst at the same time ensuring that Weldmar can continue to provide specialist end of life care for adults with a life limiting illness, and support for their loved ones.

Each sculpture has been exquisitely designed and painted by very talented artists, many of them based in Dorset. Can you give your favourite elephant a forever home?

The lots include:

• All of our large elephant sculptures (excluding the Memory Elephant, as this will be kept at Weldmar Hospicecare’s Inpatient Unit in Dorchester)
• Three small elephants from our ‘Mini Herd’ that were designed by artists (those designed by schools will be returned to them to keep)
• Three small blank elephants that will be sold with an artist commission, allowing you to have a sculpture with your very own bespoke design

Make a difference for local families experiencing life limiting illness

During 2024, Weldmar provided care for almost 300 individuals in the Bridport, West Bay and Lyme Regis area alone, and almost 2,000 across Dorset.

Every penny of the funds raised at auction will help their nurses, doctors, carers, therapists, counsellors and others to provide that care in the future, free, for local families.

Joining the Online Auction

You can participate in our Charity Auction wherever you are. Hosted by The Saleroom, who have kindly waived fees for Weldmar Hospicecare, you will be able to view the lots and place bids both before and during the live auction on 19th June. You will also be able to watch the auction on The Saleroom (without needing to register).

You can see all of the auction lots live on The Saleroom now.

It is simple to make a bid online, which you can do before and during the auction. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Visit the online auction by clicking the button below
2. Register with The Saleroom website (if you don’t already have an account)
3. Once registered and logged in, click on ‘Get Approved To Bid’ on our auction page and enter your details (this will register you with Duke’s Auctioneers)

To simply watch the live stream of the auction (which will be live from 6:45pm on 19th June), go to the online auction using the link below. Underneath the button ‘Get Approved To Bid’, you’ll see the option to ‘Watch Auction’.

You’re now ready to make a bid!