Signed Ozzy Osbourne guitar raises £15k for hospice

An electric guitar signed by rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has fetched £15,000 in an auction at a dinner for charity.

The 2024 Gibson SG went under the hammer at the event, which raised £179,570 on the night for Acorns Children's Hospice.

The Specials singer Neville Staple headlined an evening of entertainment at the ICC in Birmingham, inspired by BBC drama This Town.

The electric guitar donated by Osbourne was also signed by artists who performed at the Black Sabbath frontman's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, including Jack Black, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Billy Idol.

Osbourne and Black Sabbath are reuniting to play a one-off fundraising concert in the city on 5 July.

Acorns is set to benefit, alongside fellow charities Cure Parkinson's and the Birmingham Children's Hospital.

The hospice, with bases in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester, is supported by Aston Villa, and Osbourne has been a lifelong fan of the club.

In the past year, the charity has cared for more than 780 children across the West Midlands and supported over 1,000 families.

Its dinner event on Friday featured recreated sets from the drama by Steven Knight, which was set in the West Midlands during the 1980s.

The evening included special appearances from Knight and some of the show's cast, including Levi Brown, Ben Rose and Eve Austin.

Acorns said money raised in its This Town Gala Dinner would help it to continue its "life-changing care for children with life limiting and life-threatening conditions across the West Midlands and support for their families".

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