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Fundraising result — Winter 2024: The winner of Gary Walton's The Caspian, chosen on 31st December 2024, was Tim from Shropshire. The raffle raised £2,252 for PAPYRUS. This fundraiser is now closed. No further entries or donations are available through this listing.
Thank you to everyone involved.
Each year we choose a charity to support, and with the help of our amazing artists and customers, we try to do our bit to make a difference for others.
Following the success of our previous fundraisers, artist Gary Walton very generously sent us another beautiful original painting, titled The Caspian. Featuring one of Gary's distinctive quirky buildings, this original mixed media artwork was raffled in aid of PAPYRUS.
The winning ticket was selected at random on 31st December 2024, a lovely way to end the year.
The painting measures 15 × 31cm image size, with mount dimensions of approximately 35 × 51cm. The picture was framed with art glass in a distressed pewter-coloured frame.
If the picture was won by someone from an overseas address, it was to be shipped unframed, as sadly we are unable to ship glass internationally.
Our chosen charity was PAPYRUS, a charity focused on the prevention of young suicide. This charity had a special significance for us, as we lost Jake Braithwaite, son of Anne and Mark, the gallery owners, to suicide in 2018, aged just 20.
PAPYRUS was dedicated to the prevention of suicide in young people. Its fundraising pages are no longer publicly visible, so we are preserving this listing as part of the gallery's fundraising history.
Final fundraiser amount: £2,252. Previous fundraisers for mental health charity Mind raised £5,825. Huge thanks to everyone involved.
© The Artist
The original event was organised by The Braithwaite Gallery Ltd as a Small Society Lottery, registered with City of York Council, registration number CYC-071646.
Special thanks as always to the lovely ladies at City of York Council's Licensing Unit for helping process the registration and paperwork.
Final PAPYRUS JustGiving record: Our PAPYRUS fundraising projects raised a final total of £18,984, which was donated via JustGiving. PAPYRUS entered administration in September 2026, and its fundraising pages are no longer publicly visible. We were deeply disappointed because PAPYRUS provided a vital resource for young people at risk of suicide. This screenshot preserves the final total and the history of the fundraisers that made it possible.
