From 11.30am this morning tickets for the big family and celebrity charity day went on sale at seetickets.com along with the following press release
Stars from television will be meeting fans at a family charity day at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry to raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Actors from Britain’s favourite soaps and one or two surprise guests will be at the event on Sunday, February 28, which will take place between 11am and 5pm in the Jaguar Exhibition Hall.
Actors including, Adam Woodyatt, Pam St Clement, John Altman, Michelle Collins, Scott Maslen and Samantha Womack are hoping to attend subject to filming commitments. More Actors hoping to attend will be announced nearer the time of the event.
Tickets, costing £10 each, are available from www.seetickets.com or by telephoning 0871 2200 260 . Tickets can also be bought from Coventry City’s ticket office at the Ricoh Arena and its City Central store in the Lower Precinct in the city centre.
Heart FM breakfast DJ Ed James will be appearing while there will also be an indoor fairground and performances from local bands and dancers.
Paul Rogers, one of the organisers, said all the proceeds from the family charity day would be given to help the survivors of the earthquake.
“The Haiti earthquake has affected an estimated three million people and the horrors of surviving such a devastating disaster are difficult to comprehend,” he said.
“We wanted to organise a family charity day with a sprinkling of celebrities to raise much-needed funds to help in the re-building process because of the massive damage caused throughout the country.
“This fundraising day is gathering momentum as the days go by and we are delighted so many celebrities have already agreed to take part.
“As well as taking part in a questions and answers session on stage, the actors will be dotted about the Jaguar Exhibition Hall to sign autographs and have their photos taken but there may be long queues so we can’t guarantee this for everyone.
“We will have several booths for fans to have their photos taken with their idols and we are confident of soon being able to confirm actors from other soaps who will also be appearing.”
Pellier Noir, the Coventry-based Events Photography company, will be providing the photographers and materials free of charge to enable every penny of every photograph sold on the day to go to the Haiti cause.
Liz Cooper, marketing director at the Ricoh Arena, said Arena Coventry Limited, which runs the venue, was waiving the costs of the hire of the Jaguar Exhibition Hall and cleaning contractors LSS are giving their cleaners for free.
“The images on the television and in the newspapers of the devastating effects of the Haiti earthquake have been shocking and disturbing for the whole world,” she said.
“We are confident this event will raise thousands of pounds for this worthwhile world-wide appeal to provide vital aid and equipment to help people begin to recover from the earthquake and we would urge as many people as possible to come along and support the event.”
Paul Oz’s oil painting of June Brown, which has been signed by the artist and the actress, is also being auctioned to raise funds for the appeal. In a gallery, this would be worth £1,500, and on-line bids can be emailed to aidforhaiti@pelliernoir.com
Questions for the celebrities during the on-stage questions and answers session can be posted on www.twitter.com/pelliernoir or on the Facebook site at http://groups.to/aidforhaiti or emailed to aidforhaiti@pelliernoir.com
Doors will open on February 28 at 11.00am via gate 27 which leads straight into the Jaguar Exhibition Hall.
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