A rare, signed print celebrating the legacy of Sheffield’s iconic music venue, The Leadmill, is being raffled to raise funds for a library renovation at Hunters Bar Infant School.

Fundraiser organiser school assistant Marie-Claire Anderton, 45, started the project eight weeks ago after appealing to the Sheffield community for raffle prize donations.

Local artist, Greg Harris, responded by offering a print inspired by The Leadmill, which quickly stood out as a potential star prize.

Mrs Anderton said: “The vision for the library is a more integrated resource that can be used for all aspects of the curriculum, with soft seating and can act as a calming environment.”

Annie-Rose Allen, Deputy Head of Hunter’s Bar Infant School said: “A dedicated library would give our students more than shelves of books. It would give them a space to imagine, explore and discover. Moving from a library corridor to a real library would signal that reading isn’t just something we pass by, but something we value at the heart of our school.”

The project initially started as an auction, however Mrs Anderton decided a raffle would give more people the chance to win such a valuable item. After news of the plans for the fundraiser reached Greg Harris, he was said to be ‘over the moon’.

Mrs Anderton said she struggled with who to contact and where to find these artists. However, the first contact of the fundraiser was an ex-teacher of the infant school, Sarah Banks, wife to Pulp drummer, Nick Banks.

She said: “To be able to know I got Pulp, was a big pull, to be able to say I got somebody was just amazing.”

Since then, the project has thrived with signatures from Brit-pop artists and past Leadmill performers such as Richard Hawley, The Human League, Fatboy Slim, Reverend and the Makers and Joe Carnall Jnr.

Added to the reputable list, more signatures are still expected from artists including Pulp, Mel C (also known as Sporty spice), Tom Grennan and Self Esteem, reaching a further appeal to music fans across the city.

She added: “With over 40 years of history and with the amount of artists who have started their career there, it’s brilliant!”

The print will be framed and will come with an album of pictures of the artists signing the print which will be delivered free of charge to the lucky winner.

Mrs Anderton and her team of the Hunters Bar Infant School Home & School Association have currently raised £430, still hoping to reach their goal of £2,000 by the closing date of the raffle Monday 6th July.

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