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| Hirst art auctioned for charity | Hirst art auctioned for charity |
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| Controversial artist Damien Hirst has donated three sketches to a charity auction to raise money for the New Manchester Children's Hospital. | Controversial artist Damien Hirst has donated three sketches to a charity auction to raise money for the New Manchester Children's Hospital. |
| Hirst, 43, who won the Turner Prize in 1995, has given doodles of a shark, a skull and a butterfly to consumer art exhibition, Buy Art Fair. | Hirst, 43, who won the Turner Prize in 1995, has given doodles of a shark, a skull and a butterfly to consumer art exhibition, Buy Art Fair. |
| Proceeds will go to the Five Stars Scanner Appeal, to raise £1m for an MRI scanner for the hospital. | Proceeds will go to the Five Stars Scanner Appeal, to raise £1m for an MRI scanner for the hospital. |
| The fair is being held at Manchester's Rubies centre from Thursday to Sunday. | The fair is being held at Manchester's Rubies centre from Thursday to Sunday. |
| About 7,000 prospective buyers are expected to attend. | About 7,000 prospective buyers are expected to attend. |
| New complex | New complex |
| Hirst's sketches are expected to fetch about £2,000 each. | Hirst's sketches are expected to fetch about £2,000 each. |
| Boxer Ricky Hatton and Rocky Horror creator Richard O'Brien have also donated drawings and doodles to be auctioned. | |
| The Manchester Children's Hospital is due to be completed next year as part a new complex on Oxford Road. | The Manchester Children's Hospital is due to be completed next year as part a new complex on Oxford Road. |
| It will incorporate Booth Hall Children's Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in Pendlebury. | It will incorporate Booth Hall Children's Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in Pendlebury. |
| The new MRI scanner will help children from Carlisle to Crewe, and, in special cases, other parts of the UK. | The new MRI scanner will help children from Carlisle to Crewe, and, in special cases, other parts of the UK. |
| The scanner will enable doctors to diagnose cancer and cancer-related illnesses earlier. | The scanner will enable doctors to diagnose cancer and cancer-related illnesses earlier. |