Sale of Marmite Collection

Sale of Marmite Collection.

Are you a lover or a hater? 

Dear visitor,

This page is for the sale of Marmite products which belonged to my beloved late wife Laura. As some of you will know, she passed away from Cancer in 2020 at the age of just 45. More info about Laura can be found here.

Laura was a collector of Marmite memorabilia and wanted others to benefit from her incredible collection, which originally amassed over 300 items. Some pieces have now been sold and I'm now starting the next round of sales which you can have for exceptionally low prices. 

In the picture below, you will see two sizes of box described as small and large with the items contained within the box written on there. To keep things simple, a small box is priced at £10 and a large box at £20. However, if you purchase two boxes or more, you get all subsequent boxes after the initial one for half price!!! 

With reference to the other products, they are done on a price per item basis, but the sames rules as above will apply - buy the first item at full price and get the second item for 50% off. Carriage cost will be extra based on weight and sent by Royal mail using either a tracked and signed for method - or Special delivery whichever works out best as per the consignment. 

To place your order, please email me on davidwalkerfj@gmail.com and put MARMITE SALE in the subject line. Include a clear description of the boxes you would like along with a full name, address and post code. I will then reply back confirming availability, along with the total price including the carriage and payment details. Once payment has been received I will ship out the items to you. Please note - under new rules that PayPal has recently set out, I have decided not to accept PayPal as a method of payment.

Please help me to keep the memory of Laura alive by owning a part of her special collection. She was a caring and wonderful person who always went out of her way to help others. If you have any questions then don't hesitate to get in touch where I will try and answer them as best I can. All jars are in extremely good condition with very little wear / tear / damage as they were originally stored in either a display cabinet, or set of drawers as you can see in the photo below. 

Please note - due to their age, the contents of the jars should not be eaten. No responsibility will be accepted for anyone who attempts to do this. Everything is for decorative purposes only. 

Thank you in advance. 

David. 

Buy one item and get a second for HALF PRICE!!!

Mega Marmite Sale

 

Love it or Hate it, Marmite is one of Britain's long standing staples and is as traditional as Fish and Chips, London Taxi's and waiting in a queue. For years, true lovers have been excitedly increasing their personal collection of memorabilia from 250g jars through to tea towels, spoon sets, books, stickers and more. But what you are about to see is an offer that no true collector can afford to miss, as I'm offering you the chance to win ALL of the stock below, for the incredible price of just £50 !

The collection belonged to my late wife, Laura who passed away from Cancer in February of 2020 and this was her beloved pride and joy which she amassed over several years ever since she was a teenager. Originally the stock was much larger and it was Laura's request that I sell off her collection to raise funds for charity. Over the past few months a total of £6500 (including Gift Aid) has been raised which has gone to the British Heart Foundation, and now the remainder of her collection which is still pretty huge is being sold off in a LIMITED EDITION RAFFLE. Just 150 tickets are available to purchase with all monies raised to be donated to St Raphael's Hospice in South West London. 

To purchase a ticket, click on this link here which will take you to David Walker's Just Giving Page for St Raphael's Hospice.

The prize on offer is to win Laura's personal collection which you can see below. Be sure you read the rules of entry BEFORE paying for a ticket, as no refunds will be available afterwards. You can click on each picture which will then reveal a larger image. 

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING RULES IN DETAIL BEFORE MAKING ANY DONATION PAYMENT.

Rule 1 - Each ticket costs £50 and is paid in the form of a donation directly via the St Raphael’s Hospice Just Giving Page, which can be found at the bottom of this blog. No money will pass through David Walker’s hands and as such, no refunds can be given.

Rule 2 - You can enter as many times as you like, but the cost of the ticket remains the same at £50 for each and every ticket. No reduction can be made for bulk purchases. 

Rule 3 - The competition will open at 9am on Monday 11th November 2024 and will remain in place until 12 midnight on Friday 28th February 2025. However, David Walker reserves the right to bring things to a close earlier if all 150 tickets are sold before this time. 

Rule 4 - Gift Aid can be added to your donation and David Walker asks that you include this to help increase the fundraising for St Raphael’s Hospice. However, it is not a mandatory requirement, and you are under no obligation to do so.

Rule 5 - Once you have made your donation, you MUST email David Walker on the following email address confirming that you have read and understood the rules, and that a payment has been made. He will then verify your payment and allocate ticket number(s) which will be emailed back to you. If your email does not state that the rules have been read and understood, then your ticket number(s) cannot be allocated. Failure to do this will result in you not receiving your ticket(s) and will be deemed as just a kind donation made to the cause. The email address to use is davidwalkerfj@gmail.com

Rule 6 - The draw will take place by means of all entrant’s names and corresponding numbers placed into a container and one name will be picked at random. David Walker aims to have this filmed with the footage placed online for everyone in the public domain via social media to see, so you must be comfortable with people seeing your name. The winner will then also receive a direct email confirming their win.

The final two rules refer to the winner receiving the prize. The reason of which can be best demonstrated by the following three photographs. 

Rule 7 - Due to the sheer size and weight of the prize, the winner of the competition (or their designated representative) will need to be able to go to Dorset to collect the items in person. The collection is located approximately 8 miles in a straight line north from Bournemouth near to the town of Ferndown. NO ITEMS WILL BE DESPATCHED BY COURIER - THIS IS A COLLECTION ONLY PRIZE! As you can see, I've tried to wrap as many items up in protective bubble wrap, but not everything is covered. It would be advisable for the person making the collection to bring some protective items with them as well, to aid in the safe transit of all the items. David Walker cannot accept responsibility for any items which become damaged once they leave his premises, and it is down to the person making the collection that they are happy to transit the items before leaving. Please do not book your own courier such as Parcelforce or any of the many other delivery companies out there, as the items will not be handed over to a commercial operator. 

Rule 8 - The winner will then have 30 days once their name and ticket number has been chosen to collect the items. If this doesn’t happen, then they will automatically forfeit their win, and a second draw will take place whereby a different winner will be announced. Should this happen, then the second winner will also have one calendar month to collect the items and so on, until the full prize has been claimed. 

To purchase a ticket, click on this link here which will take you to David's Just Giving Page for St Raphael's Hospice.

On behalf of Laura and myself, I'd like to wish you good luck, and hope that you will enjoy and cherish her beloved collection as much as she did. It gave her many years of happiness and joy whenever she received another piece to add to the pile. David on the other hand just rolled his eyes into his forehead and whenever asked if he like the latest piece, simply replied... yes dear! 

Laura Walker 1974 - 2020

Further details about Laura and her journey with cancer can be seen here. 

Full disclosure. The competition prize is to win Laura's personal collection of Marmite memorabilia as seen in the images above. Some items are duplicated and these items are included within the prize. I've tried to be as open, transparent and honest as I possibly can - but I'm only human. So if you happen to spot any errors either on this blog, or when you come to make the collection if you are the winner, then understand no maliciousness was ever intended and that I've tried to describe as much as possible for you to see in advance before any monies have been paid. Thank you. 

 MEGA MARMITE COLLECTION SALE!

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Love it or Hate it, millions around the planet are attracted to Marmite. This collection belonged to my late wife Laura Walker, who passed away in February 2020 from Cancer. She requested that her collection was to be sold off with the proceeds donated to the British Heart Foundation. The images below shows the entire collection available on offer. Prices start at just £10 per item which anyone who collects it will know, is a real bargain! 

If, however, you would just like to make a donation to the British Heart Foundation without making a purchase, you can do so via the Just Giving website here. 

You can read about who Laura was and her journey with cancer here. 

EMAIL ME:   davidwalkerfj@gmail.com   to place your order.

Most items have Marmite inside and the lid still sealed. However, due to the ages of the product, consumption is not recommended. 

The whole collection consists of over 200 items!

Prices start at just £10 per item. If you have any questions, see something that you like or want to reserve something in advance, email me at davidwalkerfj@gmail.com and place your order today!

Shipping may be possible on some items but I discovered that Royal mail prices were a lot more that originally thought, so please be advised that packing and shipping costs could be as high as £15 for a standard 250g jar. Larger items of course will cost more. 

Here's a newspaper article from the Bournemouth Daily Echo on Saturday 22nd June 2024 which does show a few more items to be sold - the story even made front page!

Photo Credit: Dorset Echo

Laura Walker

BBC Dorset ran the story online 25th June 2024. You can view it by clicking on this link here.

Listen to the news article on 107.8 Radio Jackie in London here.

Dorset Echo here.

BournemouthOne.com Radio Station Article here.

BBC South Today early evening News 28th June 2024 

BBC South Today late evening news 28th June 2024 (Short version)

Also seen in the Sun, Daily Star and Mirror Newspapers.

This is a hand held recording of my Channel 5 debut on the Storm Huntley Show 27th June 2024.

 You may be able to get a higher quality image by clicking here.

Like, share and donate, to make Laura's legacy help benefit others! 

Thank you. 

Marmite Collectors Sale

Specialist Jar Price List - based on a 250g sized jar

 

Summer of Love                                                                     £100

Newport number 150                                                             £500

Sun / Superhero’s / Camper Van                                             £50 per jar

Any metal lid jar 2oz                                                                                                     £175

Gene Project                                                                           £50

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road                                                 £150

Rocketman                                                                             £150

Heritage                                                                                 £100

Paddington Bear in a box                                                     £50

Pride                                                                                       £50

Marmighty (with Egg Cup)                                                  £50

Valentine                                                                                 £25

Guinness                                                                                 £25

Brexit                                                                                      £25

Hypnosis                                                                                 £20

Trick                                                                                       £20

Treat                                                                                       £20

I love You                                                                                £20

Large Ceramic Rare Jar                                                         £250

Pin badges                                                                                 £5

Set of 7 Brown jars                                                                 £180

Set of 9 Brown jars                                                                 £200

Tea Pot                                                                                     £20

XO Boxed                                                                                 £30

XO Unboxed                                                                            £25

Jigsaw Puzzle                                                                          £10

Large Ceramic Cookie Jar                                                     £120

Memo Board                                                                             £20

Set of 4 Collectors Spoons                                                     £40

2017 Calendar                                                                         £5

Wooden Cheeseboard Knife Set                                             £25

Cookbook                                                                                 £5

Ceramic “Marmite” Serving Dish                                         £120

Cufflinks (Unboxed)                                                                £5

Cufflinks (Boxed)                                                                     £10

Peanut Butter Spread                                                             £10

St John Skelton                                                                        £60

Compact Mirror                                                                     £15

Classic Cars x 4                                                                     £80 

Ink Blotter                                                                              £40

Salt and Pepper Pots                                                             £30

Sanitarium 250g Marmite                                                     £20

Sanitarium 500g Marmite                                                     £35

No Noise Set                                                                             £50

Cancer destroys more than just the patient

I've done my best. God knows I've tried.

I'm tired and had enough. I've no more strength to give. 

It's time to stop.

#cancer #grieving 

Strange lights seen over London 31st October 2013

Earlier this evening I saw something I can't explain. I know that by writing this blog I could be up for a fair bit of ridicule and skepticism but quite frankly, I don't care as what I'm about to describe was nothing short of incredible!

I got off the train just after 7pm at Streatham Common in London, when I became aware of green and turquoise lights in the sky in the distance. At first, I didn't think anything of it as there is usually a lot of activity one way or another, with large planes from Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

The lights started to come closer and at speed, before they then stopped and hovered. Then they darted off at an angle, again at speed, before stopping once more. They dropped altitude and travelled in an elongated letter "S" shape, passing over my head no more than 200ft up. By now I'm transfixed, there was hardly any traffic around and yet, not a single sound could be heard from this thing. The "craft" was probably around three quarters the length of a single deck bus and swept by me gracefully travelling at what I estimate to be between 80 and 100 mph.

It headed towards the common then stopped again, as abrupt as it started. Hovered for a few seconds then darted. First in one direction, then another without slowing down. I'd been watching for around 10 minutes so telephoned my wife who was at home and told her what I was looking at. She agreed to come and meet me as our home wasn't far away. By now the craft is around 200 - 300 metres away, yet the lights are as clear as anything and have risen to somewhere between 800 and a 1000ft.

Moving around, hovering, darting in different directions and completely defying any general rules of flight, the craft then used what I can best describe as white searchlights, as I saw large beams move from left to right reflecting on clouds in the distance. This it did for some time (around 2-3 minutes) whilst all of the time the turquoise lights are still there, now with added, smaller red lights.

Suddenly, all lights went out and became replaced with a single much brighter amber / yellow light that flashed rapidly like a beacon for around 30 seconds. This then stopped and the green, turquoise and red lights came back on again.

All the time this is happening the craft is either hovering or moving at speed left and right without a second to pause from one direction to another. By now my wife is almost with me, so I briefly glanced around to see her. Literally, two seconds later I looked back, but to my dismay this thing had shot out of sight.

Scanning the skies we both see it again, only this time it had to be the best part of over half a mile away. A single red dot in the sky, which then slowly over a period of around 5 minutes came towards us. The light was steady, its speed and direction almost constant and at first I thought it was just another plane. The height by now had got to thousands of feet over our heads, when instantly, the red light disappeared, the green and turquoise lights came on again, and the whole craft dropped like a stone out of the sky. It raced through the atmosphere and in the space of just a single second the craft stopped abruptly, around 800ft high - less than a couple of hundred metres from where we were stood.

Again, it hovered before gracefully going off, back in the direction it had just come from. Twisting and turning until it went out of our sight beyond some houses. We waited and continued to scan the skies, but it had gone.

Did anyone else in the Norbury, Mitcham, Streatham or Streatham Common areas remember seeing this spectacular event? There were cars, buses and the occasional pedestrian, surely someone else can verify that they saw this too?

I'll leave you to make up your own mind, but I know what we both saw that night and I know that neither of us were able to logically explain it.

Angels Come in Different Guises

Name

Reverend Becky Roberts. 

Occupation

Vicar of Harnham Parish Churches.

Is this your own enterprise?

No.

How many years have you been doing this job?

I qualified to be a priest in 2002 and have worked in Chelmsford, Winchester and Salisbury Diocese. In 2013 I moved to Harnham and have been here since. A Diocese is the regional area in which churches are grouped into.

How did it all start?

That's a long story! I knew from the age of 17 that I had a nagging feeling I was meant to be a priest. Partly because I enjoyed helping people, listening to their concerns and taking up causes for social justice. And partly because when I prayed this is what kept coming to me. I knew it would be a difficult job and it was not legal for women to be priests at that time, so I avoided it until I was in my late 20's. Before undertaking the priesthood, I began my career by training to be a school teacher and first taught in London and abroad. On my return I met with the appointed persons who discern if you would make a good priest, and got accepted through the selection process. When I heard I had been selected it was daunting but I celebrated by going night clubbing in Leicester Square!

What does the job involve?

The job has many aspects from the management of trustees and budgets to governance in schools. From leading worship in churches to supporting those who have been bereaved or who are getting married. No two days are ever the same and my diary is always full. One day I could be at assemblies with over 300 children, that usually involve acting and singing. And another, I'm providing quiet pastoral support, by visiting people who have lived on their own or in care and need a listening ear. 

There is a job description described in the Service of Ordination, which is both legal and worship, which includes: "Serving the community in love, helping the poor and sick and lonely, listening and speaking out for the oppressed and powerless. So - ‘that the love of God may be made visible’ - ".

Additionally, I help people to grow in their faith and enjoy helping people learn. I pray daily for the members of the church, the wider community and the world. Some people I come across feel lost, or that life is unfair. I try and help them get back on the right track, and enable others to go out and show them the love of God. One of the hard parts of the job is sometimes you never know what happens to the people you've tried to help. It’s a big task and love that each day is different. 

All Saints Church.

St George's Church

What qualifications do you need?

The official line is - To be in good standing in the community. However, once selected, you will need to have a diploma or degree in theology, (how to talk about God and interpret the scriptures in the light of when they were written, and apply them in today’s context). I studied applied theology that included both Black and Feminist Theology. As well as Pastoral Care and did a dissertation on how overseas experiences of different cultures, can aid social justice in home nations. I've also recently completed an MA on leadership and the church.

What’s the best part of the job?

It's got to be the people. I love meeting different people from all walks of life and enabling others. I also enjoy seeing them grow in their understanding and experience of God.  

What’s the worst part of the job?

I think this varies according to your personality, but for me I find the worst parts are administration. Getting the balance between rules and appropriate care. In difficult times my role sometimes represents what people are angry about, and like many other leaders, I can get the brunt of it.

What advice would you give to someone who was looking to do this as a career?

Start by belonging to a worshipping community and explore with the leadership of that community a way forward. Get experience in life. Pray!  

Additional resources.

Click here for Harnham Parish Community.

Click here for Church of England Common Worship Ordination Services.

Click here for Church of Scotland Ordination Booklet.

About the interviewer:

David Walker spent over thirty years working as a technician with the Theatre, Film and TV industry before deciding to change career and move into journalism. He studied with the BCJ and received his Diploma in 2016. Now he works freelance covering online, print and radio broadcast. His specialist areas are Motorsport, Travel, The Arts and the Mars One Project, although he is never afraid to try anything new and relishes a challenge wherever possible.

To contact David please email davidwalkerfj@gmail.com

Click here for David’s LinkedIn profile.

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