Bid for Beck's shirt

Paul Dolphin, Facilities Manager hands over a cheque for £1,200 to Jenny Brett, fundraiser for the Swindon Branch Downs Syndrome Association, with left, Julie Thomas, branch secretary, holding Stephen, 4, and Craig Brett, holding Callum aged 22 months

How much would you pay for the shirt off David Beckham's back?

That's what Jenny Brett, fundraiser for the Swindon Branch Downs Syndrome Association, would like to know. She has a genuine England shirt to auction and hopes it will raise well over £500. It has a special hologram authentication to show that it is an original and not available through shops.

The successful bid will go towards a Speech and Language Therapy Group run by the Swindon Branch to help children with Downs syndrome improve their speech and comprehension. Without this they can often be excluded from activities that they are otherwise capable of joining in with and enjoying. £11,000 a year is needed to run the group.

A fashion show at Cellular Operations in May raised almost £2,000 thanks to BHS, Tesco and Sargeo Kids of Old Town who donated outfits for children and adults to model. Cellular Operations donated a further £1, 200.

Bids for David Beckham's shirt must be in by 17 August. Call Jenny on 344615 or e-mail her at craig@freshbrook43.freeserve.co.uk