TV favourite David Palmer will be centre stage for a charity fundraising auction at the Maltings, Ely.

Ely Standard: Bargain Hunt favourite David Palmer is the main attraction of The Really Big Bash for Charity, which takes place at The Maltings in Ely on November 30. Picture: ARCHANT.Bargain Hunt favourite David Palmer is the main attraction of The Really Big Bash for Charity, which takes place at The Maltings in Ely on November 30. Picture: ARCHANT. (Image: Archant)

Elizabeth Robertson, Margaret Dooling and friends came up with The Really Big Bash for Charity fundraiser as a way of raising money for Cancer Research UK and Myeloma UK.

Before entertainment from singer Kathryn Buck, magician/mind reader Dean Odell and DJ Simon Bradley, the bash will be opened by the mayor, Cllr Mike Rouse.

There will also be an auction with Mr Palmer - who began his career in 1982 and has featured in BBC shows Flog it and Cash in the Attic, as well as travelling 40,000 miles a year to attend various auctions.

The event, which includes a dinner and raffle, is being held at The Maltings on Saturday November 30.

Tickets, which cost £35 per person, are available from the Cancer Research Shop, High Street, Ely or by calling Elizabeth on 07842 165417 or Margaret on 07837 775597.