News / Scottish News Video: Oor Wullie statues sold for whopping £239,000 in first charity auction By Annette Cameron September 16, 2019, 9:11 pm Updated: September 17, 2019, 6:01 pm Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Dundee’s Oor Wullie BIG Bucket Trail statues raised a sensational £239,000 at a charity auction tonight. The event was held at the Dundee Rep in front of hundreds. The largest amount of cash was raised by the Full O’ Beans statue which sold for £16,000. All the money raised tonight will go to Archie Foundation Tayside. The charity is helping to build a new children’s operating theatre suite within Ninewells Hospital. Auctions will also be held at Thainstone in Aberdeenshire tomorrow, Edinburgh on Thursday, and Glasgow on Friday. IN FULL: The 39 Oor Wullie statues from Dundee and Tayside – and what they went for at auction Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe
