Home > eBay News > Big BlubberBig Blubberposted 2nd February, 2006 @ 23:52 by King NutterRating & Latest Comments Anyone hoping to buy a piece of "Whaley", the aquatic mammal who strayed up the River Thames in London is out of luck. The Natural History Museum have got first dibs. To raise money for future rescues however, British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) sold this watering can for £2,050 to Golden Palace Casino. IMPORTANT: LISTING FOR INFO PURPOSES ONLY. NOT FOR SALE HERE.London UK Thames Whale Watering Can. Wally Willy BDMLR Own a symbol of hope and a piece of history - OFFICIAL Seller: alex.chesser01 Item Number: 7213765194 Item Location: Leigh on Sea, Essex, UK 50 Bids Final Price: GBP2,050  Here's your chance to own a symbol of hope, a piece of history and donate to a worthy cause all at the same time. On Thursday the 19th of January 2006, a northern bottlenosed whale was spotted on the River Thames. By Saturday Lunchtime two hundred and thirty MILLION people were watching and praying as a small team of dedicated vounteers raced against time and all odds to save him. This is the watering can that tried to save its life... This is my watering can that I am auctioning for BDMLR on ebay. It was actually the only watering can that was used!! It was featured on the front pages of several papers and even got a mention in the Mail on Sunday 'desperate to keep the body wet, one rescuer (that's me!) produced an incongruous orange (it's actually red!) watering can and sprayed the skin'. *LOL* Sky also gave it a few mentions too. In answer to some of your questions - YES all of the money will go to BDMLR. I have grown up with this charity and have been on seal releases from when I was a little girl. This charity means so much to me and I feel priveledged to have been involved in the entire rescue yesterday. Myself, along with medics and vets were with the whale when it died yesterday. I cannot tell you how proud I am of everyone who was involved. Please, please tell as many people about this auction and all of the good work the charity does. IMPORTANT: LISTING FOR INFO PURPOSES ONLY. NOT FOR SALE HERE.  Digg It |  Add to del.icio.us
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