John parts with sports collection for charities

A Paisley-based construction company has helped raise more than £35,000 for charities after auctioning legendary sports memorabilia.

- TAYLOR MURRAY

The ‘landmark charity auction’ event saw some of Scotland’s most extensive private sports memorabilia collections go for handsome sums.

And the funds will go to support two charities close to the heart of businessman and philanthropist John Horne.

The managing director of JR Scaffold (part of The JR Group) decided to mark the company's 30th anniversary with a powerful gesture - parting with more than 80 treasured items collected over nearly three decades.

Some of the most popular items included a signed and framed Jimmy ‘Jinky’ Johnstone top, for which the hammer fell at more than £5,020, and a signed and framed Lionel Messi Barcelona top which attracted an impressive bid of £1,300.