Help the Argus Flood Appeal

The line will be open from 9am to 8.30pm.

Alternatively, you can make a postal donation by sending a cheque or postal order, payable to the Evening Argus, to The Floods Appeal, Promotions Department, Argus House, Crowhurst Road, Hollingbury, Brighton, BN1 8AR.

The telephone number to make a bid on the Evening Argus Appeal Auction line is 0906 201 8018.

On this line, you can leave your bid for one of the 12 lots on offer.

To bid for lot one, we will need you to key in on your telephone keypad 01 and, for instance, if you wish to bid for the twelfth lot, press 12.

You will then be able to state the amount you wish to bid before leaving your name and address and a daytime telephone number.

Items will go to the highest bidder. The list of lot numbers is:

Lot 01: Two pairs of tickets for any session at The Hove Beer and Cider Festival, February 15 to 17. Value: £8 per pair. Donated by Sussex CAMRA.

Lot 02: A pair of spotty, fluffy tigers, six inches high by nine inches long. Callers can bid for the pair or individually. Retail price: £19.99 each. Donated by Park Cameras, Lower Church Road, Burgess Hill.

Lot 03: New Xerox M750 colour inkjet blue dog printer (demonstration available at www.bluedogprinters.com). Donated by Colourfast.co.uk (prices listed at web site).

Lot 04: Voucher towards fitted carpets or rugs. Value: £300. Donated by Fludes Carpets, Denton Island, Newhaven.

Lot 05: A Brighton and Hove Albion shirt, a chance to meet your favourite player and get your shirt autographed. Donated by Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.

Lot 06: Conveyancing for either a sale or purchase of property. Property value must not exceed £200,000. The successful bidder would still be responsible for any disbursements involved. Value: £600 plus VAT. (approx). Donated by Dean Wilson Laing, Church Street, Brighton.

Lot 07: A remote control VW Beetle car. Value: £100. Donated by British Gas.

Lot 08: Black and white photographs of Spice Girls, individually signed.

Lot 09: Replacement windows to the value of £150. Donated by Premier Windows, Southern Cross Industrial Estate, Portslade, Brighton.

Lot 10: Two Slazenger tennis racquets signed by Tim Henman to be auctioned individually. Donated by Samsung.

Lot 11: One England football shirt signed by Peter Taylor.

Lot 12: Two titles selected from five sets of books donated and signed by Judy Cornwell. Minimum bid: £20.

Calls cost £1 per minute. Service provided by IMS, 15 Mark Lane, Leeds LS1 8LB. All profits from phone lines also go to the appeal.