April 26, 201214 yr Jonny Buckland gives Coldplay disc to Pantymwyn village hall restoration fund Jonny Buckland grew up in Pantymwyn and met his Coldplay band mates, including singer Chris Martin (pictured) at university Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland has given a gold disc to be sold at auction to help a village hall restoration fund where he grew up. As a child Buckland lived in Pantymwyn, Flintshire, where the hall was the focal point for community events and birthday and Christmas parties. Now, as a member of one of the world's biggest bands, he has given the committee restoring the village hall a disc marking 100,000 album sales. It is to be sold in London in July. "This is an incredibly generous donation from a very special son of Pantymwyn," said a village hall committee spokesperson. "We cannot thank Jonny and his family enough for their fantastic support and we hope the disc will do very well at auction." The disc marks 100,000 sales in Germany of the band's latest album, Mylo Xyloto. Buckland, whose family moved to Pantymwyn, near Mold, when he was four, started playing guitar as a young boy. He met fellow Coldplay members during their first week at University College London in the mid-90s. The disc will be sold at auction by Bonhams in London on 3 July Buckland attended nearby schools Ysgol y Waun in Gwernaffield and Mold Alun High School where he studied A-level music under former teacher Margaret Parr. She once described Buckland as having "immense talent for the guitar". The village hall committee reckon Buckland used the hall, which has become a registered charity, along with other youngsters for parties and plays. But its condition fell into decline before its restoration began thanks to donations from residents from the past and present. The proceeds of the sale of the gold disc, which was a gift from music giant EMI to Buckland, will help pay for a new roof. The disc, which features the signatures of all four band members, will be sold by Bonhams in London on 3 July. Pantymwyn village hall committee Pantymwyn village hall committee will use the money to pay for a new roof link
April 26, 201214 yr Aw. That's sweet. :) This. Absolutely this. Coldplay really is a bunch of big-hearted, kind persons :wacky:
April 26, 201214 yr Aw. That's sweet. :) This. Absolutely this. Coldplay really is a bunch of big-hearted, kind persons :wacky: Absolutely :heart: Isn't this why we love them this much? :smug:
April 26, 201214 yr That is so generous of him. Time and again bands become so big that it get's to their heads but this is just another example of why Coldplay are unique in this respect. Their grace, charity and all round good will is refreshing in an industry which is overly obsessed with being opinionated, controversial and downright arrogant. Being in that latter group is not cool and nor is it being "radical". It's just boring.
April 26, 201214 yr This. Absolutely this. Coldplay really is a bunch of big-hearted, kind persons :wacky: Amen. Big reason why I love them so much.
July 3, 201214 yr Author Coldplay gold disc auction to help Pantymwyn hall fund Jonny Buckland grew up in Pantymwyn before meeting band mates, including singer Chris Martin A Coldplay gold disc is being auctioned to help restore the village hall where guitarist Jonny Buckland grew up. Buckland, who lived in Pantymwyn, Flintshire, as a child, was alerted to the cause by his parents, who still live in the area. He donated the disc, which marks 100,000 sales of the best-selling band's latest album, Mylo Xyloto. The Pantymwyn hall work will cost over £43,000 and organisers are a few thousand short of the target. The disc, which is being sold by auctioneers Bonhams in London later, is part of an entertainment auction which includes Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's Yamaha CP70 piano, although that is not part of the Pantymwyn fundraising. Bonhams expects the disc to attract plenty of interest from Coldplay's huge following. Katherine Williams, senior specialist in entertainment memorabilia, said: "We have two Coldplay items in the sale, and not much relating to Coldplay has come onto the market previously. "We're hoping it will do well." Buckland's family moved to Pantymwyn, near Mold, when he was four. He attended Ysgol y Waun in Gwernaffield and Mold Alun High School, where he studied A-level music. He started playing guitar as a young boy and met fellow Coldplay members during their first week at University College London in the mid-1990s. The village hall committee say Buckland used the hall with other youngsters for parties and plays while he was growing up. Plans for the hall - which is used for concerts among other community events - include a new roof, walls and doors. Christmas plays Chris Johnson, village hall committee chairman, said Coldplay had already given £10,000 to the fund through the band's grant-giving foundation. "We started getting some donations and then the fundraising was circulated to everyone including Mr and Mrs Buckland [Jonny Buckland's parents], who got in touch and said we would be hearing from Coldplay," he said. "When he [Jonny Buckland] was living here, he was in Christmas plays in the hall - he's familiar with it and still has a soft spot for the village and hall. "It's great that someone who is famous and doesn't live here still thinks about us." The disc, which features the signatures of all four band members, was a gift from music giant EMI to Buckland. It marks 100,000 sales in Germany of the album. link
July 3, 201214 yr Author A 'Gold' sales award for the album 'Mylo Xyloto' by Coldplay, presented to Jonny Buckland for sales in Germany of more than 100,000 units, BVMI certified, autographed on the front by the band in black marker, 65cm (25½in) square Estimate: £400 - 500 €500 - 620 US$ 630 - 790 Footnotes Donated by Jonny Buckland to raise funds for the village hall in Pantymwyn, north Wales, where he grew up. link Coldplay: Chris Martin's Yamaha CP70 piano in two sections, each with fitted flight case, variously inscribed Coldplay Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 €6,200 - 8,700 US$ 7,900 - 11,000 Footnotes This was purchased in the band's 'End Of Decade Clearout Sale', December 2009. According to the auction catalogue at the time, this keyboard was acquired early on in the band's live career. It was used by Chris Martin to compose the song 'Trouble', and is visible in the 'Shiver' video. The keyboard breaks into two pieces for transport, each with a metal flightcase. The cases bear the logos of The Thompson Twins and The Tindersticks and, as cases are built specifically for such items, it is believed both bands (and perhaps others) owned this CP70 before Coldplay. A certificate of authenticity signed by Coldplay accompanies the instrument. link
July 3, 201214 yr Coldplay gold disc auction to help Pantymwyn hall fund Jonny Buckland grew up in Pantymwyn before meeting band mates, including singer Chris Martin A Coldplay gold disc is being auctioned to help restore the village hall where guitarist Jonny Buckland grew up. Buckland, who lived in Pantymwyn, Flintshire, as a child, was alerted to the cause by his parents, who still live in the area. He donated the disc, which marks 100,000 sales of the best-selling band's latest album, Mylo Xyloto. The Pantymwyn hall work will cost over £43,000 and organisers are a few thousand short of the target. The disc, which is being sold by auctioneers Bonhams in London later, is part of an entertainment auction which includes Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's Yamaha CP70 piano, although that is not part of the Pantymwyn fundraising. Bonhams expects the disc to attract plenty of interest from Coldplay's huge following. Katherine Williams, senior specialist in entertainment memorabilia, said: "We have two Coldplay items in the sale, and not much relating to Coldplay has come onto the market previously. "We're hoping it will do well." Buckland's family moved to Pantymwyn, near Mold, when he was four. He attended Ysgol y Waun in Gwernaffield and Mold Alun High School, where he studied A-level music. He started playing guitar as a young boy and met fellow Coldplay members during their first week at University College London in the mid-1990s. The village hall committee say Buckland used the hall with other youngsters for parties and plays while he was growing up. Plans for the hall - which is used for concerts among other community events - include a new roof, walls and doors. Christmas plays Chris Johnson, village hall committee chairman, said Coldplay had already given £10,000 to the fund through the band's grant-giving foundation. "We started getting some donations and then the fundraising was circulated to everyone including Mr and Mrs Buckland [Jonny Buckland's parents], who got in touch and said we would be hearing from Coldplay," he said. "When he [Jonny Buckland] was living here, he was in Christmas plays in the hall - he's familiar with it and still has a soft spot for the village and hall. "It's great that someone who is famous and doesn't live here still thinks about us." The disc, which features the signatures of all four band members, was a gift from music giant EMI to Buckland. It marks 100,000 sales in Germany of the album. link I seriously need to think of something to get a grant from Coldplay's foundation.:laugh3:
July 5, 201214 yr Author Coldplay disc auction helps Pantymwyn Village Hall A FLINTSHIRE village has a world famous band to thank for a planned refurbishment of the community hall. A Coldplay gold disc donated to the Pantymwyn Village Hall Committee by guitarist Jonny Buckland, originally from the village, sold for £450 at auction at Bonhams in London on Tuesday. And the group donated £10,000 from their charitable foundation after hearing of the plans for the hall – where Jonny spent some of his childhood. Chris Johnson, chairman of the Pantymwyn Village Hall Committee, said the group approached all of the residents to ask for donations and Jonny’s parents John and Joy let him know about the fundraising drive. He said: “Coldplay have been a massive help. I can’t emphasise how much it means, they’ve been absolutely great. “As well as the financial support, their help means we’ve been able to go to other organisations and say Coldplay are supporting us and they’ve come on board as well.” The committee has also received funding from rural regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd and the lottery to raise £55,000 needed for the work, due to start in September. The cash will allow the committee to replace drains, install a new kitchen and new wiring and pay for a new roof and new windows. link
July 5, 201214 yr Author The gold disc was sold for £562 (inc. premium) and the piano was sold for £6,250 (inc. premium) :nice:
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