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| Ed Sheeran donates clothes to Suffolk charity shops | Ed Sheeran donates clothes to Suffolk charity shops |
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| Pop star Ed Sheeran has sparked a flurry of interest in charity shops around Suffolk after announcing he had donated his clothing. | Pop star Ed Sheeran has sparked a flurry of interest in charity shops around Suffolk after announcing he had donated his clothing. |
| Sheeran tweeted that he had "given my whole wardrobe to [a] bunch of charity shops" around his home county. | Sheeran tweeted that he had "given my whole wardrobe to [a] bunch of charity shops" around his home county. |
| The Framlingham singer-songwriter is an ambassador for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), but the charity said it had not had any formal donation. | The Framlingham singer-songwriter is an ambassador for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), but the charity said it had not had any formal donation. |
| EACH and St Elizabeth Hospice both said fans had visited its stores in Ipswich. | EACH and St Elizabeth Hospice both said fans had visited its stores in Ipswich. |
| Sheeran, who has more than nine million followers on Twitter, posted news about his giveaway of "stuff worn on shoots, videos and live" on Sunday. | Sheeran, who has more than nine million followers on Twitter, posted news about his giveaway of "stuff worn on shoots, videos and live" on Sunday. |
| His agent has not confirmed which charities Sheeran had donated to - or whether he had taken in the items personally or provided certificates of authentication. | His agent has not confirmed which charities Sheeran had donated to - or whether he had taken in the items personally or provided certificates of authentication. |
| 'Loads of calls' | 'Loads of calls' |
| Sheeran put his name to a limited-edition acoustic guitar which was sold in aid of EACH last year. | Sheeran put his name to a limited-edition acoustic guitar which was sold in aid of EACH last year. |
| An EACH spokesman said: "We're not aware of any of Ed's wardrobe items being donated to our network of shops, but fans have visited our Ipswich shop this morning enquiring about it. | An EACH spokesman said: "We're not aware of any of Ed's wardrobe items being donated to our network of shops, but fans have visited our Ipswich shop this morning enquiring about it. |
| "Given Ed's generosity, we're not surprised he's chosen to donate his items to charity shops. | "Given Ed's generosity, we're not surprised he's chosen to donate his items to charity shops. |
| "In not divulging which shops he's donated to, Ed's actions could prove to be a boost for all charity shops across Suffolk as fans go out in search of Ed's gear and visit shops they wouldn't normally venture in to." | "In not divulging which shops he's donated to, Ed's actions could prove to be a boost for all charity shops across Suffolk as fans go out in search of Ed's gear and visit shops they wouldn't normally venture in to." |
| Jason Rudderham, of St Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich, said: "We haven't had any items donated to our shops by Ed Sheeran sadly, but we have had a few of his fans visit our shop in Market Hill, Framlingham, looking for the items he tweeted about." | Jason Rudderham, of St Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich, said: "We haven't had any items donated to our shops by Ed Sheeran sadly, but we have had a few of his fans visit our shop in Market Hill, Framlingham, looking for the items he tweeted about." |
| Jacqueline Bell, manager at Sue Ryder in Framlingham, said: "We do know Ed Sheeran bought his first guitar here. | Jacqueline Bell, manager at Sue Ryder in Framlingham, said: "We do know Ed Sheeran bought his first guitar here. |
| "We have had loads of phone calls from fans wanting to know if we had the donations as they want to come buy them." | "We have had loads of phone calls from fans wanting to know if we had the donations as they want to come buy them." |
| A few bags which had been delivered on Saturday were opened on Monday afternoon, but did not contain any of Sheeran's donated clothes. |