BBC TV experts to host valuation day in Fishponds

On April 13th BBC TV Experts Tim Weeks and Izzie Balmer will be hosting a free valuation day in Fishponds at Bristol Dance Company Studio.

Tim Weeks has been a regular face on Bargain Hunt for 6 years and is well known around the world for his expertise in collectable toys and will be happy to offer advice on diecast cars, model rail, 1970’s & 80’s action figures, Subbuteo, Star Wars figures, games consoles, dolls (including Sindy, Barbie, Sasha, etc.), teddies and more. Tim holds eight two-day auctions every year that attract worldwide bidders!

Izzie Balmer is considered one of the UK's leading jewellery experts and many will know her from her regular appearances on Antiques Road Trip and Bargain Hunt. Izzie holds four specialist auctions for jewellery each year and is inviting entries for forthcoming auctions.

Also in attendance will be vinyl records and music memorabilia specialist Martin Hughes who is regularly cited as an authority on rare and collectable records. Posters, ticket stubs, autographs and tour programmes are always great performers under the hammer and Martin’s specialist auctions have broken many sales records for these items.

Other team members who specialise in watches, coins, military, antiques and other items will also be on hand to offer advice and consign for auction. The valuation event will run from 10am – 3pm on April 13th at Bristol Dance Company Studio, 4A

As the damage to nature becomes more visible, saving wildlife has never been more important.

Our plans for a new Bristol Zoo at our 136 acre Wild Place Project site, just 20 minutes from the centre of Bristol, will set the standard for a forward-looking zoo. Home to some of the world’s most threatened species, living in spaces that better reflect their natural habitats, our new zoo will reflect the vital conservation work we do around the world.

We’re a conservation charity and every penny we raise will support our missionWe’re saving wildlife together with the people of Bristol.

Be home to some of the world’s most threatened species

We direct 14 field conservation projects with 31 local partner organisations that conserve and protect some of the world’s most threatened species.

Inspire current and future generations to value and protect wildlife

In 2023 we will engage over 15,000 children through our education sessions. By 2035, we aim to inspire over 90,000 school children and teach 600 higher education students per year.

“I became a trustee of Bristol Zoological Society because I believe its new direction will help tackle the extinction crisis. By focusing on animals that are most in need of conservation, moving to the larger Wild Place Project site, and taking the difficult decision to close Bristol Zoo Gardens, the charity is doing the right thing. It is focusing on how best to save wildlife together – now and into the future.”

Jane Smart, Director of the Global Species Programme International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).