There's been an update with regards the carving.
Basically Jean, Drews mum, messaged me to thank me for what we're doing in his memory. She then went on to say that the family would love to have the carving and could I please bid on her behalf. She did give me a limit but also said if someone was determined to have it she would let them do so as she knew how much Drew meant to folks.
Bidding on it for Jean only for someone else to outbid the family didn't sit easily with me and after discussing it with a couple people, who also agreed with my thoughts, I have made the decision to pull the carving from the Moot auction. Instead I have told Jean we want to gift it to Drews family because it would mean so much to her and her family to have it.
As you can well guess she was really happy to hear that
So for those of you who might have planned on bidding for it I'm sorry to say you won't be able to because it's on it's way to Drews family. That doesn't mean to say you won't be able to bid on something else in aid of Drews charity during the Moot as Chef will no doubt be having plenty of items for the auction.