A CHARITY auction to raise money for the NSPCC has been postponed after the coronavirus outbreak.

Art lovers would have enjoyed the chance to buy unique pieces of art for a good cause.

It was supposed to take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery next Tuesday.

More than 50 pieces of contemporary British artwork donated from artists across Swindon and Wiltshire.

Some of the pieces have been donated by Royal Academy artists Harold Sawyer and Emma Stibbon.

All the money raised would have been split between the NSPCC and Campaign Against Living Miserably.

Fundraising to the NSPCC would provide its free 'Speak out. Stay Safe' programme, offered to all primary schools in Swindon and Wiltshire.

It is unknown when the charity event will now be put on.