Pictured: Andy Foote

Andy Foote, Chairman of the Solihull-based Joseph Foote Trust holds a limited edition Gibson Les Paul Goddess guitar signed by the internationally renowned rock band Coldplay, which will be auctioned at the brain tumour charity's annual ball on Saturday 3rd March at the Hilton Metropole Hotel - NEC.

The stunning Gibson Les Paul guitar was generously donated by The Gibson Foundation to The Billie Butterfly Fund to support Billie Bainbridge, a four-year-old little girl diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

Having reached their target to support Billie's treatment, the fund offered the guitar to the Joseph Foote Trust, which was set up in memory of Andy Foote's son Joseph who died of a brain tumour in 2007 aged nine.

Andy said: "We are overwhelmed by this generous donation and thank both Billie's family and The Gibson Foundation for giving us such a valuable auction prize."

Since it was established in 2001, the Joseph Foote Trust has raised over £2million to fund research into brain tumours and support those diagnosed with the disease.