Arctic Monkeys items raffled for Sheffield school playground

Tens of thousands packed Hillsborough Park in June for the Arctic Monkeys' homecoming gigs

Signed Arctic Monkeys memorabilia is to be raffled to help fund a playground at a primary school in their home town.

A plectrum, drum skin and set list are among the items on offer to raise money for Meersbrook Bank Primary School in Sheffield.

The prizes were donated by a member of the band's stage crew whose children and nephew attend the school.

Jenni Sayer, a trustee of Friends of Meersbrook Bank School, said: "It's a spectacular prize."

The band members, who hail from Sheffield, have signed the drum skin.

It comes framed with a copy of the set list from the first of their two homecoming shows at Hillsborough Park in June, and a personalised plectrum which reads "Monkeys Sheffield".

The person who donated the items wished to remain anonymous.

A signed drum skin has been donated as one of the prizes in the raffle

Local artist Alex Szabo-Haslam also donated two proofs of limited-edition posters he was commissioned to make for the band's homecoming gigs.

The signed posters feature soundwaves from the songs Sculptures of Anything Goes and There'd Better Be a Mirrorball, and will be given as runner-up prizes.

Ms Sayer, whose five-year-old son is a pupil in reception at the school, said: "We have ended up with a really wicked bundle that's raising quite a nice amount."

Money raised will be used to help transform the school playground, which the Friends of Meersbrook Bank described as "very tired and uninspiring".

Posters for the concerts were created by artist Alex Szabo-Haslam

The group said it needed to raise £200,000 in total to transform the playground with new equipment, an outdoor classroom area and wildlife zone.

Ms Sayer said: "We want to bring more fun and more outdoor learning to the area.

"We want to create more of a variety of spaces that meets different needs of children."

They hope to make £20,000 through the raffle, which will close on 11 December.