Bolt Burdon Kemp, Personal Injury Solicitor firm, hosted an exclusive exhibition featuring over 40 pieces of art work by brain injury survivors from the charity Headway East London, raising over £4,300 on the night.

The money raised from the exhibition will fund the work supporting brain injury survivors through their rehabilitation, as well as services for family members and carers.

During the evening Headway East London Patron, the actor John Alderton urged the 150 strong crowd to dig deep in their pockets to purchase and bid for these unique piece of art.

There was a silent auction that included handmade mosaic sculptures and mirror and one-off finger painted paintings such as cloudy springs, meadow sands, love tree plus many more on sale on the night. Hand made greeting cards and colourful beaded necklaces were also on sale raising a further £200 on the night.

The exhibition was another addition to a year long fundraising effort by Bolt Burdon Kemp as part of the Baton Challenge whereby staff has taken a lead in raising money and awareness about Headway East London. To date the Solicitor firm has raised just over £16,000 and they will pass on the Baton to the new holders in 2012.

Marilene Antoni, a solicitor at Bolt Burdon Kemp, specialising in cases involving brain injury said: “As a huge supporter of Headway East London and fundraising coordinator on behalf of my firm, I wanted to organise an artwork event that would raise money and awareness for the charity. Members from Headway East London created a wonderful array of artwork especially for the evening, from fantastic sculptures and colourful paintings, to beautiful jewellery and stunning cards. It was a wonderful evening and I am absolutely delighted that £4,335 was raised from the event for such a deserving charity.

My firm are the charity’s first ever baton holders for 2011/2012, and staff have been enthusiastic and participated in various activities throughout the year, which have included a walkathon, a 5k run, numerous delicious cake baking sales, and purchasing artwork for our offices, not to mention a skydiving challenge which raised £10,000 alone.

In total we have raised over £16,000 so far, and all the money is going to Headway East London which does such incredible work and provides invaluable support for people who have suffered an acquired injury, and their families across North and East London.”