A RARE 1960s collectors item signed by a man who designed posters for The Beatles helped raise more than £800 at a charity event.

Lisa Harbour, at Swayne Johnson, received poster donation from a family member. They had been left the item by her great uncle, Tony Booth.

Tony worked with Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and famously designed posters for the 'Fab Four' in their early years.

This one was for a concert at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool, in the early 60's when the Fab Four were headlining ahead of Gerry and the Pacemakers and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.

Lisa, 35, who is based at Swayne Johnson’s St Asaph and Llandudno offices, said: “My mum died of breast cancer when I was 17 after being treated at Clatterbridge Hospital who were really wonderful with her.

“Her uncle used to work with Brian Epstein and The Beatles in the 1960s and did the artwork for their concert posters and of course they’re now collectors’ items and sell for a lot of money but we wanted to keep this one in the family for sentimental reasons.

“Mum would have been 60 this year and we thought it would be great to mark that by having a fundraising event and auctioning this signed and framed poster in aid of Clatterbridge Cancer Charity and it’s actually a cousin who bid successfully for it so we know great-uncle Tony’s work is staying in the family and will be cherished.

“I have done a lot of charity fund-raising and most of it has been for Clatterbridge Cancer Charity and it’s something I’d like to continue at Swayne Johnson who are very supportive of staff’s charity work.

“At a previous employer in Liverpool I was head of charity and we raised £10,000 in my first year which of course made a huge difference.”

Lisa, who went to West Kirby Grammar School and lives in Wirral, is a specialist in Family Law. She become fascinated with the profession after seeing Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde as a teenager.

After leaving school she began an unpaid voluntary placement with a law firm in Liverpool. This lasted lasted nine months.

The firm were "so impressed" that they decided to pay her and backdate this at the end of her placement.

She said: “I was only 18 years old and I’d never seen so much money in my bank account so it was very exciting. This placement also helped get my foot in the door at a law firm and I did a bit of everything in those nine months while studying.

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“I began an earn while you learn CILEX course and eventually secured a permanent position at a reputable firm concentrating on family law.

“At the time, my mum had recently passed away and I didn’t want to ask my dad to put me through university or indeed place too much pressure on myself with respect to this."

In her spare time Lisa and her husband, along with friends, run a Mini Car Club.

Lisa, who organises events, often at stately homes, for its nearly 600 members, said: “My husband got a Mini and I wasn’t very impressed but then I drove it and became hooked.

"I’ve now got a very nice Mini to get me to work and back.”