It's game on for an Ipswich pub who are hoping to drum up a good bar tab for Christmas with the help of a rising darts star.
The Golden Hind in Ipswich will be raffling off a dart board signed by 17-year old Luke 'The Nuke' Littler, which has been donated by businessman Barry Griffiths.
The raffle money will go behind the bar to treat pub regulars and those who may feel isolated on Christmas Day to a drink and something to eat.
Darren and Ryan Scott, landlords of the Golden Hind, said: "Thank you to Barry for donating this to the pub, we are going to raffle this dart board off signed by dart superstar Luke Littler and all the money raised will go towards giving some drinks back to our regular customers at Christmas.
"A lovely way to be able to give something back to the local community."
has raised over £50,000 for local charities through donating sports memorabilia.
Mr Griffiths owns a recruitment company, Barr Personnel, butHe said: "I called the guys at the pub up and said that I really wanted to give back to the local Ipswich community.
"The idea was that if the pub opens Christmas Day, the money that we can raise from the raffle tickets will hopefully buy everyone a drink and a bit of food.
"I really want to do something for the people who haven't got any money or family, instead of sitting in their flat, they can get out and interact with other people for their mental health.
"Everyone deserves to have a good Christmas.
"The pub is doing something amazing for the community by opening Christmas morning and I think this is a great way to support them and the local community."
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