Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has sent a message of support to organisers of a charity concert after donating a guitar to be auctioned off at the event.

The concert is being held tonight at Pipers Corner School in aid of patients at The South Bucks Community Hospice.

One of the highlights will be the sale of a signed LAG Tramontane donated by the Black Sabbath singer.

Organisers were thrilled by the donation and have now been given an extra boost by a message from the star, who said: “I’m delighted to be helping raise much needed funds for The South Bucks Community Hospice through the auction of one of my guitars from my home studio.”

The concert, mainly featuring bands from the school, has been arranged by Pipers Corner’s guitar teacher Mark Campbell – whose terminally ill father Ian has been treated by the hospice at Butterfly House, High Wycombe.

Mark, whose own acoustic band Luna Sees will also play on the night, said: “I wanted to give something back because The South Bucks Community Hospice has done a really wonderful job looking after my father.

“Ozzy Osbourne is a legend and it’s fantastic he has donated this guitar. I hope we will raise a lot of money as a result to help the hospice treat patients with life-limiting illnesses.”

Mark’s father Ian, 62, suffers from Motor Neurone Disease. He says the Hospice has been of huge help to him and his family over the last year.

The concert begins at Pipers Corner, Great Kingshill, HP15 6LP, at 7.30pm on Friday October 13. Tickets are £5 and everyone is welcome, although seats are limited to just under 300.

To book tickets for the Pipers Corner concert, email http://www.piperscorner.co.uk/our-school/box-office or to bid in advance for the guitar, email Mark at mcampbell@piperscorner.co.uk.