kOrky Paul's £5 puzzle poster for Sobell House is in the hospice's shops, including Wantage. He signs copies in Witney on 14 November. Updated November 2026.

kOrky Paul, the illustrator of the Winnie the Witch books, has drawn a £5 puzzle poster for Sobell House Hospice, and the charity says it is on sale in its shops across Oxfordshire, which include one on Kings Walk in Wantage. Every penny of every sale, the hospice says, goes towards its care for patients and their families. kOrky will also sign copies in Witney on Saturday 14 November, from 11am to 2pm.

The poster, called 50 to Find, was designed exclusively for Sobell House to mark the hospice’s 50th anniversary. It is a large illustration built around the Sobell House tree, with 50 hidden treasures for the reader to track down.

The 50 to Find puzzle poster: a tree rising from roots and pipes underground, through fields, a river and a castle, to mountains, a plane and a rocket in a starry sky, inside a purple border, with an A2 size badge
The A2 '50 to Find' puzzle poster, drawn around the Sobell House tree. Photo: supplied by Sobell House Hospice Charity

Where to buy one near Abingdon

Sobell House has no shop in Abingdon itself. On our patch, its shop map lists the Wantage shop at 7 Kings Walk, OX12 9AJ; the nearest others are in Oxford, on Little Clarendon Street and on Cherwell Drive in Marston.

  • In a shop: the charity says the poster is sold in its charity shops.
  • Online: from the Sobell House online shop at £5. Postage is £4.99 on orders up to £9.99, by Royal Mail second class.
  • Click and collect: free to any Sobell House shop, Wantage included. The charity asks you to allow up to seven days for the order to reach the shop you choose (prices and terms checked 11 November 2026).

What is in the tube

The shop listing describes an A2 poster that goes “soaring into space, exploring underground and hunting for 50 hidden treasures along the way”, mixing items “representing hospice care” with “little curiosities that celebrate just how brilliant life can be”. Each one comes with an answer leaflet and a presentation tube.

The 50 to Find poster in a light wooden frame on a cream wall, with the purple answer leaflet lying on a wooden table below it
The poster framed on a wall, with the answer leaflet on the table below. Photo: supplied by Sobell House Hospice Charity

kOrky is a Sobell House Ambassador and, according to the hospice, a long-standing supporter. Earlier this year he was one of the well-known names, with Dame Judi Dench and Mel Giedroyc, who recorded video messages for the hospice’s anniversary.

He said:

“For fifty years the dedicated staff and volunteers at Sobell House have given support, compassion and care to many families, at the most difficult moments in life.

“Please support Sobell House so they may continue to offer care and respite for another fifty years.”

Why the hospice is selling it

Becky Sewell, Director of Retail at Sobell House Hospice, said: “We are so grateful to kOrky for creating something so special for us in our anniversary year. His illustrations have delighted generations of children and families, and it’s wonderful to see his talent and generosity coming together to support local hospice care.

“The poster makes a lovely gift, and every one sold helps us continue to be there for people when they need us most. We are now supporting more than 5,000 people a year, with more than 1,400 patients in our care at any one time, so support like this has never been more important.”

Sobell House, based at the Churchill Hospital in Headington, has cared for adults with a life-limiting illness across Oxfordshire since 1976: at home, on its inpatient unit, in local hospitals and through its Living Well service. It also offers bereavement support. The hospice is jointly funded by the NHS and Sobell House Hospice Charity, which raises around £3 million to £4 million a year, and the charity expects to be caring for around 30% more people by 2040.

The signing in Witney

kOrky will be at the charity’s Witney Christmas Shopping day on Saturday 14 November, at the Witney Superstore, Unit 10, Avenue One, Station Lane, OX28 4XZ. The shop is open from 9am to 4pm that day and he is there from 11am to 2pm. The event page invites visitors to buy a poster for £5 “and get it signed”, and says there will be Christmas trees, jumpers, decorations, gifts and mince pies alongside the usual second-hand clothes, homeware and furniture.

For more on the season closer to home, see our Abingdon Christmas markets and Christmas shopping in Abingdon guides.