THE work of Ulverston's Banksy has raised more than £1,000 for a Furness hospice as well as helping to feed Windermere's hungry.

A painting by LoKi, the mysterious guerilla artist, notorious for leaving his work throughout the South Lakes, was donated to St Mary's Hospice.

The hospice put the picture up for auction and it has now revealed that the winning bid was in excess of £1,000, although the successful bidder wishes to remain anonymous.

"We would like to say a big thank you to everyone for submitting bids," Sarah Simpson, marketing manager for the hospice, said. "Unfortunately there could only be one winner and hopefully you had fun taking part! We were overwhelmed at the response and are delighted to share that this unique piece of Loki artwork is staying locally (in Ulverston) and has raised over £1,000 for St Mary’s!

"We are thrilled that Loki generously created this for St Mary’s and this artwork has raised vital funds for patients and their loved ones in such an inspiring and original way."

And staff at Windermere Lakes Cruises have also been able to utilise LoKi's work for good.

A sculpture of a seated musician appeared on Bowness promenade last month and made an impression with passersby, who began to fill its hat up with coins.

Dawn Jackson, Bowness supervisor for Windermere Lakes Cruises, said that the team decided to message LoKi on Facebook to ask what the artist thought should be done with the £54.07 that was collected.

"LoKi said there was a homeless person on the bench when they dropped it off, give it to them," Dawn explained.

However, in order to help the money reach more people, Dawn suggested that the money was used for a food shop that could be donated to Windermere and District Foodbank.

"They were really pleased," she said, talking about the reaction from the foodbank. "They said they knew the homeless people that are here every week so they said that they would make sure that they got some of the food as well."

Unfortunately the Bowness statue only lasted four days as it was destroyed.

"We were all a bit upset when it got destroyed," Dawn said. "It was quite nice to give something back especially because you can get a lot of food for that amount of money."