Sir Rod Stewart has pledged £10,000 following the destruction of a model railway exhibition.
The 74-year-old singer and model railway enthusiast said he was "absolutely devastated" to hear that decades of work by the Market Deeping Model Railway Club had been trashed by vandals.
Stands were overturned and layouts were destroyed at a school in Stamford, Lincolnshire, on Saturday, where the club was holding its annual show.
Sir Rod said in a statement: "I was absolutely devastated to hear that vandals had destroyed what was to be a lovely show.
"The collection was priceless and I am donating £10,000 to help compensate those affected and asking fellow enthusiasts Jools Holland, Roger Daltrey and others to do the same."
He added: "It took me 23 years to build my model railway so I feel their pain."
Organisers of the model railway show, which was due to take place on Sunday at Stamford Welland Academy, Lincolnshire, estimated the cost of replacing the exhibits would run into many thousands of pounds, describing some of the models as “irreplaceable”.
A fundraising page which was originally set up to raise £500 for the club has now raised more than £60,000 in just over 24 hours.
“The response has been out of this world and overwhelming,” the group wrote on the JustGiving page.
“We are truly grateful for everything that has been donated both money and gifts. We weren't the only ones to suffer and our thoughts are now turning to those others affected and how we might assist them too.”
Four youths were arrested in connection with the incident but have since been released on conditional police bail pending further inquiries.
Lincolnshire Police were alerted to the incident by a local resident when noises were heard coming from Queen Eleanor School shortly before 4am.
