She gave up her Oscar's dress for Oxfam's Internet auction and now Hollywood beauty Keira is ready to help out fundraising for another local group.

Keira Knightley has pledged her signature to help raise funds for Stonesfield's parish church restoration appeal.

The actress and her boyfriend, actor Rupert Friend, will sign any object provided by the highest bidder at the auction in Stonesfield's St James Centre on Friday.

The pair, both 21, met while filming Pride and Prejudice and have offered their signatures for the auction via Mr Friend's mother Caroline, who lives in the village.

The pledge from Miss Knightley comes a month after she helped raise £4,301 for Oxfam by donating the dress she wore to this year's Oscars to an online auction run by the Oxford-based charity.

The couple's signatures will feature alongside 89 other gifts donated to Stonesfield's auction of promises.

Organiser Brian Hodgson said he was very grateful to all who had given.

Other items set to go under the hammer include a book The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill donated by Witney MP and Conservative Party leader David Cameron.

Mr Cameron will add a personal message and signature to the book once the highest bidder is revealed.

A tour for four people around Renault's F1 base in Enstone, arranged by villager Richard Hartwell, is also up for grabs, along with a week's holdiay in Malaga, Spain, and a week-long break in St Ives, Cornwall.

Bidders can also try for piano lessons and 'top-to-toe' exercise classes.

Mr Hodgson, who will be auctioneer at the event, said it was ironic that he would be praising a book about one Tory leader, signed by another Tory leader, as he is chairman of the Witney constituency Labour Party.

He said: "I don't mind it's all for a very good cause.

"So far, there are 90 promises to choose from and this shows tremendous community spirit."

All proceeds from the auction, which starts at 7.30pm, will to a fund set up to pay for restoration of the 13th-century St James the Great Church, in the village centre.

Anyone wishing to pledge a promise for the auction can call Simon Haviland on 01993 891614 or email sj@sjhaviland.co.uk