IJL 2014 charity auction raises funds for Breast Cancer Care

International Jewellery London (IJL) 2014 has confirmed that its first charity auction held as part of the Late Night Shopping Evening during the September show, raised £3,428 for Breast Cancer Care.

A hand-crafted charm bracelet, designed by Sarah Jordan and cast by Birmingham’s Hockley Mint, was the star lot successfully bid for by Hester Clarke’s Julia Clarke.

IJL head of marketing Sarah Kitley-Spencer said: “Many thanks to the industry for helping us raise this massive amount of money for Breast Cancer Care and also to the many brands, designers and the BJA who donated the very beautiful pieces for the auction.”

IJL head of corporate fundraising Sara Rees said: “We really appreciate all the hard work that went into organising this wonderful auction.

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BJA calls for entries to its Charity Charm competition

As part of IJLs late night shopping event on August 31, there will be a charity auction where visitors to IJL have the opportunity to bid for a unique piece of jewellery for themselves

BJA Chairman Gary Wroe of Birmingham manufacturer Hockley Mint will cast the bracelet for Breast Cancer Care fashioned by BJA National Committee member Sarah Jordan. Jordan and five other high profile designers - Shaun Leane, Tomasz Donocik, Andrew Goeghegan, Linda MacDonald, and Alexander Davis - have each pledged to design and make an original charm to be attached to it.

All of those taking part are extremely well-known and have won national and international awards for their designs, including for Geoghegan and Macdonald the title of BJA Designer of the Year and Donocik, Jordan and Davis the UK Jewellery Awards

The Association is now staging a competition to pick two further charms to attach to the bracelet and an entry form is now available online at The closing date for entries will be June 27 and the winners will be announced in early July.

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