PeaceGold to launch jewellery hub and workshop
The upcoming open evening will offer a chance to meet the team, learn more about the new workshop, and explore how the PeaceGold Jewellery Hub can support local talent
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Community interest company PeaceGold has announced it is set to launch its Jewellery Hub and Community Workshop, set to open this autumn.
The new space is an adjacent extension of the existing PeaceGold Ethical Jewellery House on Bishop Auckland’s historic Fore Bondgate.
After securing initial funding from Durham County Council and local community funds, PeaceGold has begun transforming an abandoned shop into a state-of-the-art jewellery workshop and educational hub.
It said the new community space is designed to offer a variety of resources and opportunities for jewellers, whether just starting out or informed by years of experience.
To introduce this initiative, founder Greg Valerio MBE and in-house goldsmith and jewellery designer Kate Seow have invited local jewellers to an exclusive Open Evening on Wednesday 9 July.
The upcoming open evening will offer a chance to meet the team, learn more about the new workshop, and explore how the PeaceGold Jewellery Hub can support local talent.
Valerio said: “PeaceGold is a CIC working at the intersection between mining in conflict-affected areas and ethical jewellery designers and goldsmiths. Not only do we elevate the bravery and resilience of our PeaceGold cooperative members in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we actively promote ethical jewellery as the future of our trade. Peace is not an optional extra in our world, it is a prize worth fighting for.”
