09.07.2008: Caregos Couture Charity Jewellery Exhibition at Kooywood Art Gallery

  • Starts: 19:00
  • | Duration: 2 hrs
  • | Finish: 09 July 2008 21:00

Caregos Couture have been invited to showcase their new Spring/Summer couture collections at the Kooywood Art Gallery, Cardiff on Wednesday the 9th of July, and as with our November exhibition (which raised in excess of £650 for Breast Cancer Care), we have decided in addition to showcasing our new collections to also benefit a charity/ties.

We've approached 12 Welsh celebrities/achievers in their particular fields (more names to be confirmed in due course):

- Shan Cothi (celebrated Welsh opera singer) - nominated charity details awaited

- Sian Lloyd (glamorous ITV weather presenter) - nominated charity Wales Air Ambulance

- Sian Lloyd (glamorous BBC Wales News Presenter) - nominated charity George Thomas Hospice

- Rebecca Evans (celebrated welsh opera singer) - nominated charity Cancer Care Cymru

- Jemima Phillips (appointed royal harpist in 2004) - nominated charity Autism Cymru

- Carolyn Hitt (respected Western Mail Journalist & TV presenter) - nominated charity Cancer Care Cymru

- Catrin Finch (Celebrated harpist) - nominated charity George Thomas Hospice

- Andrea Benfield (Glamorous ITV Wales News Presenter) - nominated charity george Thomas Hospice

- Alex Jones (Planed Plant Presenter S4C) - nominated charity George Thomas Hospice

- Helen Rhiannon (designer of the dress worn by Katherine Jenkins for the 'Cool Cymru' photo-shoot) - nominated charity details awaited.

- Rhian Wynn Thomas (Championship Welsh Female Golfer) - nominated charity Cancer Care Cymru

Who will all co-design a necklace with Caregos inspired by their nominated charity.

Caregos Couture shall then make the necklace on their behalf and ticket holders who come along to the event will be able to have the chance of winning one of the celebrity designed pieces.

There will also be other prizes available by celebrated Welsh craftspeople such as designer handmade handbags and a free style session courtesy of, 'The Style Team'.

The event is catered for with catering supplied by, 'The Dinner Set' and desert by 'Chic On Line' (subject to availability) . Vintage White & Red wines are being supplied by Ballantyne's Wines, Pontcanna.

Jemima Phillips (appointed royal harpist 2004 and who played at the wedding of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall) has been kind enough to confirm that she will perform a harp recital during the evening.

Tickets are priced at £5 each and are available for sale from Autism Cymru, George Thomas Hospice and Cancer Care Cymru.

Tickets are numbered and demand and interest in this event has been high so if you and your friends are interested in coming along, please purchase your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disapointment.

Full details on the event can be found on our website:

http://www.caregoscouture.co.uk/events_15371.html

Claire Meredith
Caregos Couture Jewellery - Handmade in Wales

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