Special ring hopes to raise £50,000 for Ukraine crisis

11 Mar 2022

A symbolic blue and yellow sapphire cluster ring is being given away in a prize draw to raise thousands of pounds in aid of the crisis in Ukraine.

North Yorkshire jeweller Kay Bradley has designed and commissioned ‘The Spirit of Kyiv’ ring to raise urgent funds for the British Red Cross DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Suppliers in the industry have already pledged more than £10,000, and Kay, the owner of Bradley’s Jewellers York, hopes the figure will top £50,000 once a winner is drawn on April 4.

Kay Bradley said,

“The jewellery industry is one of the most powerful and prestigious of all industries, and we stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine who are experiencing such suffering and hardship.”

The award-winning jeweller has designed ‘The Spirit of Kyiv’ cluster ring, worth £6,000, with ten round, brilliant-cut blue sapphire stones around a central, oval yellow sapphire, to symbolise the nation’s blue and yellow flag. Set in 18ct yellow and white gold, the entire piece is created, designed and manufactured in the UK.

The ring will also carry the ‘UK Created’ mark and Kay’s Rainbow Hope Logo, lasered inside the band by the Birmingham Assay Office.

In support of the fundraiser, jewellery design specialist Sierra Consultancy has created complimentary CAD designs and The International Diamond Jewellery Company, London, has donated the sapphires and the 18ct yellow gold ring settings.

The prize draw and donation page will go live on Bradley’s Eco Rocks website this week to raise funds for the cause.

Kay said,

“The jewellery community have really rallied around this cause. We are a wonderful, diverse and dynamic bunch of talented individuals but we all share the same core values and understand the significance of what is happening in Ukraine.

“As a mother myself, it’s heartbreaking to see families split up by the sort of war no one expected to ever see on European soil again.”

The British Red Cross DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) appeal is raising money for people in urgent need throughout Ukraine. Red Cross teams have already distributed more than 30,000 food and hygiene parcels, as well as food, warm clothes and aid to those taking cover in metro stations and bomb shelters.

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source: Bradley's Jewellers