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PeaceGold Community Workshop

Supporting the existing jewellery community

PeaceGold is a Community Interest Company working at the intersection between responsible ASM mining in conflict affected and high-risk areas and ethical jewellery designers and goldsmiths. The purpose of its UK-based operations is to provide retail opportunities, skills training and career development to the jewellery community.

We are particularly focussing on the North East of England as there is currently very little support for jewellery professionals in the region compared with London, Birmingham and other parts of the UK.

Our retail space opened in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in November 2024 and has been very well received. We are now developing our Community Workshop and Education Program and would love to know how we can best support the existing jewellery community in the North East and beyond. (We already offer beginner/improver classes which are open to all, and plan to offer apprenticeships in the future).

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. If you have any questions or comments beyond the remit of this questionnaire, please email us at kate@kateseowjewellery.co.uk

Kate Seow & Greg Valerio
1.What is your connection to the North East of England? (You don't need one, we're just getting to grips with our "catchment area"!)
2.We will be offering skills training and career development as part of our education program. What areas would you be interested in? (Please select all that apply)
3.How do you incorporate ethical sourcing in your jewellery making? (Please select all that apply)
4.Would ethical supply chain education and facilitation (e.g. ethical gem fairs, bullion and semi-finished gold products) be of value to you?
5.As a community workshop, we would like to offer bench space and/or access to larger/specialist equipment e.g. powered rolling mill, setter's bench with microscope, professional polishing station, air gravers... Would this be of interest to you, and if so, what would be most useful to you? (Please let us know if there is any specific equipment you would like access to in the comments)
6.If you currently offer your own jewellery making classes (or are considering it), can we help? (By classes, we include anything from group sessions to 1-2-1 tuition)
7.We will also be offering retail opportunities in the form of a physical exhibition space and/or inclusion of work on our website. Is this something you would be interested in?
8.We are considering a number of pricing models for these services. Which ones would you be most interested in?
9.Would you like email updates on this project, such as when courses launch? If so, please include your email address.