Diamond donation sparks celebration
GRAND national jockey Carrie Ford outbid all comers to gain a dazzling diamond donated by Waltons of Chester at a charity Ball.
The ½ carat colourless diamond, worth more than £2,000, was donated by Waltons of Chester for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Diamond Ball, which celebrated 60 years of the charity.
The event, held at the Chester Grosvenor Hotel, raised more than £12,000 for the charity. In 1948, Marie Curie Cancer Care was founded on the donation of a diamond engagement ring, which was sold for £75 at auction.
David Lee, Manager of Waltons of Chester Eastgate Street, said:
“This was a fantastic evening, raising a significant amount of money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. It was fitting that we donated a diamond, given the history of Marie Curie Cancer Care and also that this was the charity”s diamond anniversary."
More than 100 guests, including Adam Partridge of Bargain Hunt and Flog It, attended the event.
All proceeds from the Ball will go to the local Marie Curie nurses, who give people with terminal illnesses the choice to die at home supported by their families.
For more information on Marie Curie please contact the Cheshire and North Staffordshire Fundraising Office on 0161 2552800.
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Pictured Left to Right: Linda Lee (wife of David Lee), Carrie Ford with the diamond she bid for and David Lee, Manager of Waltons of Chester, Eastgate Street
Notes to Editors:
Carrie Ford, of Tarporley, equalled the best-ever position achieved by a woman jockey when she finished fifth on Forest Gunner in the 2005 Grand National.
Waltons of Chester was established in 1909 and is one of the best and most respected jewellers in the country.
Waltons of Chester offer a fabulous selection of watches, diamonds and jewellery, backed up by experienced and friendly staff who provide all the services expected of a high-class county jeweller.
Waltons, whose head office is Eastgate Street, Chester also have shops at The Cross in Chester, Hope Street, Wrexham and Lowe & Sons, Bridge Street Row, Chester. Waltons of Chester sell watches by Jaeger LeCoultre, Brietling, Omega, IWC, Rado, Chanel, Raymond Weil, Longines and Baume & Mercier, clocks and jewellery brands include Mikimoto, Faberge and Lalique.
For more information on Waltons the Jewellers visit: www.waltonsofchester.co.uk
Marie Curie Cancer Care is one of the UK"s largest charities. Employing more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, it expects to provide care to around 27,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in its 10 hospices this year and is the largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS. The charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses working in the community to provide end-of-life care, totally free for patients in their own homes.
For more info visit: www.mariecurie.org.uk
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