Princes Trust Butterfly Ball raises £42,000

We have supported the work of the Prince’s Trust for a number of years and were recently involved with the hugely successful Butterfly Ball held at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel near Blackburn.

Guests included Russel Watson, Zoe Tyler, a team from Strictly Come Dancing and the Army Military Wives choir, whose performance left hardly a dry eye in the place.

We supplied 100 pairs of ‘diamond’ earrings which were sold for £25 each. Ninety nine were fakes and one lucky winner got the real pair worth an amazing £1500.

The event raised a staggering £42,000 to help the Prince’s Trust in Lancashire. To read more about the work the Princes Trust do, please see our Links page.

UK Jewellery Awards 2013

We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the prestigious UK Jewellery Awards – the industry’s Oscars – in not just one but two categories.

The two categories are Independent Retailer of the Year and Employer of the Year and we have been shortlisted because of our customer service ethos and employer credentials.

Over 200 jewellers from all over the country entered these awards so just to reach the finals is a great achievement.

Having made it to the finals of Independent Retailer of the Year & Employer of the Year categories we now have everything crossed until the finals.

Our stores will now undergo a series of visits as the next part of the judging process and the winners will be announced at a glittering award ceremony which will be held on 4th July at the Natural History Museum in London.

We are extremely grateful to our dedicated team and for the support of our loyal customers and suppliers, all of which have made this recognition possible.

Another JET Diploma on the Company

We are delighted to announce that Jaime Bell has passed her JET exam having studied for two years and sitting a final exam at Leeds University and can now use PJ Dip. after her name.

The coveted Professional Jewellers award, Jewellery Education & Training, has become the benchmark for retail jewellers’ staff and Jaime’s result has added another diploma to the growing number of our staff who have completed the course.

We are very proud that 12 of our team are JET Diploma holders, 5 of these being achieved with distinction.

With more of our employees studying the course, keep a look out for the growing list of diploma holders at Peter Jackson.

Local Jeweller Supports Kidney Patients

Following another hugely successful golf day at Royal Birkdale, award winning Southport jeweller, Peter Jackson the Jeweller of Lord Street, Southport presented a cheque for £1000 to the Lancashire & South Cumbria Kidney Patients Association.

Managing Director Peter Jackson (right) presented the cheque to Eddie Walsh of the Association who said “We are very grateful for this generous contribution towards our work. We are totally funded by donations and desperately need every penny we can get”.

The Annual Peter Jackson the Jeweller charity golf day was held in September and further presentations will be made to Derian House Children’s Hospice and to the On Course Foundation.

Gucci Sales Awards Dinner at the Hurlingham Club

Sharon Bibby, Emma Ormerod and Ryan Unsworth were all finalists in a recent competition run by Gucci watches to win a Gucci customised Fiat 500!

Having been named as finalists in December and receiving a luxury Gucci leather bag the three were invited to London recently for a gala dinner and prize draw.

Upon arriving in London we were chauffeured to the world famous Hurlingham Club, bordering the Thames in Fulham and set in 42 acres of magnificent grounds, The Hurlingham Club is recognised throughout the world as one of Britain’s greatest private members’ clubs!

The Gucci Fiat 500 took centre stage as all the finalists enjoyed champagne, canapés and great conversation with the Gucci team.

Although we didn’t come away as winners the whole experience was one we won’t forget and as always Gucci were amazing hosts!

Blackburn’s Danny visits Rado in Switzerland

Danny Bond, from our Blackburn store, was recently invited by Rado to experience Switzerland the Rado way! A three day visit in the home of watches awaited.

Upon arriving in Switzerland a stunning meal was presented in the beautiful city of Bern to get to know some of the members of Rado and the other lucky people invited from the U.K to see what Rado is all about.

The next day was packed with many interesting tours and presentations, to show why Rado are innovators of materials and style in the watch world. Taking a tour of Rado headquarters is the best insight into the passion of their heritage and more importantly their future. This is shown in the company ethos “If we can imagine it, we can make it, and if we can make it, we will.”

Concept art, innovative designs and stunning watches, all the stages of what it takes to make a watch were all there to be seen, apart from one thing, how the ceramic is made. For that a trip to their ceramics factory was needed, and there you are blown away at what it takes to make one small piece of high tech ceramic.

From the start of production of a Rado watch, it is estimated that a total of sixty pairs of hands has come into contact before the finished piece is finally displayed in a jewellers window.

But a trip with Rado would not be complete without a day showcasing what makes Switzerland so stunning. The third and final day was spent at the top of Schilthorn Mountain 2970m high at the revolving restaurant where the James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was set, the perfect place to view the majestic mountains and magnificent landscapes looking down onto the bright blue lakes of Switzerland.

A brilliant end to a truly amazing time with Rado which gave Danny an more in depth knowledge of what makes Rado watches so special.

The Rado collection can be viewed in each of our five stores.

Peter Jackson awarded an MBE for services to charity

We are delighted to announce that our Founder and Managing Director, Peter Jackson, has been awarded an MBE for services to charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Peter’s first exposure to charity work was at the age of eight when he was walking round Blackpool in the rain handing out leaflets for a charity ‘It’s a Knockout’ with his father. “From an early age, my father instilled in me the importance of helping people less fortunate than ourselves and this has stayed with me ever since” says Peter.

A list of some of the charities he has helped are on the company profile page of this website. Most recently Peter has been involved with The Prince’s Trust, Derian House children’s hospice and the Roy Castle Foundation.

Peter is a great believer in putting something back into the local community and this year we have given dozens of raffle prizes to small, local worthy causes to help with their fundraising.

Our next big event is our annual Charity Golf Day at Royal Birkdale in Southport on Friday 24th August. It is a great day and will raise around £10,000 for Derian House. There are still a few spaces so please contact us if you would like more details.

Art and Design students win jewellery competition with Peter Jackson

Bury College Foundation Diploma in Art and Design students Mike Hyde and Katie Matthews have won a unique competition in partnership with local jeweller Peter Jackson. Students on the course created jewellery designs as part of a project which saw the winners have the opportunity to see their designs brought to life and made by the jeweller.

Mike, a former pupil of The Elton High School was delighted to when presented with his design, a silver ring designed in the shape of clasped hands. He said, “I was really surprised to win the competition!” Katie added, “It has been amazing to see my designs made, the end result is great and the opportunity has given me an insight into working in jewellery design.”

The unique designs, Katie’s two pendants based on the human form and Mike’s ring, will now be displayed in Peter Jackson’s Jewellers in Bury Town Centre alongside their current jewellery range.

Managing Director Peter Jackson said, “It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work with Bury College. I’m hugely impressed by the talent of the students and am delighted to be able to produce the winning designs.”

Assistant Curriculum Manager John Pritchard is delighted by partnership with Peter Jackson. He said, “Our partnership has provided the students with an invaluable opportunity to work with creative industry professionals. I am very proud of the way the students responded to the brief and the diverse range of work they created. I would like to thank Peter Jackson for giving their time and expertise to work with us and we very much look forward to working with them again in the future.”

£6,500 raised for charity in 10k run

Edward Jackson, the son of our Managing Director ran in the Blackpool 10K Fun Run in May, completing the course in 42 minutes.

He worked very hard for six months collecting sponsorship for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation – the only charity in the UK dedicated to research and treatment of the disease and supporting families dealing with Lung Cancer.

Edward is pictured presenting a cheque for £6500 to Hayley Weaver of the Foundation.

To read more about the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation please click the logo on the left.

Lancashire Sports Dinner

We were delighted once again to be helping the Princes Trust at the Lancashire Sports Dinner.

Northcote Manor provided a banquet for 250 high profile guests who were then entertained by anecdotes from Matt LeTissier.

Our team sold teddy bears for the raffle and helped Eric Knowles with the auction.

The event was a huge success and raised almost £20,000 to support the wonderful work of the Princes Trust.