Sisters are doing it for themselves
WHEN Rachael Beere wanted to exhibit her glittering jewellery at bridal fairs, she found the stand prices too much for her fledgling business to afford.
So she and sister Amanda, both from Nuneaton, decided to organise their own – and Simply Wedding Fayres and Events was born.
The pair held their first event in their hometown last month and it was a huge success. They of hosting our own – so I put the have now organised their next advert out on a few Facebook one in Coventry. selling pages and the response
Rachael, 35, explains: “I knew was overwhelming.” starting my own jewellery business Rachael credits the pair’s would be hard work but I strong work ethic from their wanted to give it a go. parents – dad Steve owned his
“I wanted to stand at wedding own fabrication company in fairs as a platform to get my Nuneaton for over 30 years, name out there but I couldn’t while mum Rosalind was a afford it. They were so expensive, trader on both Nuneaton and anything from £90 to £600 Hinckley Markets for more than for one day. It was massively 15 years. disheartening. “I have taken from them that
“Then my sister had the idea if you put your mind to it and work hard you can achieve anything,” she says. “I look up to them both massively and they are very much my role models.”
Rachael runs her jewellery business, Simply Sparkle Jewellery, while also working fulltime as an administration team leader for a haulage company.
She says she couldn’t do Simply Wedding Fayres without her sister Amanda, 30.
“Life at the minute is nonstop,” she says. “I couldn’t do it without her.
“We are a great team – she is very artistic and has great ideas, whereas I am very organised and think strategically, so together we work fab.
“She talks to local exhibitors and hunts out potential venues – she is a very good saleswoman – and she helps with the advertising and organising of the event on the day.
“We both agree that our main focus in this is to always keep our stand prices low, whether we hold another one or 100 wedding fairs.
“I want small independent businesses to have the opportunity to get their businesses out there, just like I’m trying to do with mine.”
Their next event takes place on Sunday, September 17 at Ansty Golf Club. Stand prices average around £30.
Visit simplysparklejewellery. co.uk for details. AS 2017 marks The Myton Hospices’ 35th birthday, we thought people may be interested to know a bit more about what goes on at our three hospices, and how their generous donations are spent.
We also want to dispel any misconceptions people might have about hospice care.
This year we have to raise £8.8 million to continue providing our care free-of-charge. For every £1 raised, we spend 86p directly on services for patients and their loved ones.
Last year we supported more than 1,400 people and their families, in our three hospices, through our patient and family support services, and in the community through Myton at Home.
We care for people aged 18 years and over living in Coventry and Warwickshire with a wide range of lifelimiting illnesses.
All are welcome at Myton – family, friends, and even the pet dog!
Around 40 per cent of patients are discharged from Myton after a stay in our Inpatient Unit.
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