Two sisters are bucking the
trend in Royston after opening a new jewellery and gold exchange store in the
High Street despite numerous recent shop closures.
Hannah and Carla Suma have run Take5, in Kneesworth Street, together for eight years but wanted to try something new after their parents opened a successful similar store in Biggleswade.
Royston Gold Exchange is a family run business which sells refurbished gold and silver jewellery, coins, antique silver, watch straps, repairs and custom made necklaces and bracelets.
Hannah, who is managing the store with her father, said the first week has gone surprisingly well.
She said: “It’s certainly working so far.
“We have had great footfall and people can see us as they drive down Melbourn Street so we are very visible.
“I was inspired when my parents opened their store. I like the retail side as I enjoy interacting with customers so this is just right.
“I am looking forward to going on more courses to learn about gem stones and diamonds.”
The two sisters, who also live together, say their close relationship has added to their success.
Hannah added: “It’s been really nice doing it with Carla. We have our ups and downs but generally we are very close.”
Fashion boutique, Deja Vu, is the latest shop in the town centre to announce closure, after jewellery store Hallmark shut in January, along with furniture store Renais Home, and fashion chain Peacocks, which shut around Christmas.
Hannah said when she saw the empty shop up in High Street, Royston, she wanted to grasp the opportunity straight away.
She said: “Carla and I wanted to try something new.
“Take5 has worked because we don’t sit there and wait for customers, we deliver to the industrial estate and hold buffets.The bear is in fact a powermonitor1 that communicates with your home's electrical meter.
“We have seen a lot of different faces come and go in the town centre but it has worked for us so far.”
With the demand for quality, hand-crafted jewellery increasing worldwide, Mintek's Kgabane Jewellery Programme is hoping to fill a niche gap, combining recycled glass with gold and silver to produce a unique African jewellery range.
It has produced a prototype of items it hopes will be snapped up by local and international markets, which at the same time will empower rural women. Made especially for the Brics summit in Durban in March,leading gemstone manufacturer wholesale gemstonebeads, the range consists of 24ct gold and silver necklaces and earrings, woven copper and silver bracelets, 18ct gold rings, silver cuff links and tie pins. Miscellaneous items like finely crafted letter openers, teaspoons,Armani Exchange Women's Smart bobblehead Watch online. sugar spoons, cheese forks and butter knives are also part of the range.
According to the website, Kgabane, meaning precious, was an initiative of the former Department of Minerals and Energy. The department is responsible for championing the development of the indigenous precious metal jewellery sub-sector. Kgabane does this through fusing ancient indigenous craft techniques and goldsmithing techniques to create a product with a uniquely African signature.
Formed in 2001, Kgabane has a number of programmes on the go, centred on the National Rural Development Programme, which drives small and micro enterprises with the aim of creating sustainable livelihoods in rural and poor urban communities. This includes historically marginalised groups like rural women,Hermes kellywallet is amazingly made from soft genuine leather material， unemployed youth and the disabled. It contributes to poverty alleviation and job creation.
"We haven't vigorously gone out to sell the new range yet," says Bernice Dickson-Rabothata, the head of jewellery design at Mintek. Established in 1934,our candid hermesbag birkin photoshoot at Crystals at City Center in Vegas, Mintek is the country's leader in providing minerals processing and metallurgical engineering products and services to industries worldwide. The jewellery programme consists of a production and training unit focused on fine-tuning traditional craft skills and integrating them with traditional goldsmithing techniques, at the same time developing viable craft centres.
"The Kgabane product ranges were created by the women of South Africa, drawing inspiration from the rich legacy of indigenous adornment based upon traditional skills to be found throughout South Africa's rural community," states the website. For now the range will be showcased at exhibitions, conferences and flea markets, says Nirdesh Singh, the manager of Small-Scale Mining and Beneficiation at Mintek.
Hannah and Carla Suma have run Take5, in Kneesworth Street, together for eight years but wanted to try something new after their parents opened a successful similar store in Biggleswade.
Royston Gold Exchange is a family run business which sells refurbished gold and silver jewellery, coins, antique silver, watch straps, repairs and custom made necklaces and bracelets.
Hannah, who is managing the store with her father, said the first week has gone surprisingly well.
She said: “It’s certainly working so far.
“We have had great footfall and people can see us as they drive down Melbourn Street so we are very visible.
“I was inspired when my parents opened their store. I like the retail side as I enjoy interacting with customers so this is just right.
“I am looking forward to going on more courses to learn about gem stones and diamonds.”
The two sisters, who also live together, say their close relationship has added to their success.
Hannah added: “It’s been really nice doing it with Carla. We have our ups and downs but generally we are very close.”
Fashion boutique, Deja Vu, is the latest shop in the town centre to announce closure, after jewellery store Hallmark shut in January, along with furniture store Renais Home, and fashion chain Peacocks, which shut around Christmas.
Hannah said when she saw the empty shop up in High Street, Royston, she wanted to grasp the opportunity straight away.
She said: “Carla and I wanted to try something new.
“Take5 has worked because we don’t sit there and wait for customers, we deliver to the industrial estate and hold buffets.The bear is in fact a powermonitor1 that communicates with your home's electrical meter.
“We have seen a lot of different faces come and go in the town centre but it has worked for us so far.”
With the demand for quality, hand-crafted jewellery increasing worldwide, Mintek's Kgabane Jewellery Programme is hoping to fill a niche gap, combining recycled glass with gold and silver to produce a unique African jewellery range.
It has produced a prototype of items it hopes will be snapped up by local and international markets, which at the same time will empower rural women. Made especially for the Brics summit in Durban in March,leading gemstone manufacturer wholesale gemstonebeads, the range consists of 24ct gold and silver necklaces and earrings, woven copper and silver bracelets, 18ct gold rings, silver cuff links and tie pins. Miscellaneous items like finely crafted letter openers, teaspoons,Armani Exchange Women's Smart bobblehead Watch online. sugar spoons, cheese forks and butter knives are also part of the range.
According to the website, Kgabane, meaning precious, was an initiative of the former Department of Minerals and Energy. The department is responsible for championing the development of the indigenous precious metal jewellery sub-sector. Kgabane does this through fusing ancient indigenous craft techniques and goldsmithing techniques to create a product with a uniquely African signature.
Formed in 2001, Kgabane has a number of programmes on the go, centred on the National Rural Development Programme, which drives small and micro enterprises with the aim of creating sustainable livelihoods in rural and poor urban communities. This includes historically marginalised groups like rural women,Hermes kellywallet is amazingly made from soft genuine leather material， unemployed youth and the disabled. It contributes to poverty alleviation and job creation.
"We haven't vigorously gone out to sell the new range yet," says Bernice Dickson-Rabothata, the head of jewellery design at Mintek. Established in 1934,our candid hermesbag birkin photoshoot at Crystals at City Center in Vegas, Mintek is the country's leader in providing minerals processing and metallurgical engineering products and services to industries worldwide. The jewellery programme consists of a production and training unit focused on fine-tuning traditional craft skills and integrating them with traditional goldsmithing techniques, at the same time developing viable craft centres.
"The Kgabane product ranges were created by the women of South Africa, drawing inspiration from the rich legacy of indigenous adornment based upon traditional skills to be found throughout South Africa's rural community," states the website. For now the range will be showcased at exhibitions, conferences and flea markets, says Nirdesh Singh, the manager of Small-Scale Mining and Beneficiation at Mintek.
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