Clogau Gold announced as sponsor for the VIP Enclosure and White Park Restaurant at the new GWCT Welsh Game Fair

The GWCT Welsh Game Fair is delighted to announce Clogau Gold is sponsoring the VIP enclosure at this September’s event, the first major sponsorship announcement for this new event for Wales. 

The GWCT Welsh Game Fair will be held at the historic Vaynol Estate in Gwynedd from 9 – 11 September 2022 and is set to be an exciting celebration of the Welsh countryside, featuring fishing, clay shooting, gundogs, game cookery, falconry, horses and hounds, as well as rural crafts, food and drink. Clogau will present the VIP enclosure and White Park Restaurant, which sees Welsh celebrity chef Bryn Williams creating a bespoke breakfast and lunch menu for VIP ticket holders, and tranquil areas for people to relax and escape the hustle and bustle of the show. Clogau Gold jewellery will be on display in lounge and reception areas for visitors who fancy treating themselves or a loved one to some beautiful Welsh gold. 

Clogau Gold was formed in 1989 when William Roberts learnt, over a drink in the local pub, about an abandoned gold mine under the land he had purchased to create an activity centre for tourists. Mr. Roberts first made plans to use the mine as part of his tourist attraction, giving visitors the chance to pan for gold, but later decided to mine for gold himself, and use it to create high-quality jewellery. 

The Clogau St. David’s mine, which is in the mountains of Snowdonia in Bontddu, Gywynned, was a great success and set the company on an exciting new path. In 1994 the first jewellery containing rare Welsh gold from the mine was sold to the public and since then, the brand has gone from strength to strength, with 11 boutique shops and three outlet stores and hundreds of retail partners across the United Kingdom. While the Clogau mine has now closed, the business is in possession of ample reserves from when it was active, and every piece of Clogau Gold jewellery contains rare Welsh gold and features a Welsh dragon stamp.

Welsh gold has been used to create wedding rings for members of the royal family since 1923, when the Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, married the Duke of York. Every major royal wedding since has included Welsh gold rings, including the weddings of Catherine Middleton and Prince William, and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. 

Ben Roberts, managing director of Clogau Gold, commented: 

“We are excited to be part of the very first GWCT Welsh Game Fair which promises to celebrate so much of our country’s rich heritage, be enormous fun for all involved and shine a light on the breadth and depth of Welsh products, food and drink. Clogau Gold is a company with Wales running through its veins and to sponsor the VIP Enclosure is a perfect fit for us. I am thoroughly looking forward to attending the event myself, reinforcing Clogau’s commitment to the Countryside, to sustainability and being the first Carbon Negative Jewellery Company”.

The Game Fair Ltd managing director James Gower added: 

“I am over the moon to announce this partnership with Clogau Gold, a brand not only creating beautiful Welsh jewellery loved around the world, but that is steeped in Welsh history and interwoven in the landscapes of Snowdonia. The VIP enclosure and White Park Restaurant presented by Clogau is shaping up to be the place to be during the inaugural GWCT Welsh Game Fair and I strongly encourage people to book their tickets ahead of time to avoid disappointment!” 

To learn more about the GWCT Welsh Game Fair and buy a general admission or VIP ticket, please visit: www.welshgamefair.org