Latest News & Press

Sheffield Assay Office is proud to support the Sheffield Cathedral Junior Organ Scholarships, designed to help raise a new generation of organists in Sheffield, with high level experience in a Cathedral Setting. Here, ​Cathedral Organist and Director of Keyboard Studies, James Mitchell sets out his report from 2023/24.

Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd of September saw jewellery colleagues across the industry attending The Jewellery Show at Olympia, London.

After a flurry of opportunities to win a Jewellery Industry Award during the summer there is still one more Award open for entries and that is the HALO Award for promoting Hallmarking Awareness and Learning Online.  Sponsored by the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) and National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) HALO is in its third year and has attracted some excellent entries so far.

Promotion of the Award was halted after its prestigious trade launch at the Tower of London in June as the BHC , a government body, are prevented from Press activity during a General Election.  The closing date for the HALO Award has now been extended until Sunday October 6th to give more businesses a chance to enter.

On Sunday the 1st of September the Professional Jeweller Awards took place at the De Vere Grand Connaught in London where professionals from all across the industry came together to network and celebrate all those companies and individuals that had been shortlisted and won the awards for 2024.

On Friday 13th September at Sheffield Town Hall, Curator and Librarian Emma Paragreen joined Sheffield City Council's Heritage Champion and Councillor Janet Riddler to showcase Sheffield's Civic Silver.

Read this wonderfully descriptive write-up by Dr Eloise Donnelly, Curator, Historic Furniture & Decorative Arts Heritage Collections at The Houses of Parliament, London on the Silver Society members' tour of exhibitions in Sheffield.

The Betfred St Leger Stakes Winners Trophy 2024 was designed and made by award-winning Silversmith Colette Bishop who is based at Yorkshire Artspace in Sheffield and who also works for us here at Sheffield Assay Office.

On 10th September 2024 our Facilities Manager, Andy Gaymond, celebrated his 40th Anniversary of working here at Sheffield Assay Office.