Tattoo studio's special festive sessions will help benefit St Andrew’s Hospice
STAFF at a tattoo studio in Cleethorpes are providing an 'ink-redible' Christmas offer to help raise money for charity.
Skinworx, in the High Street, is raising money for Grimsby's St Andrew's Hospice – which supports people with life-limiting diseases and their families – by offering special sessions.
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CHARITY EFFORT: Skinworx in Cleethorpes are holding a 12 days of Christmas charity event in aid of the St Andrew’s Children’s Hospice. Artist Alan Gilliatt and owner Samantha Pitts show examples of work. Picture: Jon Corken
The 12 days of Christmas event will run from Tuesday, December 11, until Sunday, December 23, and there will be a total of 144 discounted half-hour slots at the studio.
Each session will cost £20 and £5 from each will go to charity.
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Studio owner Samantha Pitts said: "This is our first charity event and we are hoping to raise as much as possible.
"We started with 144 slots and we have already filled 59 of them.
"We have chosen some designs that can be completed in half an hour but we are flexible over what we can do.
"We will also allow people to book blocks of time for bigger pieces.
"If anyone has any questions about the offer they can always come into the shop or give us a call."
Although the offer does not start for another two weeks, the staff at the studio have already been collecting money.
Tattoo artist Alan Gilliatt said: "We are hoping that this is the start of an annual event.
"We have already been using the collection tin to get as much as possible.
"If we fill all the slots we will double them to make even more, but only if the interest is there.
"We haven't really got any links to the charity but because they are local and do great work we chose them.
"The offer has already been popular so I can see myself being very busy just before Christmas.
"Anyone that books a slot with us will also be given a raffle ticket with a variety of prizes available, including a free hour of studio time."
For more information about the 12 days of Christmas event, call the shop on 01472 485 748 or 075350 82556.
If you are planning to raise money for charity, let us know by calling 01472 372236 or emailing newsdesk@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
Comments
by MalcomsMate
Thursday, November 29 2012, 5:50PM
“Grimsby TeleRag:
Happy to advertise for free. Happy to prevent discussion of NELC, GT & a certain bailiffs.
Make of them what you will.”
by theallmighty
Thursday, November 29 2012, 5:30PM
“the clue is in the first 3 letters of TATtoo”
by Mardi_Mr
Thursday, November 29 2012, 5:24PM
“Davendogs, just out of interest are you a tattooist or maybe a tattooist wanna be??? i find myself thinking why would somone put a negative comment on a place of business trying to do its bit for a extremely worthy cause, yes the tattoos provided by the studio are price jobs and thats what people are being charged £20 per tattoo and if they want a bigger tattoo they will be charged a price agreed between the studio and the customer, if the design chosen by the customer takes longer than the slot alloted to the customer the studio will finish the tattoo and the customer will not be charged any extra so how is this a bad thing, i am sure that the tattoo studio are taking into account what is long enough or what is practical!!!! i am as im sure others are completely bemused at the fact you would try to ruin a charity event for such a worthy cause, i know this studio is fully insured, health registered and follows strict hygiene regulations, they use newly sterilized equipment and brand new sterile needles in sealed packs for every tattoo which are shown to the client before opening, i hope people take no notice of your jibberish comment and dont miss out on a fantastic quality tattoo at a fatastic price while doing there bit for an amazing charity because of your interference when it is clearly non of your business. Good luck for your charity event skinworx i hope its a roaring success and i will be in soon to book my tattoo keep up the good work x”
by Rambling_Sid
Thursday, November 29 2012, 10:11AM
“Nothing can say that I need a job
Like a bright tattoo on my face.
I'm sure I'll be head hunted one of these days
And promoted into some high place.
Or a face festooned like an old village store
With ironmongery hung from my skin
And a large wooden grommet to stretch the earlobes
It's hard to know where to begin.
Earlier today I was sat in the parlour,
Awaiting the latest cool thing,
When a butterfly floated out of the door
With a fat lass tattooed on its wing.
My mum always told me, "Never do things
You'll regret in the long years to come."
I thought her advice so very profound
That I had it tattooed on my … errm … forehead.
My chat up line is to say to a girl
"My, you've got a tattoo there to suit yer.
Yer look like a lass who's not frightened to make
A choice she'll regret in the future."
Ramnling Sid”
by davendogs
Thursday, November 29 2012, 9:22AM
“Tee Hee, the wags juveniles are at it again with how to spell. Give this tattooist a miss. Chosen design or that of your own is a price job. Not 'slots'. It takes as long as or what is practible.”