This Friday between 10am and 4pm, the shop will be taking walk-in customers only and donating all proceeds to Bright Tights to support the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of gynaecological cancers.
‘My partner’s mother was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus about three weeks after we got married. We weren’t in a place where we could pay for the extra flights ourselves, we would spend all the savings we didn’t have. Bright Tights helped us and funded the flights for them to go to Southampton for treatment,’ said organiser Jen Rolo.
‘I just wanted to repay that — I thought “why not?” Everyone wants a tattoo. It’s a really great cause for Bright Tights. I didn’t actually fully understand what they did, and I suppose you don’t unless you’re in that situation.’
The day will be run on a first-come, first-served basis, with exclusively small designs available. They can be previewed on Ritual Tattoo Club’s Instagram and Facebook pages.
The event falls on the charity’s annual Bright Tights Day, when people are encouraged to wear colourful and wacky tights to raise awareness of the organisation’s work and women’s cancers.
‘They were really keen to support Bright Tights and had this idea off their own back,’ said the charity’s chairwoman Dr Jo Le Noury.
‘It’s something different and brand new, with a bunch of people coming in and learning about Bright Tights. We’ve left them some of our postcards with all the signs and symptoms of gynaecological cancers – what’s normal and what’s not normal.
‘So hopefully we’re reaching new people with information they may not know.’
The minimum charge is set at £60. People who are not interested in getting a tattoo are also welcome inside to give a donation to the cause.
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