Patch the Dragon hatched at Dragon Hall in Norwich this week

Posted 05/12/2014

Ashtons Legal was joined by clients and professional contacts on 3 December to celebrate the hatching of ‘Patch’, the dragon being sponsored by the firm as part of the Break Charity initiative GoGoDragons! Patch was unveiled by Richard Butler, CEO of Diocese Norwich, the winner of a prize draw in support of Break, at the fitting location of Dragon Hall on Kings Street.

The dragon has been designed by Matt Reeve, who showed guests a short time lapse film which gave them the opportunity to see how Patch was created. Matt is a dragon fanatic and was also involved in painting sculptures for GoGoGorillas! Patch is one of the five dragons who will be produced as limited edition dragon figurines, which will be on sale during 2015 giving additional valuable funds to Break.

Michael Rooney, fundraising manager for Break said: “We are really pleased that Matt Reeve’s ‘Patch’ dragon design was chosen by sponsors Ashtons Legal at our GoGoDragons! event in September. Patch was one of the early sculptures to be commissioned, as it is one of five that will be on sale in the summer as a figurine. We think Patch looks fantastic and gives an indication of the impact the whole GoGoDragons! project is going to have over the coming months. We are grateful to Matt for the design and artwork and Ashtons Legal for choosing him………or her.”

Patch can be followed on twitter @patchdragon and in 2015 there will be various opportunities to win dragon figurines as well as interact with this beautiful, bright and friendly dragon.

Edward O’Rourke, CEO at Ashtons Legal, says: “We’re delighted to be sponsoring Patch, and hopefully to have the opportunity to help Break build on the success of last year’s GoGoGorillas! to raise even more this year through GoGoDragons! Matt has done a brilliant job in bringing together a range of design elements to produce an excellent finished product. We felt that Patch was the ideal choice for us, reflecting a law firm which offers a wide range of different services but always seeks to deliver them in a joined up manner!”

More photos from the evening can be viewed here.