If you have found a gold wedding ring at Gloucester Quays you could make a mother-of-two very, very happy.
Charlotte Booth, 29, a nurse at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital was sat on the bench outside TGI Fridays on Llanthony Road on Sunday just before 4pm when she dropped the treasured ring.
Made of white gold and gold and bearing no markings the ring has massive sentimental significance – as well as being a symbol of an enduring childhood love affair with husband Andy.
It was a ring chosen with her grandmother who was to pass away while the couple were on their honeymoon, imbuing the ring with even more emotions.
"Andy has been really good. He said 'I can replace 100 rings, but I can't replace you'," said Mrs Booth, who is due to celebrate her fifth wedding anniversary on April 3.
"We met when we were at school aged 14 and have never been apart. We couldn't afford to get married for a while, but obviously now we are."
The couple - who met at Severn Vale School - have two children, Louis, 11, and Harry, 7.
"I never wear my rings for work, but I put them on if I go out," said Mrs Booth, nee Blackwell, who lives near Crypt School.
"My hands were a bit dry so I sat on the bench outside TGI's to put some hand cream on. I put the rings on my lap, the girls came along and we started talking. Then I stood up and went into the restaurant."
As soon as she realised a full scale search ensued which included the manager of the restaurant, and while the group was able to find her engagement ring her wedding ring remains missing.
"The manager was absolutely brilliant. I can't thank him enough. When we got back into the restaurant he gave us hot drinks and said he would do all he could – that he would check under the tables and chairs when we had gone and take them apart if necessary."
If you have found the ring please contact The Citizen on 01452 690792 or 01242 278078 or email andrew.merrell@glosmedia.co.uk
