BREAKING NEWS SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

The Francesco Group in Cheltenham is holding a Ceroc charity dance day to raise funds for young children suffering from debilitating illnesses. Ceroc dancing, a fusion of jive and

salsa that can be danced to any type of music, will fill Cheltenham high street between 11am and 4pm on June 6. Plus all new clients visiting the salon

that day will be entitled to a haircut for a minimum charity donation of £10 on a first come, first served basis. They’re hoping to help raise £40,000

– some of which will go towards a life-changing operation for a 12-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer. It will permanently improve his sitting and standing posture. The remainder of the money will go

to Friends of the Nigel Hunter Nursery which works to improve the life quality of very young children with severe problems such as a half functioning heart. Francesco Group franchisee, Lisa

Wilde, came up with the idea after she reached the semi-finals of the British Championships in London for Ceroc dancing.

Dance the day away for a good cause.

LEARNING FROM THE BEST

The Fellowship’s Colour Project group was treated to a day of precision colouring and cutting courtesy of the Philosophy Art Team. Philosophy’s technical director Mark Creed and art director

Luke Anderson shared their knowledge and expertise working on models that perfectly illustrated salon-usable techniques beautifully fused with high fashion. In the afternoon the members of the Colour Project were

put on the spot and told to produce a micro collection from inspirational buzz-words supplied to them. And this innovative approach worked, as the students bonded and interpreted the semantics into looks and techniques that were both innovative and stunning.

Philosophy’s technical director Mark Creed with a model.

A sufferer removes his eye protection following the op. LIFE-CHANGING

Thousands of people living in the poorest areas of the world face losing their sight due to cataracts. The Fred Hollows Foundation aims to eradicate blindness caused by this debilitating condition, and now Joy Limited – the UK distributors of Morrocanoil haircare and its sister company Joy4u.com – has donated £10,000 to its cause. Leslie Spears, chairman of Joy Limited UK says: “We wanted

to celebrate our first 12 months in our new business and to us, success means sharing.”

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