hairdressing

Double celebration for Hair At The Academy

It was fun, fizz, and frolics at a party for over 50 guests to mark HATA’S significant 20th Birthday held at Samuel Jones on Exeter Quay.

Founded by Mary Pugsley MBE IN 2004, Hair At The Academy is a unique training programme delivering hairdressing, barbering, customer service, Math & English, supporting vulnerable young adults in and around Exeter towards completion of work-...

Newly formed Hair in the Community kickstarts its unique barbering school with two sisters from St Petrock's

Hair at the Academy (HATA) announces its newly formed sister organisation ‘Hair in the Community CIC’ (HITC) a not-for-profit social enterprise, has kickstarted its free Community School of Barbering by taking on two sisters from St Petrock’s.

HITC has worked closely with St Petrock’s, an Exeter-based charity working on behalf of people experiencing homelessness, by providing free...

Apprentices prove they are a cut above

Apprentice hairdressers proved they were a cut above the rest during a competition to showcase the next generation of talent.

The young apprentices with Plymouth-based Skills Group took part in a two day competition demonstrating their skills in three categories – vintage styling (novice), glitz and glam styling (intermediate) and Punk, Rock ‘n’ Roll styling (advanced).

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