Fellowship luncheon and awards 2011 - winners!

The festive season got into full swing with the 27th Fellowship for British Hairdressing Luncheon and Awards at The Dorchester Hotel, London.

A champagne reception kicked off the event, before guests made their way into the dining room to enjoy lunch and the awards ceremony.

Starting off the speeches, Fellowship Chancellor David Drew praised his co-host Mark Creed for bringing "reinvention, vigour and new energy" to the council through his role as president.

Mark spoke of his "immense pride" at being the organisation's 33rd president, adding that the hairdressing industry, "has a heart which beats with a creativity and noise like no other".

The Fellowship's new logo was unveiled, with a refreshed strap-line of 'Creative Excellence', before David revealed a good luck message from his local MP - none other than Prime Minister David Cameron.

A video showed Fellowship event highlights from the past year, including the President's Night and the F.A.M.E. team's ventures at Salon International

Lorraine Kelly accepts her Media Award

TV star Lorraine Kelly was the recipient Media Award for her ITV morning show, which was presented to her by celebrity hairdresser Richard Ward. Lorraine credited hairdressers with their own brand of "magic", saying: "You make people who come to visit you feel absolutely fantastic. How many jobs are there where you can say that?"

Consumer Image of the Year 2011 award-winners

Salon of the Year award went to Headquarters, while the Salon Group award was given to Cutting Room Creative. Ken Picton, Skyler McDonald, Karine Jackson and Christel Lundqvist were all chosen for the Consumer Images of the Year with their fashion-forward pictures, which will be used to represent the Fellowship to consumers throughout 2012.

Ann Herman accepts an award for her Outstanding Contribution to the Fellowship

Ann Herman had a surprise as she took to the stage to say grace, only to be presented with a well-deserved award for Outstanding Contribution to the Fellowship and British Hairdressing.

After guests enjoyed a delicious three-course meal, another treat came in the form of a video showing Mark Creed's meeting earlier this year with hairdressing legend Vidal Sassoon.

In the video, Vidal accepted an award for Ultimate Hair Icon, explaining "I owe so much to the Fellowship". He also emphasized the importance he places on younger hairdressers, saying "When you walk into a salon, go and talk to the kids first. They're the future of our craft".

A special bursary award involving the Sassoon Academy was then announced, details of which will be revealed in HJ next year.

HJ's Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Jayne Lewis-Orr accepts her Fellow with Distinction Award

Following this there were more awards, including an Unsung Hero Award presented by HJ editor Jayne Lewis-Orr to Philip Rogers. Jayne later returned to the stage alongside Richard Ward to pick up their Fellow with Distinction awards, before recognition of Lifetime Achievement went to Daniel Galvin.

Other highlights included the announcement of the new F.A.M.E. team, the hilarious Fellowship blooper video, Jade Tinker from Russell Eaton salon picking up Umberto Giannini Project X Student of the Year and Nick and Allison Ford scooping Fashion Focus Image of the Year.

Finally, Charles Worthington was tasked with presenting Fellowship Hairdresser of the Year award, which went to Bruce Masefield of Sassoon. Picking up his trophy, Bruce said "I don't think I need any more Christmas presents now, this is the best one!"

The celebrations then moved on to Mahiki, where cocktails and dancing kept guests going late into the night.

Check out all of the pictures from the event here!

Fellowship Award Winners

Media Award

Lorraine

Individual Salon of the Year

Headquarters

Group Salon of the Year

Cutting Room Creative

Image of the Year

Ken Picton

Skyler McDonald

Karine Jackson

Christel Lundqvist

Outstanding Contribution to Hairdressing

Ann Herman

Roll of Recognition

Julie Allen

Julie Bellinger-Gibb

Raymond Bird

Harriet Evans

Tony Hennessey

Jackie Lang

Sally Learmouth

Mo Nabbach

Johnny Paterson

William Sparacia

Jacki Wadeson

Maria Weijers

Salutation Awards

Coloursoft

Creative Head

Estetica

Hairdressers Journal International

Professional Hairdresser

Salon Business

Tribu-te

Sponsors Awards

Affinage

Aveda

Balmain

Bedhead

Catwalk

City & Guilds

Fudge

ghd

Goldwell

Great Lengths

Hairdressers Journal International

Joico

Kerastase

L'Oreal Professionnel

M atrix

Mizani

Paul Mitchell

Professional Hairdresser

Racoon

Redken

S Factor

Salon International

Schwarzkopf

TIGI

TIGI Colour

Wella Professionals.

Ultimate Hair Icon

Vidal Sassoon

Fellow with Honours

Ken Picton

Clive Collins and Paul Simbler

Karine Jackson

Unsung Hero Award

Philip Rogers

Fellow with Distinction

Richard Ward

Jayne Lewis-Orr

Lifetime Achievement

Daniel Galvin OBE

Umberto Giannini Project X Student of the Year

Jade Tinker

F.A.M.E Team 2012

Rebecca Hunt, Sanrizz

Ashleigh Hodges, Flame

Ryan Harris, Angels

Isabella Hyde, Rush  

Fashion Focus Image of the Year

Nick and Allison Ford

Fellowship Hairdresser of the Year

Bruce Masefield