Hair advice centre transform kids into their hair idols

British Business Awards Salon of the Year 2007 finalists the Hair Advice Centre helped to demonstrate the difference a hairdo makes as they transformed a classroom into a salon and created over 100 disco ‘dos in just two hours to raise money for charity. For one afternoon only, pupils from St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School in Englefield Green got the chance to look as cool as their pop idols and sporting heroes, as they had their tresses tended to by the experts before their Valentine’s Day disco, whilst raising money for their ‘Realising the Dream’ charitable fundraising project at the same time. A donation of just £1 secured them a captivating hairstyle, so whether the girls wanted to look like Leona Lewis with curly ringlets or boys wanted stylish spikes like Ronaldo, the hairdressers had all hands on ‘desks’ to transform the pupils ready for their party. The menu of mussed up manes, ponytails and pleats got the disco started in style and had the pupils’ bopping all the way through the corridor to the hall, just like their favourite High School Musical characters. With money raised going towards extra facilities for the school, the stylists proved they could cut it, by raising a helpful hundred pounds. St Cuthbert’s head teacher Mrs. Wilder was very thankful for the support: "The children enjoyed having their hair ringletted and spiked enormously, and was such a fun way to end a successful term!" Louise Wood owner of the Hair Advice Centre thought this was a fun way to generate awareness and much-needed money for St Cuthbert’s. "We thoroughly enjoyed being able to help raise money for such a worthy cause, and very much look forward to working with St. Cuthbert’s in the future."