Our Hair Dryer Amnesty has begun!

We invite anyone who has received new hair drying or styling equipment for Christmas to bring their old working appliances into the salon so that they can be safety checked and then donated to local charity, Grow Glos who will distribute them to worthwhile causes such as The Cheltenham Women’s Refuge.

Stuart said: “We have declared this amnesty because we know that there are hundreds of perfectly good pieces of equipment gathering dust in the back of wardrobes all across the county.  We wanted to invite our clients to donate them to us so that we can give them a good home elsewhere and what better place than the local women’s refuge.  It is our way of giving something back to the community that we live and work in.”

The amnesty idea came about during staff discussions about Christmas presents and how there are so many innovative products coming on to the market that tempt people into buying something new when their old hair dryer, straighteners or tongs are still perfectly acceptable.

Everyone bringing in a hair styling appliance will receive a letter thanking them for their contribution and explaining a little about this worthwhile cause.  They will also receive 3 discount vouchers, 30% off beauty, 20% off electrical, in case they didn’t get the lusted after hair dryer that they’d dropped numerous hints about and a 10% discount off retail products.

Stuart and the staff chose Grow Glos, a registered local charity, to donate the appliances to as they work closely with Cheltenham Women’s Refuge.  Grow are a community based charity providing support in the shape of mentoring, caring for or helping those that find themselves disadvantaged or excluded from general society.

Grow work with Cheltenham Women’s Refuge in various ways.  The Grow volunteers recently took the women and children from the refuge to the Winter Wonderland at Westonbirt Arboretum for a Christmas treat.  They have also collected presents for the refuge for Christmas and are helping to coordinate a monthly pamper day for the new year and offer the women NLP training courses to help them cope and manage their experiences.

Kym Swire, a representative from Grow said: “We really appreciate this initiative from The Stuart Holmes Hair & Beauty Spa.  I think it’s a really fantastic idea and I know that the gesture will be really welcomed at the refuge.”

For more information about Grow Glos please visit www.growglos.org or to make a donation please visit www.justgiving.com/growglos/Donate