The Fellowship Focus
Let’s dive into our regular Fellowship Focus as we discover what the Fellowship has been up to in their jam-packed schedules, as well as what’s in store for the coming months!
Fellowship Introduction Day
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing’s Introduction Day is an opportunity for Level II and apprentices to gain incredible insight into the importance of the Fellowship and how the organisation can support and develop them and their skillset throughout their career. The event which took place at Trafford College in Manchester involved a jam-packed morning of live demos and a Q&A with a panel of industry professionals. This panel included: Michelle Griffin, the Vice President, Patricia Davis, Design Essentials International Lead Educator, Stacey Wright, Wahl Artistic Team member and past F.A.M.E. Team Member, Oliva Brady, Fellowship Youth Board and Project X support and Jordan Heyes, past ClubStar Art Team member.
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing and Trafford College have had a long-standing relationship with the college being eager to enrol their students with ClubStar memberships. The ClubStar membership includes access to all of the Fellowship’s educational content, free tickets to their live member events and networking opportunities with industry icons.
Barry Stephens, CEO of the Fellowship commented, “We are elated to have the hosted this event in collaboration with Trafford College, who we plan to work with closely in the future, being one of the most established and recognised training facilities in the UK known for its incredible training policies and education team. We look forward to working with them further and giving the students more opportunities to develop their hairdressing skills and knowledge.”
Fellowship Creative XChange™ Launch!
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing is delighted to announce the launch of their brand-new platform sharing events – the Fellowship Creative XChange™. These events are an opportunity for creatives to come together to present new ideas and techniques, collaborate with like-minded individuals to build stronger local communities and educational learning HUBS. The Creative XChange™ events will seek to cover all aspects of the hairdressing and barbering industry, from traditional to contemporary techniques in cutting, styling, colour and barbering across all hair types and textures.
The Events will be taking place in Salons, Barber Shops, and Independent Spaces throughout the UK, under licence from and promoted by the Fellowship for British Hairdressing to encourage all professional hairdressers in the local area to come along and take part or just soak up the atmosphere and learn some new techniques it’s where “creativity meets innovation”, right on your doorstep. Ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask or showcase a technique or a trend that you’ve been perfecting. The Creative XChange™ has something for everyone.
Fellowship Creative XChange™ have been implemented to build up local creative communities and encourage professionals to become members of the Fellowship and to apply for the Fellowship’s Bespoke Education Projects.
Ashleigh Hodges, the President of Fellowship added, “Hairdressing is one of the most creative professions in the world – and we’re so lucky that have a community of like-minded professionals that want to collaborate with one another and help each other to grow and develop their skills -and the Fellowship Creative XChange™ aims to help doing just that! We hope to build communities of creatives whose passion for the craft align, whilst creating a space for them to come together to present and collaborate on new ideas and techniques.”
Dates for the Diary:
Monday the 7th of April: Fellowship Creative XChange Farnham
6:30PM – 9PM
Voila Hair Studio, 48 Downing Street, Farnham, GU9 7PH
Monday the 14th of April: Fellowship Creative Xchange Glasgow
6:30PM – 9PM
The BB Collective, 172 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 2TU
Tickets available here: https://fellowshiphair.com/book-tickets/
Alfaparf Milano Partners with the Fellowship for 2025
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing is delighted to announce their partnership with ALFAPARF Milano Professional for Project Scotland. Alfaparf Milano is Italy’s leading brand in the professional hair sector, providing Italian inspired products and solutions for hair that have been created in collaboration with hairstylists.
In the Project’s inaugural year, ALFAPARF Milano has partnered with Project Scotland and will be working closely alongside Project Leader, Colin McAndrew. This is to ensure thar project members can extend their knowledge and skills in the latest education, trends, and techniques, as well as boosting their product knowledge.
Project Scotland is all about fostering creativity and collaboration, giving hair professionals the tools and inspiration to continue growing and pushing boundaries in their craft. The project focuses on nurturing local Scottish talent, helping team mentees grow within the industry, whilst contributing to Scotland’s hairdressing community.
Colin McAndrew, Project Scotland Leader shared, “We’re excited to be working with ALFAPARF Milano Professional, which will bring even more opportunities for the team members. This partnership is a great opportunity to keep them up to date with the latest trends and techniques, whilst allowing us to do more project days and offer amazing education to inspire the future generation of hairdressing.”
