The Fellowship Focus
Welcome to our monthly Fellowship Focus, where this month, we share the exciting launch of Project Wales and Project Northern Ireland, after the success of Project Scotland, and announce the 2025 Fellowship Awards!
THE LAUNCH OF PROJECT WALES AND PROJECT NORTHERN IRELAND
After the success of Project Scotland’s inaugural year, the Fellowship for British Hairdressing are delighted to announce the expansion of their regional projects with the announcement of the launch of Project Wales and Project Northern Ireland. Both Project Wales and Project Northern Ireland are unique programmes designed to showcase and develop the region’s top hairdressing talent across all areas of creativity—cutting, colouring, and styling. Project Wales is being led by multi-award-winning Cardiff-based hair stylist and founder of CHAIR salons, Casey Coleman. Project Northern Ireland will be headed up by 2024 F.A.M.E. Team Member, Stephen Campbell.
What Project Wales and Project Northern Ireland offers:
Comprehensive creative development: Covering every aspect of hair artistry, from cutting and colouring to styling and beyond.
Learning from the best: Team mentees will have the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from some the leading hair professionals that Wales and Ireland have to offer.
Real-world exposure: Whether through photoshoots, stage work, live sessions, or other creative projects, this programme provides opportunities to put newly developed skills into practice.
Supporting talent: The focus is on nurturing local talent, helping team mentees grow within the industry and contribute to region’s hairdressing community.
Project Wales and Project Northern Ireland are all about fostering creativity and collaboration, giving hair professionals the tools and inspiration to continue growing and pushing boundaries in their craft.
Casey Coleman, Project Wales Leader said, “Offering Welsh Fellowship members the chance to gain opportunities for education with some of Wales’ iconic industry figures. Project members will have access to a year’s worth of education in cutting, colour, styling, avant-garde, social media, stage presenting and textured hair, as well as being given the chance to work on stage and take part in a creative photoshoot. Buckle up because this is going to be one hell of a ride!”
Stephen Campbell, Project Northern Ireland shared, “Northern Ireland getting its chance to showcase the incredible talent it has to offer is so exciting, not only for the ever-emerging talent, but also for the phenomenal trailblazers who we’ll have mentorship days with as part of Project Northern Ireland – These are people I look up to myself, who have and continue to shape the hairdressing industry, and for them to share their knowledge and advice with the mentees is an opportunity I cannot recommend enough for anyone considering applying.”
THE FELLOWSHIP FOR BRITISH HAIRDRSSING LAUNCH 2025 AWARDS
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing are proud to launch the Fellowship Luncheon & Awards for 2025 – the biggest and best independent awards event in the industry.
The awards are split into two different categories: Image of the Year Awards and Art & Commerce Awards. All awards winners will be celebrated at The Fellowship for British Hairdressing’s Luncheon & Awards taking place on the Monday the 1st of December 2025 at the exclusive Londoner Hotel on Leicester Square.
The Luncheon is an unmissable event, which sees Fellowship members, sponsors, brand partners, and their guests come together to network, all whilst celebrating the evolution of the Fellowship as it continues to shape the future of hairdressing.
Barry Stephens, CEO of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing said, “We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2025 awards. These awards are for everyone – whether you are a creative who wants to showcase their latest collection, or you have a more business focused approach, there is something for everyone. We also have our Honours Awards, which allow us to reward our Fellowship Members for their hard work and dedication to The Fellowship”.
IMAGE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Fellowship Image of the Year Award
Colour Image of the Year Award
Men’s Image of the Year Award
Afro Image of the Year Award
Snapshot Image of the Year Award
International Image of the Year Award
ART & COMMERCE AWARDS
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS SPACE of the Year Award
BARBER BUSINESS of the Year Award
SALON BUSINESS of the Year Award
EDUCATOR of the Year Award
The TREVOR SORBIE AWARD for Creative & Commercial Innovation
HONOURS AWARDS
Hairdresser of the Year
Fellow with Honours
Fellow with Distinction
Gold Medal Award
Hall of F.A.M.E. Award – please note that this award is by invitation only.
Community Hero Award
Member of the Year Award
Session Hair Stylist of the Year Award
(please note our internal awards are nomination only by Fellowship members).
