May 2010

AMIGOS Fashion Show

On May 13th a fashion show was held in the Barnstaple Hotel in aid of AMIGOS, a charity which trains young orphans in Uganda to transform their lives.

Golds was pleased to do the hairstyles of the models at the fashion show and the show was attended by many of our staff.

golds celebrates its 10th anniversery
In spring 2000 golds hair salon at 12 Gammon Walk, Barnstaple opened its doors for the first time. The business started with 5 stylists and 1 beauty therapist and with an ambition to become the leading salon in Barnstaple.

The business, which focused on quality, customer service and price, quickly became established and gradually expanded. After 3 years golds moved its beauty services to a new salon at 23 Pilton Street and expanded the Barnstaple salon to accommodate 15 stylist stations. After another few years the Barnstaple salon was re-furbished and the number of stations increased to 18. Meanwhile the beauty salon increased its staff to 2 therapists. In September 2008 golds opened a new salon in Ilfracombe with a staff of 7.

Many of golds clients have been with us over the ten years and many more became clients over the years. We thank all of our clients for their custom and look forward to welcoming new clients in the years ahead. The salons are focused on quality and customer service. All of our stylists and beauty therapists are fully qualified and are given additional training every year. We have 5 apprentices every year and train them to become our stylists of the future.

Golds was last year awarded "Training Salon of the Year" by Petroc College and this year four staff won training awards from the college. We will continue to put a high emphasis on training staff to an extremely high level. Customer serviced is all important and we try to ensure that all clients enjoy their visits to golds and walk out with a great hair style or beauty treatment. We are not the priciest salon in town nor are the cheapest. We aim to give a top class service at a reasonable price.

With further expansion in the pipeline, golds has high hopes that the next 10 years will see the business develop further by providing an even better service to our clients.

London Marathon

Rachel successfully ran the London Marathon on 25th April. Kerry (who could not run because of an injury) went to London with Rachel to give her moral support and to take photos.

Rachel finished the marathon in 4hrs 1 minute, she was in the first third (11437th out of 36000+) of runners to finish. She was the 2111th lady to finish which again was a great achievement.

Congratulations and 'well done' to Rachel who ran to raise money for Calvert Trust Exmoor (a North Devon charity which provides activity based holidays for people with disabilities). The final tally is not yet in but she has raised around £2000. Fantastic. Many thanks to everyone who sponsored her and Kerry.

Here are a few photos from the big day.

April 2010

Golds girls win awards

Tina, Kat and Hayley

Tash

Four golds staff have won awards in the Petroc College Hair Acadamy 2010 Competition.

Kat Dart won 1st Place NVQ Level 3 Year 2 with a Disney Themed hairstyle. Hayley Stapleton won 1st Place NVQ Level 2 Year 1 for Wash N Finish. Tash Green won 2nd Place NVQ Level 2 Year 2 for a colour n finish and Tina Dunmore won 3rd Place NVQ Level 2 Year 2 for an Evening n Bridal style. Congratulations to all four who are our up and coming stars of the future.

Golds girls win awards

On 17th April 2000 golds in Barnstaple opened its doors for the first time. Since then the business has grown into three salons, two hair and one beauty.

Golds are now the leading hair salons in North Devon and this has been achieved by concentrating on quality, service and price. We look forward to providing an even better service to our clients in the next ten years.

March 2010

Running for Gold

Kerry is having to withdraw from running in the London Marathon due to injury. During training she damaged her Achilles tendon and her physiotherapist has told her she cannot run. Kerry is disappointed but philosophical about this. Rachel will now run the marathon alone but with many supporters in the wings.

February 2010

Running for Gold

Two staff members from golds are running the London Marathon in April to raise money for Calvert Trust Exmoor.

Rachel and Kerry in training.

Calvert Trust Exmoor is a charity based at Wistlandpound Reservoir in North Devon, which provides activity based holidays for people with disabilities. People of all ages and with a variety of physical or mental disabilities visit the Centre and are encouraged and helped to climb, swim, sail, canoe, ride a horse, absail, and pa variety of other activities. They learn to do things they thought were impossible for them and to gain a new level of independence. Their families and carers also participate in all the activities.

This charity needs funds to keep on improving it’s facilities and to provide subsidised holidays for the less well-off.

Kerry Whitefield (Deputy MD) and Rachel Higgs (Receptionist and Cash Manager) at golds have visited the Calvert Trust Centre at Wistlandpound and have agreed to run the marathon to raise funds for the charity.

Kerry and Rachel are photographed here running in their ‘golds’ catsuits and we are still working on getting them to run the marathon in these !!

Rachel and Kerry

  If you would like to sponsor these brave girls we have sponsorship forms in each of the salons. They need your encouragement!

November 2009

Training Salon Award

David Dodd, College Principle, presenting the award to Kerry Whitefield and Louisa Lang)

Golds hair salon in Barnstaple has won a ‘Best Training Salon 2008/9 Award’ from Petroc College (formerly North Devon College). At an awards ceremony held in the Park Hotel Barnstaple on Friday 13th November Directors Louisa Lang and Kerry Whitefield were presented with a plaque, a certificate and a bouquet of flowers by David Dodd the College Principal. Golds has five modern apprentices who study on a day release basis at the College and also provides work experience to a number of students every year.

Golds Sponsors Tennis Tournament

In October 2009 golds sponsored the Aegon ProAm Ladies Tennis Tournament held in Barnstaple. Many of the top young lady players in Europe took part during the week long tournament which culminated in very exciting doubles and singles finals on the Sunday. Golds directors Louisa Kerry and Brian took part in the presentations to the winners.

This was the 2nd year of this important tournament and with next years prize money rising to $75,000 the tournament looks set to become a permanent feature on the tennis circuit.

Kerry and Louisa congratulate the Doubles winners Anna Smith (UK) and Johanna Larsson (Sweden)

FACEBOOK

Golds now has a ‘golds hair salon’ group on facebook. This features social photographs of the golds staff and also has chatty comments from members. If you are on facebook and would like to join the group just type in ‘golds’ in the ‘search’ box on the top right-hand corner of your home page and up will pop ‘golds hair salon’ It’s then very easy to join. Everyone welcome.

CONGRATULATIONS

Jasmine at golds in Ilfracombe has recently qualified as a hair stylist, having gained an NVQ 2 in hairdressing from Petroc College. Having successfully completed her two year apprenticeship Jasmine now becomes a Junior Stylist.

BEST FLORAL DISPLAY

Gammon Walk in Barnstaple where golds salon is located won this years 'Best Floral Display' in the 'Barnstaple in Bloom' competition. The Street was awarded a certificate and Vase which are on display in J&A Cameras window.