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TOBY TAKES THE CHOP
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BACK TO SCHOOL FOR ANDY WILLIS OF ANDY’S BARBERS BEFORE
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ANDY WILLIS GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
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TOBY NISBETT AT JARREDS BARBERS
his little rockstar recently visited Jarred Liddington of Jarred’s Barbers (@jarredsbarbers) in Lydney after two and a half years of growing out his hair. Toby Niblett is just nine years old but decided that if he was going to go for the chop, he may as well donate his beautiful hair for the Little Princess Trust and raise some cash too. Toby said “I first heard about this charity when I read a story in a book about another boy who did the same thing with his hair. It really inspired me. I think it is a kind thing to do and 10 / WWW.MODERNBARBER.CO.UK
“IT REALLY INSPIRED ME. I THINK IT IS A KIND THING TO DO AND THEY CAN MAKE GOOD USE OF MY REALLY LONG HAIR.” they can make good use of my really long hair.” The transformation was awesome but not as awesome as the gesture and the £700 plus Toby has raised so far. www.justgiving.com/ tobytakesthechop.
hen it comes to a proactive career choice the barbering industry is often last on the list (even if it makes the list) when it comes to recommendations for young school leavers. Without doubt the industry is experiencing a skills shortage that has no signs of improving, so Andy Willis of Andy’s Barbers took matters into his own hands and went back to school. Andy participated in a careers presentation day at the local secondary school. “If I inspire even one student to consider barbering then it’s a worthwhile use of time. Barbering is a great career choice that can provide excellent career development opportunities, good weekly pay and job satisfaction and so I wanted to share my knowledge on the subject,” says Andy. Andy talked to groups of 20 Year 8 pupils to share his positive messages about the benefits of choosing a career in barbering. Andy is looking forward to going back to the school early in the New Year to speak with Year 10’s (14-15 year olds) who will be gearing up for their GCSE exams and starting to explore options and Saturday jobs! Andy recommends other barbershop employers reach out to the Head Teachers of their local secondary schools to get involved.
