Help the 1 in 3 children living in poverty in Tameside by donating a new, unwrapped toy and make it a Christmas to remember for them. Please we cannot accept second hand toys. For further information visit www.tameside4goog.org.uk

Why not take advantage of some fantastic offers with our National Hairdressing Federation "Photographic Fashion Stylist" Runner Up Chloe.

We are pleased to announce the winners of our recent fund raising event for Alvanley Champions.

A big thanks to all our customers, family and friends who bought raffle tickets and helped us raise over £440.  Winners are Barbara Havery, Melted Ego wax burner #MarkStowers, cup cakes 🍰 Simply Cakes #PatJackson, Picture frame @handmade4everkeepsakes #HelenWalker, perfume monika nails #SueScanlon, shampoo, cut & blowdry The Leading Edge Hair & Beauty Miss #Hadfield, mixed bag Xmas cards Janet (salon client) hand bag £15 #MariaMckeena My Wish UK £50 high street gift card. #PeterChester’s, spiced Body Shop Apple 🍏 bomb #BradHolden Hawaiian Scrub.

All winners contacted and informed. Thanks again to all who supported this great cause. @alvanleyfamilypractice

A big thanks to all our customers and staff who donated toys for Christmas 2017. Tameside4good have sent this update so you can see what a difference you all made.

Dear Alan,

Thank you to The Leading Edge Hair & Beauty for donating to the Tameside Christmas Toy Appeal.

 On behalf of ourselves and partners, we would like to reiterate our thanks for taking part in the Toy Appeal. Your gifts and those of your staff, together with other participating organisations, have meant nearly 1000 toys were collected, enabling children in over 100 families to receive gifts on Christmas Day. 

 We have received several wonderful reports on the difference the appeal makes, which we would like to share with you.

 “I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who contributed! We had every different type of toy you can imagine and some people clearly dedicated lots of time and effort, as there were hand-knitted dolls that were beautiful and unique gifts for children who would otherwise have gone without. It was heart-warming to see the generosity of the people of Tameside and made us all well and truly feels the spirit of Christmas!”

 “Thank you so much! It was a God-send. And one of the presents I got for my son, a chess set, was perfect for him as he’s in a chess club in school.”

 One of the Family Support workers said

 “We gave to one family with a child,  and the toys were the main presents he got.”

 “Another family was staying in emergency accommodation fleeing Domestic Violence, and was very grateful for the gifts”

 The Tameside Christmas Toy Appeal was organised by Tameside 4 Good, Tameside Reporter/ Tameside Radio, Tameside Rotary and Tameside Council's Early Help Team. We would like to thank you again for your contributions.

 Please let us know if you will be joining us again this December, by responding to this email.

 We are planning future fundraising events to support local causes, see our website https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/our-impact-0

for details of the impact your support is having.

PRIDE OF TAMESIDE BUSINESS AWARDS

We are proud to have won Tameside's Hair & Beauty Business of the Year 2017

The Pride of Tameside Business Awards celebrate the outstanding work of businesses from different sectors and inspirational individuals from across the region.

The awards are free to enter and feature categories for businesses across all sectors as well as awards for individual entrepreneurs and services.

The 2017 awards were judged by a panel made up of internal and external representatives. Judging is a two-stage process including pre-scoring to determine shortlists and a final judging session to decide the winners.

Make your Christmas appointment early to secure one of our expert stylists. Appointments now being taken.

NEW fast tanning lay down sunbed with Collagen face booster and Body and Leg booster tubes now available in our Hyde salon. The bed is fitted with collagen face booster tubes which stimulate and increase collagen production to regenerate skin by reducing fine lines, Wrinkles and Scars!

The beds body and leg booster tubes are designed to increase tanning production. £1 for 3 mins

*Please note we do NOT allow any person under the age of 18 to use the sunbeds

Hyde hair and beauty salon sees sales up by ten per cent and creates new jobs

Local MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, Jonathan Reynolds, visited a small business in his constituency, which has seen a ten per cent rise in sales year-on-year and created two new jobs as a result of upgrading to fibre broadband. The Leading Edge Hair and Beauty salon in Hyde, Greater Manchester, has used the new technology to enhance business systems and communications to engage better with customers. The number of new clients is up by 64 per cent, with almost 90 per cent saying they found the salon through the internet.

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Jonathan Reynolds MP said: “Well done to Alan and all at The Leading Edge for making such a success of their superfast broadband. They’ve created a salon fit for the future that’s engaging customers in great new ways. I’m delighted they are seeing the rewards from their innovations.”

Alan Havery, co-owner of The Leading Edge, said: “The growth of our business wouldn’t have been possible without the faster broadband speeds. There are 36,000 regulated hair salons in the UK, so it’s really important to attract clients. We can provide good customer service once they are through the doors, but it’s about bringing in new people and maintaining strong customer retention rates. What we’re doing is innovating using technology. Instead of a picture of the outside of the salon, when people find us online, they can experience a video walk through of the inside. Lots of businesses do this, but not many hair salons so we’re able to get ahead of the competition.”

As well as helping them to market themselves better, fibre broadband has changed the way customers book appointments. Alan explains: “Convenience is what people want so we’ve introduced systems that allow customers to book appointments whenever they want and from wherever, using the new app we launched in July, on the website or through social media channels. A fireman on a night shift made a booking at ten past midnight for a time both him and his wife could come in. Since launching the app, online bookings are up by 98 per cent on the previous year, and now provide almost 19 per cent of overall bookings.”

The new systems have benefited staff as well as customers. Alan explains: “Salon staff can consult the online booking system from their smartphones either in the morning or the night before to better plan their time. We’ve significantly reduced the number of no shows as we’re able to contact customers via their preferred channel to confirm appointments. They can re-book, so we free up appointments at busy times and it saves the business money. Also, reviews influence 89 per cent of people’s purchasing decisions, so we ask for feedback and publish these reviews on social media channels. We have a five star rating on Facebook now.”

Mark Chamberlain, BT’s Get Digital Faster programme manager, said: “Businesses and consumers are seeing the benefits high speed broadband can provide.  Access to everyday products and services becomes easier, quicker and people can get better value for money, while job hunting, homework, running a business, using social media and finding entertainment are all at your fingertips. As we continue to fill in gaps in coverage, I’d urge people to check availability for their postcode and upgrade now as there are good deals available through a wide range of internet service providers.”

Fibre broadband has been deployed in parts of Hyde and Greater Manchester by the Get Digital Faster programme which reaches postcodes not covered by existing commercial networks. It is a £15 million partnership between BT and eight local authorities – with Stockport as the lead, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan – the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) and European Union Regional Development Fund. Overseen by Transport for Greater Manchester, more than 47,000 homes and businesses will be able to access fibre broadband by Spring 2017, meaning 99 per cent of the area will be covered when combined with private sector commercial networks.

Under the Get Digital Faster programme, engineers from BT’s local network business, Openreach, have installed 540 green roadside cabinets and 50km of fibre-optic cable to bring high-speed broadband to more than 46,000 properties across the region. In total, almost 740,000 properties across Greater Manchester can now access faster speeds when combined with BT’s own commercial network rollout. The Openreach network is open to all broadband service providers on an equal wholesale basis.

Find out more about Get Digital Faster at www.get-digital-faster.info.

For press/media inquiries please contact:

Janet Hare, BT Regional Press Office on 0800 085 0660

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