14/10/2026
One wellbeing session led to our members designing their own salon 🙌
After an external partner ran a wellbeing session at our Kettering centre, our members asked if they could do more activities like it.
Together, we came up with Hair & Care - our new, member-led wellbeing salon ✨
The salon is just for our members, and it’s helping them build confidence, develop communication and social skills, explore self-care and learn practical skills.
Members have shaped it at every stage, choosing the colours, furniture and layout, and weighing up what we need against what we can afford.
We’ve also made visual guides so everyone can take part as independently as possible, whether that’s a hand and head massage, hair care and styling, or learning salon skills.
For some members, it’s a chance to relax. For others, it could spark an interest in further learning, volunteering or vocational work.
We’re developing the project at a pace that works for our members, and we’re exploring partnerships with local colleges and other organisations.
It was their idea, and they’ll keep shaping what it becomes 💙
