Chichester stylists set off on African mission

STYLISTS from a Chichester hairdressers are heading off to South Africa today to help build a house for a family in crisis.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Oct 2015, 12:50 BST

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Holly Heath, Claire Eason, Michelle Ede and Carla French from Creations Hair and Beauty in Chichester are off to South Africa to volunteer for Coco's FoundationHolly Heath, Claire Eason, Michelle Ede and Carla French from Creations Hair and Beauty in Chichester are off to South Africa to volunteer for Coco's Foundation
Holly Heath, Claire Eason, Michelle Ede and Carla French from Creations Hair and Beauty in Chichester are off to South Africa to volunteer for Coco's Foundation

The team from Creations Hair and Beauty, in Southgate, are volunteering with Coco’s Foundation.

Holly Heath, Claire Eason, Michelle Ede and Carla French are making the 36-hour journey to the Kwa-Zulu Natal region of South Africa to help a family living in desperate conditions.

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Their mission follows a successful Creations Hair and Beauty challenge set three years ago, to raise £13,500 to send four of the team, plus three other volunteers, to one of the poorest regions in the world.

Emma Shepherd, business development manager, explained: “The task was to build two houses, support a feeding project for one year at a local school and built an allotment to start a co-operative in the local community.

“That team headed off one year ago and completed their project, along with raising nearly £25,000, going way over their initial target.

“A second group of stylists, inspired by the stories, decided to embark on their own fundraising mission and raised a further £15,000 to help once more.”

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This team will be away for 18 days and their journey can be followed via www.creationshairandbeauty.com/africablog

Carolyn Sweeney, owner of Creations Hair and Beauty, said: “I am so proud of my team wanting to take on these challenges.

“The troubles they face when they get to Africa will be on a massive scale. The fact the region has been in drought for nine months is the first hurdle.”

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