It has been an excellent beginning to my placement at LIFT.

Now 2 weeks down, I’ve really enjoyed getting to know the exciting 2010 program, as well as the other staff.

One of my main projects is Haircuts by Children, by Mammalian Diving Reflex. This event involves teaching children between 9-12 years of age how to cut hair during a week of workshops with a professional hair stylist. On three dates during LIFT, these children will completely take over a few salons in London; giving haircuts and colouring hair as well as meeting and greeting customers, calling customers to remind them about appointments, selling refreshments and cleaning up. Madness? More like loads of fun! And the best thing is that anyone can book a free, unique, child designed haircut.

At the moment we are busily recruiting child hairdressers and scouting out salons so stay tuned for further details.