A SELECTION OF THE ESSENTIALS

Lions Barber Collective charity to close

The Lions Barber Collective is closing its charity format due to a lack of funding, founder Tom Chapman has revealed. The charity offers mental health and suicide prevention training to barbers and stylists, to help them recognise symptoms of mental ill health in clients and signpost them to relevant support services.

Back in March, Tom reached out to the industry looking for fundraising support after discovering that despite being acknowledged in the government’s strategy to combat suicide in the UK, the charity had not received any funding from the allocated budget for the cause. However, he revealed on Instagram the charity’s closure: “In the current economic climate, many charities are struggling financially and we are no different. We have therefore taken the very difficult decision to bow out gracefully.”

As Tom owns the intellectual property, he plans to continue The Lions Barber Collective and its pop-ups as a product from his training company. He is moving training into colleges to prepare the next generation of hair pros, the most current partner being Wrexham College.

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BACK IN THE DAZED: RANKIN 1991-2001

A new exhibition from photographer Rankin, Back in the Dazed features a decade of his work across the legendary Dazed & Confused magazine at London’s 180 The Strand. At the forefront of Cool Britannia and ’90s style, Rankin was the magazine’s co-founder and first photographic editor. He shot more than 200 editorials for the title, with subjects ranging from cult actors and Brit Pop bands to working-class kids styling it out on the street.

Ends 23 June; 180studios.com/rankin

Helen Mirren, ‘Mirren Mirren On The Wall’, by Rankin for Dazed & Confused, 1998

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UK SCOOPS GLOSS BOSS WIN

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L’Oréal unveils contest

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