Gozitan hairdressers seek that touch of class

A hairdressing marathon will be held at the Gozo Sports Complex between September 15 and 16 with activities running from 9 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.

About 50 students attending the Agius De Soldanis Girls' Secondary School and another 33 students who frequent the Girls' Secondary School at the Bishop's Conservatory in Victoria will participate in the event.

The students will assist qualified hairdressers who will be offering discounted services to visitors in a bid to raise funds to finance a pilot project underway which aims to give high-standard training to Gozitan hairdressers. Two qualified hairdressers established in Gozo held hairdressing classes for students over the past 10 weeks as part of a specialised programme. The programme will lead the two hairdressers to the acquisition of recognition as international qualified assessors, thus also enabling them to be qualified hairdresser trainers.

Funds collected during this marathon will be used by the respective schools to acquire equipment.

A hair show will bring activities to the end on each day.