Students from the North Suffolk Skills Centre have been using their creativity to raise over £600 for a children’s charity.

The Level 2 hairdressing groups held a hair show at Halesworth Middle School, to raise money for Wish Upon a Star, a charity that grants wishes of children aged two to 16 with life threatening illnesses. The event showcased some of the skills and techniques the students had learnt throughout the course and featured styles with past, present, future, weddings and luminous themes.

Over 100 people supported the evening which also included a raffle to help boost the fundraising total, as well as entertainment from local band One Member Short and a Beccles street dance group.

Course tutor Jane Ingram said: “The evening was a huge success. By holding the show and other events including a car wash, market place bake sale and sponsored walk we were able to raise £627 for Wish Upon a Star. The students, staff and models worked really hard to make the hair show a success but really enjoyed the evening and the chance to demonstrate their hairdressing skills and ideas. The students would like to thank everyone who helped to make the evening a success – especially those people who supplied costumes, Bungay High School’s Assistant Head Teacher, Mark Attenburrow, who acted as compere and Halesworth Middle School for allowing us to use the school for the event.”