ST GEORGE's Crypt, which does so much to help the homeless and
vulnerable in Leeds, celebrated International
Women's Day earlier this month by offering an enjoyable experience
to their women clients of a sort they would not normally be able to
have.
A beauty salon was set up in one of the training rooms, where
free facials and free manicures were given by a beautician,
enabling the recipients to have a quiet half-hour away from their
problems. In the afternoon, trainee stylists from Philips Hair
Academy gave a shampoo, conditioning treatment, and blow dry to
eight women - a new experience for several of them.
It was all appreciated. "The facial was amazing. I've never had
one before, and it was so relaxing," one of the recipients said. In
addition, with the help of donations from the law firm Eversheds,
ASDA, and Cameron Iron Works, 17 of the Crypt's most vulnerable
clients were given hampers of much-needed toiletries and
treats.