Showing posts with label South West. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South West. Show all posts

Saturday, 15 August 2015

And the Gloucestershire Business Awards Finalists are...

As many of you may have realised, I live and work in Gloucestershire in the South West of the UK, and whilst I have ambition to raise awareness of hairloss across the UK (with some other lovely gents and ladies), I'm also trying to stick my head above the parapet in my local area too!

Anyway, I'm proud to announce that the finalists for the Gloucestershire Business Awards have been decided and that Pretty Bald, together with apt marketing & pr has become a finalist for the “Best Marketing Campaign” category thanks to the success of the Pretty Bald Alopecia Awareness Calendar! Entering these awards is just one way of raising awareness, and even if we don't win, the business and the cause will benefit from local press coverage, as well as greater awareness in the community. Hopefully this will translate into better awareness of hairloss and importantly, more fundraising.

The Gloucestershire Business Awards are a prestigious local event and encourage businesses all over the Gloucestershire county to come together and celebrate their growth and achievements. The annual award ceremony is now in its eighteenth year and Pretty Bald was one of 134 businesses who entered across all the awards categories. We're delighted to be one of four finalists in the “Best Marketing Campaign” category and wish the best of luck to our fellow finalists BAM agency, Barrington Ayre Shirtmaker and Tailor, and Rock the Cotswolds!

The awards will be held at the Cheltenham Racecourse in October with a fancy three course meal and awards presentation... any excuse to buy a new dress and maybe even a new wig!

It’s so exciting! Fingers crossed!

Victoria x

www.prettybald.co.uk Twitter: @PrettyBald

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Remember @ChristophSoeder? Well here's more about his project...

Exactly a month ago today, I put a call out for Alopecians in the South West / Wales who would be happy to be photographed bald by Christoph Soeder for his University project. I was one such 'model' for the project, and now I have an update for you...

As well as being incredibly busy trekking the country to photograph #BaldHeadedBeauties, Christoph has also been putting a lot of thought and work into preparing for his final project! He has opted for the title "Faces Unfading" evoking the feeling that a lack of hair doesn't mean a lack of presence! Love it!

His exhibition opens on the Friday 29th of May at 7pm in Cardiff at Jacobs Market...

Here's the website bio...
"We're looking forward to welcoming you at West Wharf Gallery, an open relaxed space for contemporary arts at the top Jacobs Antique Market in central Cardiff on Friday 29th May, 2015. The photographic work displayed will showcase the diverse talents and practices of all our members, ranging from traditional documentary to more conceptual, contemporary photography. Alongside the exhibition, we will also be compiling and releasing a publication of our work."

In the meantime, Christoph has done a great job of capturing the natural me, and whilst I look far from perfect (plus my eyebrows are too dark), I rather like the style! Here's a sneak peek at just one of the images you may see at the exhibition...


Victoria x

www.prettybald.co.uk Twitter: @PrettyBald