NEWS
REDROW DONATES LIFE-SAVING DEFIBRILLATOR TO
LOCAL SCHOOL IN TENTERDEN
The South East division at leading UK housebuilder
Redrow has provided local secondary school
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre with a
defibrillator for its PE department. The life-saving
equipment will be installed close to both indoor PE
facilities and the new 3G pitch, and is being donated
in memory of Homewood School pupil Ben
Hammond who tragically died from an undiagnosed
heart defect.
The Tenterden-based school supports the charity
Team Ben Hammond, which aims to raise money
and awareness to support annual heart screenings
for young people. A report from the British Heart
Foundation states that there are on average 30,000
cardiac arrests outside of hospital per year. Retailing
at around £1000, a defibrillator increases the chances
of surviving a cardiac arrest by 10%, making it a
vital piece of equipment.
Ben Fewsdale, regional director at Redrow South
East, commented: “Defibrillators are critical life-
saving equipment and it is astounding how many
schools continue to not have one on site. Many are
unaware that cardiac arrests can affect children. We
are pleased to be lending our support providing a
defibrillator for the PE department at Homewood
School.”
Jeremy Single, principal at Homewood School,
commented: "I am extremely grateful to Redrow
for their very kind donation of a defibrillator in
memory of Homewood student Ben Hammond who
tragically died in 2016. The defibrillator will be
located close to our main PE facilities and staff are
due to be trained imminently in its use. With cardiac
arrests affecting so many young people, it is imperative
that we are prepared in schools to deal with
such medical emergencies. We continue to support
the charity 'Team Ben Hammond' with pride and
will do everything possible to help raise money
and awareness to support heart screenings for
young people."
ILLUMINATE SKIN & WELLNESS
WINS BEST CLINIC SOUTH ENGLAND
AT AESTHETICS AWARDS 2019
West Malling-based Illuminate Skin & Wellness beat six other impressive finalists to
take home the The Profhilo Award for Best Clinic South England at the renowned
Aesthetics Awards 2019.
The private clinic selected by an impressive judging panel consisting of industry leaders
from across the aesthetics specialty. Illuminate’s commitment to excellence in customer
service, patient care and patient safety, as well as evidence of good feedback from
patients, stood out from the competition.
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SISTER JOAN SALON
CELEBRATES FIRST
ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW
WINTER PACKAGES
Founded by lifelong friends, Roxane Attarrd and Keziah Stillwell,
the Cliftonville-based hair salon, which has been recognised as a
destination salon and featured as one of the top things to do in
Margate by Conde Nast Traveller magazine, has marked its one year
anniversary with a range of new treatment packages.
Medical director and founder, Dr Sophie Shotter said: “I’m so delighted for the whole
team at Illuminate. Everyone works so hard to make the clinic a centre of excellence
where our patients feel cared for. This award is testament to everyone’s hard work.
We will keep working at making Illuminate even better for all of our amazing patients,
old and new, in 2020!” The Pre-Holiday Primp offers a colour, cut, and deep conditioning
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party or work celebration.
Greenhithe’s Elite Aesthetics, fronted by Dr Shirin Lakhai, was commended in the
same category, whilst Tinkable Aesthetics, which has a branch in Ashford, was
commended in the Best Clinic Group UK & Ireland (3 clinics or more) category. The forthcoming year will continue to build on the thriving salon’s
growth, with Roxane and Keziah currently renovating rooms above
the salon, ready to offer a complete ‘hairbnb’ experience.