Beauty UK 2008 will be held at the NEC Sunday 13 April, 10am to 5pm and Monday 14 th April, 10am to 5pm . There is free admission to this trade-only event if you are a salon owner or manager, qualified beauty therapist, nail technician, college buyer, final year student or complementary therapy practitioner. You will be able to see demonstrations of beauty, spa, and nails techniques and equipment and there will also be educational seminars. To see the list of exhibitors and apply for free tickets click on the Beauty UK link.
Monday 31 March 2008
Beauty UK 2008 will be held at the NEC Sunday 13 April, 10am to 5pm and Monday 14 th April, 10am to 5pm . There is free admission to this trade-only event if you are a salon owner or manager, qualified beauty therapist, nail technician, college buyer, final year student or complementary therapy practitioner. You will be able to see demonstrations of beauty, spa, and nails techniques and equipment and there will also be educational seminars. To see the list of exhibitors and apply for free tickets click on the Beauty UK link.
Thursday 27 March 2008
Style in the City 3-6 April 2008
There is an fashion event next week that you will not have to travel far to experience, as it will be taking place in Birmingham city centre. Style in the City attractions include The Birmingham Post Oasis at the Pavillions, where you can have a mini- makeover and Toni and Guy's team of experts offering a 'personal style plan' session. Trinny & Susannah will be launching their style academy as they appear live on stage giving advice on how to look great. There will be a free hop-on, hop-off bus service available for travel between the venues. For more information and details of the various types of ticket available click on the link above.
There is an fashion event next week that you will not have to travel far to experience, as it will be taking place in Birmingham city centre. Style in the City attractions include The Birmingham Post Oasis at the Pavillions, where you can have a mini- makeover and Toni and Guy's team of experts offering a 'personal style plan' session. Trinny & Susannah will be launching their style academy as they appear live on stage giving advice on how to look great. There will be a free hop-on, hop-off bus service available for travel between the venues. For more information and details of the various types of ticket available click on the link above.
Friday 14 March 2008
Concepts of Physical Fitness: active life styles for wellness If you are looking for books for The Spa Concept or Sports Therapies in Context, The 14th edition of Concepts of Physical Fitness: active styles for wellness is now available at Richmond House Library. You can also access free web resources to complement the book by visiting the website given on the back cover.
Wednesday 12 March 2008
BASES Student Conference April 3rd and 4th 2008
The University of Bedfordshire is hosting the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Student Conference 2008 at the Luton Campus.
The theme of the conference is " Beyond the Lecture: Putting Theory into Practice". Click on the BASES link for more details.
Tuesday 11 March 2008
Alternative Therapies Under Investigation
There is a new three-part television series investigating alternative therapies, starting next Monday on BBC 2 (Click on the BBC link to see the Radio Times home page where you can search the listings).
The first programme investigates hypnotherapy, followed by reflexology in week two and meditation in week three. Anyone with a fear of going to the dentist might want to give the first programme a miss as a women has a tooth extracted using hypnotherapy and no anaesthetic. Programme one is on Monday 17th March on BBC 2 at 9.00pm. So, if you are not out celebrating St. Patrick's Day or afflicted with Dentophobia, don't forget to watch.
There is a new three-part television series investigating alternative therapies, starting next Monday on BBC 2 (Click on the BBC link to see the Radio Times home page where you can search the listings).
The first programme investigates hypnotherapy, followed by reflexology in week two and meditation in week three. Anyone with a fear of going to the dentist might want to give the first programme a miss as a women has a tooth extracted using hypnotherapy and no anaesthetic. Programme one is on Monday 17th March on BBC 2 at 9.00pm. So, if you are not out celebrating St. Patrick's Day or afflicted with Dentophobia, don't forget to watch.
World Sports Medicine Congress
The 16th FINA World Sports Medicine Congress "Optimising Performance and Promoting Health", will take place at the Manchester Conference Centre between 7th and 8th April 2008.
The conference will focus on optimising performance of the elite aquatic athlete of all disciplines, utilising the latest sports medicine and science opinion and research, and will be held in conjunction with the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships 25m. For further details, including the draft programme for the conference, click on the link.
Monday 10 March 2008
The Secret of Health, Fitness and Happiness...
The Vitality Show is taking place at Olympia, London, 27 -30th March 2008. There are plenty of interesting attractions at the show, including a hair salon, BUPA health assessment centre (where you can get a free mini heath check), a day spa, and new for 2008 is a happiness theatre where you can 'unlock the key to true happiness'. Another new attraction for 2008 is the Top Sante Anti Aging Clinic, where there will be expert speakers to answer questions- probably not something that's needed for you just yet, but might be of help for advising clients! By the way, the April edition of Top Sante has just arrived in the Library, if you want to have a read. For more information on The Vitality Show click on the link.
Sports First Aid
Look out for a book that has just been added to the Sports Therapy zone at Richmond House- Sports Emergency Care, on the shelf at 617.1027 REH (there are copies also on order for Summer Row Library)
It deals with sports first aid, and focuses on the skills, knowledge and preparation needed to handle real sports emergencies
Friday 7 March 2008
Tomorrow, (March 8th) is International Women's Day
Since 1908, International Women’s Day has been a day to recognize the achievements of women around the world regardless of nationality, ethnic background, culture, economic status or political beliefs.
With the possibility of Hillary Clinton being elected as the first female president of the United States, (after her practice run as first lady), later this year- see TimesOnline for one viewpoint- 2008 may be a year to remember. Click on the link above to read more and the link below for events taking place.
Monday 3 March 2008
Abolition of the slave trade
A new book of stories and poems has just been added to the fiction collection available in Richmond House Library. Unheard Voices; a collection of stories and poems to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act - click on this link for info about the act from the National Archives GovUK site. Other sites to look at include the Directgov Abolition of the Slave Trade and the BBC Abolition site.
You might have read the excellent trilogy of novels written by the collector of Unseen Voices, Malorie Blackman. The titles are: Noughts and Crosses (winner of several book awards and recently adapted as a stage play that is currently on tour), Knife Edge and Checkmate. Click on the 'trilogy of novels' link above for online catalogue details- as you'll see, they are very popular and two are currently out on loan, but you might want to reserve a copy for when they are returned.
Another book on order (for Richmond House) is Abolition! the struggle to abolish slavery in the British colonies, written by Richard S. Reddie, so keep looking on the new book stand for when it arrives.
Other books available at Summer Row Library on the subject of 'slavery' can be seen by clicking on this link.
A new book of stories and poems has just been added to the fiction collection available in Richmond House Library. Unheard Voices; a collection of stories and poems to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act - click on this link for info about the act from the National Archives GovUK site. Other sites to look at include the Directgov Abolition of the Slave Trade and the BBC Abolition site.
You might have read the excellent trilogy of novels written by the collector of Unseen Voices, Malorie Blackman. The titles are: Noughts and Crosses (winner of several book awards and recently adapted as a stage play that is currently on tour), Knife Edge and Checkmate. Click on the 'trilogy of novels' link above for online catalogue details- as you'll see, they are very popular and two are currently out on loan, but you might want to reserve a copy for when they are returned.
Another book on order (for Richmond House) is Abolition! the struggle to abolish slavery in the British colonies, written by Richard S. Reddie, so keep looking on the new book stand for when it arrives.
Other books available at Summer Row Library on the subject of 'slavery' can be seen by clicking on this link.
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