Pool and Spa Expo 2013

The 2013 Pool and Spa Expo will be taking place at the NEC Birmingham Thursday 24th - Saturday 26th January. Thursday and Friday are trade only days and Saturday 26th is Consumer Day for the public, although trade visitors are welcome on that day as well. Register online now for free tickets.
The event covers pools, spas, jacuzzi, saunas, hot tubs and swim spas, as well as water treatments, and features seminars, a new product zone and the latest technology. Also, The National Pool and Spa Awards will be presented on Friday 25th . See the event website for more info.

Young Apprentice - Hair Product

Watch episode 6 of the Young Apprentice on Thursday 6th December BBC 1 8.00pm - 9.00pm to see how the teenage entrepreneurs cope with the challenge of branding hairstyling products. The hopefuls must shoot adverts and pitch their ideas to industry.
 

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012

The shortlist for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year has just been announced. It's a pretty hard task this Olympic year to pick one winner from such an impressive list of possible contenders for the title. Viewers will be able to vote by telephone on the night of the event, Sunday 16th December , but you can cast your vote for your favourite nominee in the Radio Times poll now.

Library Facebook and Twitter Details

If you're a Facebook user, you can now get regular updates & information about Library services by liking our page at www.facebook.com/ucblibrary . Or if you're a Twitter user, you can get the same information by following us: @UCBLibrary.

Free Tickets for Sports Personality of the Year for Olympic volunteers

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012 are giving away 1,000 free tickets to Games Makers and young people from the six London boroughs who hosted the Olympic Games. See the Radio Times link for more details.

Inside the Body Beautiful: How Cosmetic Surgery Works

Watch BBC 3 on Tuesday 27th November 9.00pm -10.00pm to see Inside the Body Beautiful - How Cosmetic Surgery Works. This is a documentary that reveals the physiological and psychological effects of some of the most popular cosmetic treatments. 

Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow

You can catch up on a documentary following  Bradley Wiggins through 2012 when he became the first Briton to win the Tour de France, as well as capturing gold in the time trial at the London Olympic Games, on Sky Atlantic Repeat today 11pm - 12.30am. So if you'd like an insight into what it takes to be a Tour de France and an Olympic champion, this will be worth watching.

Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) Blog

You can now follow the latest complementary healthcare, sport, beauty, healthcare and well-being news at the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) blog, Live from HQ. You can scroll down the most recent blog posts or click on the 'view all' tab at the top of the page to see all posts listed in date order.Content includes recent research, latest developments in the therapy field, and coverage of trade shows and charitable events.

The Clothes Show Live 2012

Tickets are available now for The Clothes Show Live 2012, which will be taking place at the NEC, Birmingham 7th - 11th December. JLS will be performing their DJ set on Monday 10th December only. This year you will also have the chance to see the reality TV show Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model show’s finalists walk the BINTM Live Catwalk in the latest designer collections and to meet the winner and runners up of the show as they mix amongst the crowd in the Style Boutique area of Clothes Show Live.See the event website to book tickets and for more info.

The British Fashion Awards 2012

The 2012 British Fashion Awards will be taking place on Tuesday 27th November at The Savoy Hotel, in London. This year's event will be hosted by Lauren Laverne and Nick Grimshaw. The awards celebrate the contributions of British designers, creatives and models to the international fashion scene. To catch up with all the latest news and for info on the winners of last year's awards, see the event website.

Library Service Student Survey

We have now added links to the Library portal page so that you can give us feedback on UCB Library services. Just click on the 'Take Our Survey' tab at the top of the Library portal page and you will be given the option of completing online the FE (further education) survey or the HE (higher education) survey. UCB members of staff are also welcome to complete the survey, as we  value your feedback. Please take a few moments to complete the survey, as this is your chance to let us know your opinion of the services that we offer and perhaps suggest future developments that would enhance your learning experience at UCB. We look forward to hearing from you!

British Hairdressing Awards 2012

The 2012 British Hairdressing Awards will be taking place on Monday 26th November in London. View the HJi site link to see the nominees for this year and for more info, plus you can read about the 2011 award winners and see photos from this event.

New Beauty and Fashion Books

Copies of the following books are now available:

Special Tests in Musculoskeletal Examination: an evidence-based guide, Hattam,

Airbrushing, West

60s Fashion: vintage fashion and beauty ads, Heimann

Body Painting, Mitchell

Britain's Best 2012 Hairdressing Competition

'Britain's Best' is a new hairdressing event taking place on Sunday 18th November at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham. It is a new interactive artistic and style competition designed to find "Britain’s Best” stylists, barbers and salon owners, as well as celebrate the work of many otherwise unsung contributors to the trade.There are floor competitions in the following categories, (the closing date for these is tomorrow, 9th November).

• Ladies Fashion (senior and junior)
• Gents Fashion (senior and junior)
• Newcomer
• Bridal
• Colour of the Day

Entry on the door on the day of the event for all spectators, models and competitors for this event will be £5.00.See the event website for further details

New Olympic Marketing Ebook

 If you are looking for Olympic information, you can now access a new Olympic marketing Ebook. Olympic Marketing,  Ferrand, can be found via Athens in the Dawson Books database. Loan copies are also on order.

New Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and Sports Therapy Books

We now have loan copies of the new 3rd edition of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology for Complementary Therapists,Gould, in stock, plus you can read the Ebook of this title in Dawson Books.

 There is also a loan copy of  Special Tests in Musculoskeletal Examination: an evidence-based guide, Hattam. Again, you can find the Ebook edition of this title in Dawson Books.

To access the Ebooks, go the the Library portal page, then click on the Athens list of resources and you will see the Dawson Books link.  Please contact me if you want to know more about accessing Ebooks.