'THE THAILAND TRIO' HOLD THEIR FIRST THEMED CHARITY EVENT

FRIDAY 3rd May marked the start of some major fundraising for @womenVcancer. 

Tracie Gunningham, Lynda Penny and Zayli Gunningham hosted an Audrey & Elvis fundraiser at the Plymouth Venue (Plymouth’s up and coming function space used for weddings and parties) 

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All guests were encouraged to come dressed as a version of ‘Audrey or Elvis’ the guests didn’t disappoint!! Everyone who attended made an outstanding effort helping ‘set the scene’ and adding to the various themed props which were dotted around the venue. 

The evening started with welcome drinks supplied by Plymouth Gin, followed by Marks Summers as Elvis who had the guests up dancing, working up an appetite ready for the gastronomic American themed buffet . 

The food was plentiful and very tasty!! 

The doughnut wall was the perfect ‘help yourself’ pudding supplied by Edible Essence an award winning cake decorator and supplier. 

The guests had the option to enter the raffle for £5 and the total raised was £275. 

Tracie Gunningham publicly thanked the local companies and friends for their generous support and donations.  Listed as below.

Welcome drink - Plymouth Gin

Table runners and candelabras - Vanda and Bill 

Cupcakes - Helen Brann 

Doughnut wall - Edible Essence 

Car prop - Kevan Kennedy 

Slow cookers - Heather Nail, Sharon Everson, Claire Felton, Helen 

Hot plate - Egi Tracey Rebeiro 

Silverware - Egi 

Chocolate Lollies- Annemarie West 

Guitars-John Penny

Design- Ian Gunningham 

Prop making - Zayli Gunningham 

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED A RAFFLE PRIZE FOR OUR EVENT

TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES TAKEN ON THE NIGHT BY HAWK EYE PHOTOGRAPHY

Everyone had a super time.. but the night was yet young. No time to sit down.. time to ‘rock n roll’ Kevan Kennedy and Julie baker from the Lemonfrog dance company delivered a basic ‘jive’ lesson.. it was so much fun and EVERYONE was smiling and wondering at their new found skill. 

The guest then spent the evening dancing to party tunes. 

A donation of 50 breakfast at Tiffany themed cupcakes were made and donated by Helen Brann (a good friend of Tracie’s) and displayed on a stand, loaned from Drake’s jewellers.

The cupcake toppers were all hand-cut out by Tracie’s lifelong friend Annemarie West..

making these a great little ‘take home’ gift. 

The total profit raised and donated to the charity totalled £1365.

The ‘Thailand Trio’ are ‘ecstatic’ with the success of their first event.

Just wanted to share just one of the lovely messages we received after the event.

Hi Tracey, I'd just like to say that.......Your Charity event was absolutely incredible! ..You all created THE Most perfect evening on Saturday .. what with the decor, buffet,  your guests were lovely, so friendly & fun...& Mark as Elvis,  mingling on the dance floor! Wow! ...an amazing  combination of Elvis Presley & Audrey Hepburn! ..there wasn't one lady in the room who didn't imagine they were the real Audrey!! Haha .. admittedly I felt her spirit too! You looked fabulous.....I wish you all the very best in your fundraising in the future, & I hope there will be more events like that one in the future too.. I'm not on facebook but I wanted to tell you how Matthew & I so enjoyed the experience,....and tell your husband, for me to win the best prize in the raffle was amazing too...the toolkit!!! Haha ...thankyou .. 

FUTURE FUND RAISING EVENTS

PUB QUIZ on Saturday 14th September at 7pm. It’s being held at The Fortesque Pub on Mutley Plain.

TICKETS £10 more info here https://www.facebook.com/events/2574843772742254/

SILENT DISCO on Saturday 5th October at 7pm . The Plymouth Venue, Victoria House, Peverell.

TICKETS £15 more info here https://www.facebook.com/events/1167252536770694/

TRACIE GUNNINGHAM RETURNS TO HER FLAGSHIP SALON AT THE BROADWAY.

ENVY RWY IS NO MORE. 

Tracie Gunningham who opened the salon in 2012, had been experiencing some health issues and had started to consider the idea of scaling back the business, although was finding it difficult to make a firm decision. 

An opportunity arose when Steve Dyer (previous RWY manager) returned from Australia to the Envy team, expressing his wish that he and his wife Jo would like to own their own salon.

After a chat with Steve and Jo about the business and with the agreement of Urban Splash, the business changed hands on March 2nd 2018.

Steve and Jo Dyer are proud to announce ‘YOKE’ as their new salon and brand. All the hairdressing team are staying with the YOKE salon at Royal William Yard, so clients need not to worry about not finding their regular stylist.  The phone number at RWY remains same 251351. 

Tracie said ‘ I am delighted that Steve and Jo have taken on the salon, they have lots of energy, skill and knowledge to put to it and I am looking forward to seeing them grow the business and making the salon a huge success. I wish them all the very best'.

Tracie is still VERY committed to ensuring that Envy is a success and will continue to run the brand from the Broadway branch.

Despite her recent comments in the local press, about The Broadway's empty shops, high rent and no foot flow situation, 

Tracie said 'there is now hope and promise of new businesses taking up some of the empty units, which will be brilliant and great for us all.  Hopefully filled shop units will definitely give the public a reason to visit again and The Broadway will regain is bustling glory that I once knew'. 

The Broadway centre manager has a great vision and drive and is determined to get the units full. 

Tracie feels excited about being able to give the salon and her team at The Broadway her FULL attention and has already started to implement some changes in the salon, that will benefit regular clients as well as hopefully attracting some new ones, this includes a new pamper room and the addition of beauty services. 

Tracie will be working behind the chair Wednesday 9am-8pm, Thursday 2-8pm and will offer additional days and times on request subject to availability. 

Here's to the next positive era of Envy. 

NEW PRODUCTS AT ENVY →

The Envy team are very excited about a new revolutionary product that has arrived in salons.

Pera 357 is a triple action shampoo which creates shine, volume and reduces drying time.

Tracie Gunningham the salon owner has been testing the product out this week, she said 

          'I could instantly feel a difference after the first treatment, my hair was shiny and VERY bouncy, in fact my hair is very fine, it felt twice as thick!'

Tracie has continued to use the PRE shampoo treatment and feels that there is a noticeable difference, her bleached blonde hair now has 'shine', it feels less porous and the volume created when blowdrying is incredible and the added bonus means that blowdrying time is down to 10 minutes.

Envy are offering 'in salon' PERA 357 Treatments at an introductory offer of £10, and the home care product is priced at £30 (a small price to pay for incredible conditioned hair in less than a week) 

CALL 251351 and ask to add on your PERA 357 PRE SHAMPOO treatment to your existing hair service, you are guaranteed to see and feel the results after just one treatment. IT'S AMAZING!

http://www.perachem.com/triple-impact/

TRACIE AND SARAH COMPLETE KMS TRAINING IN LONDON

"London Calling"

A cold October morning, Tracie Gunningham & Sarah Chapman set off early hours to fly to the capital to complete their KMS training. 

The final session to their Style Syndicate course that they started in January. 

The course focused on the management side of the hairdressing industry and included tips and advice in retailing, consultation process, customer service and measuring performance of employees. 

Tracie Gunningham said 'that she has fully enjoyed the Style Syndicate and very much looks forward to implementing new ideas that she has gained from the course'. 

ENVY CELEBRATE'S IT'S 16TH BIRTHDAY AND 14 YEARS AT BWY

This weekend Envy are celebrating 14 years at the BWY . Tracie Gunningham is excited and proud to be celebrating such an occasion - "14 years at The Broadway has seen many changes, I am delighted to see the more recent introduction of the food market, street traders and will be looking forward to Costa Coffee opening, it really has injected much needed 'life' back into the Broadway. I'd like to thank all staff and our wonderful customers, without them we could not have achieved such a wonderful milepost" 

This weekend Envy shares a birthday with the Royal Birthday Party. The Broadway is hosting an event this Saturday. Tracie Gunningham - "The centre management have gone 'all out' to ensure that all traders are involved, and we all hope that the community enjoy all that there is to offer. It's going to be a fun filled day for sure" 

5 ENVY TEAM MEMBERS SET TO VISIT KMS UK HEADQUARTERS IN LONDON THIS WEDNESDAY

Sarah Chapman will attend a visual merchandising seminar, which will provide the relevant skills to transform the salons retail and window displays into a Visual “WOW”. The other four: Tracie Gunningham, Lynda Penny, Lauren Crossly and Ellie Temple will be having a one to one session with Simon a Harris a mentor for salons in the hair industry.

 Harris explained: “While I continue to offer in-salon coaching as I have always done, I recently embraced new technology and can offer an on-line learning facility which allows salons anywhere in the world to access my webinars and videos. The response has been terrific, and I now have members signed up from across the globe who all want to benefit from learning how to tackle the most common issues faced by those in our industry.”

The team are eager to get to the Capital, and then to get back and implement their new skills & knowledge onto the salon floor. 

ENVY PLYMPTON ST.MAURICE MARKS ITS FIRST YEAR OF BUSINESS.

The Plympton St. Maurice branch of the Envy Hair Salons celebrates its first birthday.

A year ago tomorrow, the salon located in one of Plymouth’s most historic areas, 

opened its doors for the first time.

The salon, which is the 3rd to open by Tracie Gunningham, has had a successful year, offering a variety of hair services.

Olympic diver Sarah Barrow opened the boutique salon in 2014.  

To mark its first year, PSM stylists George and Clare, will be offering a FREE cut with any colour, FREE deep conditioning treatment with a cut and blow-dry, and also 3 for 2 on all products (excluding gift packs). (Tuesday 1st December Only). 

PSM have also added 'Express Beauty' to their services this year. This consists of CND shellac manicures, pedicures, facial waxing, brow and lash tinting. 

Envy would like to thank all current clients for their continued support of PSM, and are looking forward to its second year of business.

ENVY RWY TURNS 3

Envy’s second opening salon located in Royal William Yard has been up and 

running, growing from strength to strength since 2012. 

Now three years on, Envy RWY has added many additional services including 

beauty & nails to their services. 

To celebrate Envy’s three years at Royal William, owner Tracie will be refitting 

her Plymstock Broadway salon to bring the salon interior designs together as 

one. 

We can wait to see the finishing product!