A protected house to pop your toes up, offload, and have a chat.
Lister have teamed up with dad or mum firm Wahl to create a pop-up barbershop at The Royal
Highland Present to assist elevate consciousness round psychological well being in agriculture.
Take a load off. A protected house to pop your toes up, offload, and have a chat. Psychological well being within the
agricultural business is one thing that doesn’t get talked about sufficient. With 92% of UK farmers
beneath the age of 40 rating their psychological well being as being poor, it’s a hidden drawback that we have to
discuss.
The pop-up barbershop shall be open from Friday the 23rd to Sunday the 25th close to the Shearing
Pavilion at The Royal Highland Present. Offering guests with the chance to get a recent hair minimize by
knowledgeable barber, the marketing campaign shall be elevating cash for The DPJ Basis and the RSABI,
each psychological well being charities inside the agricultural business.
Attracting over 190,000 guests annually, this yr’s Royal Highland Present shall be internet hosting the
Shearing World Championships, seeing shearers and fanatics travelling from all world wide
to help the competitors. Creating this protected house on the occasion is essential for many who might wish to
take a second to loosen up and simply chat in a protected house.
Martin Sales space, Head of Gross sales and Industrial at Lister, mentioned, “Partnering up with Wahl and providing a
service, reminiscent of barbering, that may typically be tough to rearrange when travelling and dealing
lengthy hours is a crucial step in our mission to supporting psychological well being inside agriculture. It’s
important to boost consciousness on this concern the business is going through and guarantee people who work within the
rural neighborhood get entry to the help and sources obtainable.”
Lloyd Rees, shearer and Lister ambassador, mentioned, “Many individuals working in farming and agriculture
typically really feel remoted and distanced from the broader communities. This may have a big effect on their
psychological well being, and with out the correct sources and help at hand, can typically spiral into
one thing larger”.
Kate Miles, Charity Supervisor of the DPJ Basis, mentioned, “We’re actually happy and grateful that
Lister have taken the lead with the Take a Load Off initiative to supply a chance to advertise
good psychological well being in agriculture, the ability of taking time and speaking. The eyes of the shearing
world shall be on the Golden Shears so it’s a superb likelihood to boost consciousness.”
