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The virtual sessions are standing in for the social aspect of getting one's hair cut. Image: Barber Jack and Son / Facebook. A new project designed to replicate the environment of barber shops for men in Croydon is helping the social side of getting a trim live on during lockdown. The Virtual Barber Chair was created by Barber Yian Hapeshis of Barber Jack and Son and Mental Health Activist Lee Townsend. The pair both have a strong appreciation of the social value barber shops offer men in the area as a place to meet, socialise and talk openly about their lives in a safe place staffed b...

Jack says it may take another grace period from his landlord to keep him afloat if a shutdown becomes a prolonged one. “I was closed for 21 weeks of the year and it was very tough. Luckily, my rent was frozen the first time when I was closed for 15 weeks but I actually felt so bad for my landlord for the second lockdown that I didn’t want to freeze my rent, but if this lockdown lasts long then I will hope something can be worked out. “I’m a relatively new business and this has held me back so much and another lockdown is really going to have me sweating. I had a staff member working w...