Hair today – Afro Hair & Beauty Show relocates

After fifteen years, The Afro Hair and Beauty show has reportedly terminated its contract with Alexandra Palace music and entertainment venue and will be relocating to the Business, Design Centre, Islington from May 2010.

From its humble beginnings in Kensington town Hall, the shows popularity resulted in rapid expansion. Alexandra Palace was for many years seen as the ideal location to host the show but due to a combination of factors the shows organisers faced a difficult decision.

The shows organiser, Grace Kelly reported in the Haringey Independent:  “It’s sad to leave Alexandra Palace, but the show is all about fashion and staying fresh, and the time came for us to move on.

“It was once a great venue, but the building is falling into disrepair and it doesn’t look as good as it once did.

“A few years ago, there were plans to revamp the Palace with bars and restaurants, and we were eager to be a part of it, but it never materialised.”

In 2009 the show was hit severely by engineering works resulting in the closure of Wood Green train station, this serves Alexandra Palace. It was reported by FLYER at the time: “show’s such as this should be compensated by rail networks that continue to disrupt and wreck travel plans across the capital.”

The Afro Hair and Beauty show is on at the Islington Business Design Centre on May 30 and 31 2010.

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