Home visits & free haircuts.
When someone cannot get to the barber, the simple things can become difficult. Route 8 has previously used its barbering skills to help older and unwell residents feel cared for.
Care beyond the shop.
A haircut may seem like a small thing, but it can lift a person's confidence and help them feel more like themselves. For someone who is housebound, unwell or unable to travel independently, getting a haircut can be a real challenge.
Route 8's existing website describes free haircuts at home for sick and elderly people in the Swindon and Bristol areas. The aim was to reach people who cannot come into a barbershop and offer a service without charging them.
These are community visits rather than an advertised commercial mobile barbering service. Whether help can be provided depends on the individual circumstances, the team's availability, the location and appropriate safeguarding and access arrangements.
If you are enquiring on behalf of a family member, carer, residential setting or local organisation, contact Route 8 directly. Give the general area and the kind of assistance you are looking for. Avoid sending sensitive health information unless there is a secure, agreed process for doing so.
This page preserves an important part of Route 8's original story. The owner needs to confirm whether the scheme remains active and what the current referral arrangements are before public launch.
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