A lot has happened since our last issue dropped at the beginning of October 2020 – we’ve been in and out of a second national lockdown, tried to get our heads around the tier system and in many cases fought for financial help to ease the economic stress caused by the pandemic. Although we may still have battles ahead, here’s to better days ahead in 2021.
Aside from COVID-19, the industry was dealt a huge blow when we heard of Sam Wall’s passing in late October. We thought it was fitting to commemorate Sam in this issue with a front cover and tribute feature. Not only was he a talented barber, but he was a lovely human too. The descriptions that appear again and again in your tributes speak volumes about him as a person – ‘brother’, ‘passionate’ and ‘gentleman’ to name a few. Turn to p26 to see the impact he made personally and professionally.