NEW NEWQUAY FITNESS BUSINESS WINS AT NATIONAL AWARDS Newquay-based business Moore Movement has managed to take the top prize for Best Fitness Business Cornwall at the 2022 England’s Business Awards. The award comes after the owner of the personal training facility, Brendan Moore, set up the business a year ago. Operating out of Nansledan, Newquay, the fitness studio aims to make a positive impact on people’s lives through its offering of a bespoke mini facility for private and small-group personal training where Brendan works as the head personal trainer. Moore’s vision is to focus on the quality of the service being offered to the individuals and groups that he coaches, and it is this attention to providing unmatchable service that got him nominated for England’s Business Awards in 2022. Moore Movement was nominated by one of their members, at which point a mystery shopper from the awards committee is sent to assess the business and voting is opened up for the public to also place their votes. Moore Movement then made it to the final, going up against two other fitness businesses from Cornwall, and Brendan was delighted to come back to Newquay having won Cornwall’s Best Fitness Business 2022. Brendan says, “We are so happy to be able to bring the top prize back to Newquay with us. We pride ourselves in offering a professional, motivating and supportive service to all our members with a modern facility and top-of-the-range equipment. This award reflects the hard work to get to the position that the business is in today, and I am proud of those who have helped us to achieve this.” He continues, “From the start, we have constantly focused on maintaining good relationships with all of the members at Moore Movement, and this award shows that they appreciate the effort we put in day in, day out to make our training service as good as it can be. I’d like to invite anyone that is looking to make some positive changes to their health and fitness to give our 30-Day trial a go, which gives you access to our full Small Group PT membership at a fraction of the price.” For more information, visit www.mooremovefit.com NEWQUAY SKINCARE CO WINS UK PLATINUM BEAUTY AWARDS A Newquay-based restaurant owner who was inspired by her lockdown sea swimming adventures to start a new eco-skincare line has won a top UK award for natural products. Kelly Mather, co-founder and co-owner of the much-loved Kahuna restaurant, was driven to create Me&thesea Skincare, a product range that is sustainable, eco-friendly, recyclable and plastic-free, all with a transparent supply chain. Lockdown meant Kelly, and her partner Ryan, had to close Kahuna, and Kelly found she now had the time to focus on her dream of formulating and creating her skincare as a business. She had already taken up wild swimming as a hobby and inspired by her sea-based daily adventures, coupled with the need to nourish her skin afterwards, she became aware of how her current habits surrounding her skincare purchases were damaging to the natural environment. As a result, Kelly set about researching and teaching herself all aspects of the skincare production process. From sourcing ingredients, formulating and testing each product, to hand making each batch, filling and packaging and certifying the range, she worked day and night with a mission to establish a business around her inspiration. Her range now sports an impressive 10 products which she sells online, at local markets and at a local health food shop which she has built a relationship with and now stocks most of her range. Kelly focused hard on building her brand, a website, social media and a set of industry relationships. Me&thesea Skincare was recently shortlisted in the Janey Loves Platinum Awards, which highlight and bring the best in natural products and services into the mainstream. The awards were founded by Janey Grace Lee, a UK natural health expert and former co-host of the BBC Radio 2 show, Steve Wright in the Afternoon. The Janey Loves Platinum Awards focus on selecting the best health and well-being products in the United Kingdom. The selection and judging processes are based upon real-life testing by a renowned panel of judges made up of industry experts, key trendsetters, celebrities, skin nutritionists and respected top professionals in their fields who know only the best when it comes to health and well-being products. Kelly’s Lemongrass and Lime Coffee Scrub won a Platinum Award for Best Body Care and Bath Product in the Skincare and Beauty category. Kelly Mather says, “I have always been interested in beauty, maybe even a little obsessed. The power of plants in beauty fascinates me and making my own body scrubs and massage oils have always been a hobby of mine. Then lockdown happened and, for once, I had the time, and energy, to pour into my long-time vision – and Me&thesea skincare was born. The natural ingredients I source are sustainably harvested. You can feel the goodness from the first application. This is the way beauty should be. It should be good for us and good for the planet at the same time.” Kelly continues, “Winning the Janey Loves Platinum Award is a major achievement. It has confirmed my belief that I’m on the right track in every way with my own eco-skincare range. It also inspires yet more consumer trust in my brand, given the rigorous expert panel testing through the Janey Loves Platinum Awards process. Plus, as an added extra, it’s made my husband and daughter feel very proud, which is lovely as they’ve been super supportive with Me&thesea Skincare.” To shop, visit https://meandtheseaskincare.co.uk BIRD & BLEND TEA CO HOSTS WORKSHOPS PERFECT FOR HEN PARTIES Bird & Blend Tea Co. will host its brand new workshop throughout January and into 2023 for those keen on discovering and learning the mastery of potion making whilst mixing tea, and the science behind the magic. The two-and-a-half-hour workshop will be taking place at 12 of its stores across the UK including one in Exeter. The workshop invites its guests to take an immersive step into conjuring up shimmering, colour-changing and whimsical potions. All guests will experience a world of tea blends and learn how to create elaborate tea-infused potions. The expert Bird & Blend Tea Co. mixologists will guide guests through the sensory experience and arm them with the secrets to recreate the magic at home, afterwards. For a perfect gift experience priced at £45, visit www.birdandblendtea.com Photography of Me&thesea Skincare courtesy of Evie Johnson 11 LOCAL NEWS
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