How Covid and sadness pushed a Perth mum to pamper and empower others
Open Day tomorrow (Saturday, June 26, 2021) 11am and 3pm – meet Sara, Arlo and Albino Schnauzer Zebby – the cutest dog in Perth!
A beauty salon with real heart has been dedicated to a Perth mum who died of breast cancer last year.
The owner of Mammas HQ, Sara Banks, has called the salon’s crèche The Orchard Room in tribute to Eileen Orchard who lost her cancer battle in December 2020.
Sara said: “Eileen was my Aussie Mamma. She came into my life when I moved next door to her in Bayswater in 2016. Eileen supported me in so many ways from making a curry for me each Wednesday after I returned to work from maternity leave, to being my on-hand support through redundancy and so many other things I am eternally grateful for.
“I promised Eileen I’d name a room after her at Mamma’s HQ. The Mamma’s HQ crèche will be welcoming, vibrant, creative and colourful just like Eileen was.”
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Sara has been on a long road to reach Mamma’s HQ, one of heart-break and inspiration after losing a job due to Covid which created worsening domestic abuse and leaving her penniless with just a suitcase and a box of toys in a Perth refuge last May. Within 12 months Sara rose from the depths of destitution and has ended up a mumpreneur single mum.
Mammas HQ puts Perth’s Mums and children first, and is the first of its kind in Western Australia (and possibly Australia too).
MAMMA’S HQ, 10 Gregory Street, Wembley, Perth
Sara said, “One thing I’ve learnt in the last 12 months is just how important self-care is and that self-care takes many forms that we may not even realise. We all need to make time for ourselves, time to see friends, have you nails done, your hair, have a glass of wine and a chat. When you become a Mum your time is even more precious than it was before and Mammas HQ will fill the gap to enable mums to relax and get some me time. “
Sara says: “I’ve always been good – without knowing it – at taking the time to pamper myself with a face mask or going to my local salon to get my nails, hair and other beauty treatments done.
“This is definitely something I found more difficult to do with when I had my son two years ago and after a very unrelaxing trip to my local hairdresser with him at 3 months old I realised there was a gap in the market for a beauty and hair salon with childcare under one roof. “
” I also knew that if I ever opened a business it would have to have giving-back as part of its ethos. That’s why Mamma’s HQ is a social enterprise, it not only gives priority employment to Mums, enables Mums to bring their children to work and use the creche, 10% discount to single Mums and clients have an option to donate to a fund to provide women who have escaped domestic violence with training in hair and beauty skills to work at Mamma’s HQ that they can also do in their free time to supplement their income and become self-sufficient.
“even with all of these social policies Mamma’s HQ will still provide a luxurious and relaxing service to clients, including a glass of bubbles on arrival.”
We are holding an open day tomorrow (Saturday June 26, 2021) between 11am and 3pm – come along and meet Sara, Arlo and their Albino Schnauzer Zebby – the cutest dog in Perth!
10 Gregory Street, Wembley, WA 6014
Tel: 0450-20-70-70
OPENING HOURS
(by appointment)
Mon – Tue: 10am – 6pm \ Wed – Fri: 10am – 8pm
Saturday: 9am – 7pm \ Sunday: 11am – 5pm *
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One Reply to “How Covid and sadness pushed a Perth mum to pamper and empower others”
A brilliant idea, Sara. Designed from beginning to end to help mums to pamper themselves and have some relaxation. Tomorrow, Open Day will be like going on holiday! Wish I could be there but the bus service from Manchester to Perth is not up to it. Good luck and admiration for your enterprise.