New Alloa Salon for Children with Additional Support Needs

That the Parliament congratulates the owner of a new salon for children with additional support needs (ASN) on officially opening her Alloa business; understands that Nicola Kirkpatrick’s NDL Spikes and Sparkles Family Salon opened on 16 August 2019; notes that, to mark the occasion, Nicola had arranged for a young piper to play outside the building, and had face painting and a visit from comic characters for the children; further notes that a number of youngsters and their parents attended the event; acknowledges that Nicola recently moved back to her hometown of Alloa after spending several years in London as a hairdresser and that, while working there, she noticed the rise of hair salons dedicated to kids with ASN such as autism, anxiety and other issues; acknowledges that, after deciding to move back to Clackmannanshire, she also decided to set up a similar type of salon back home; understands that Nicola’s shop is fitted with electric cars for the children to sit in, as well as iPads and Nintendo devices to keep them occupied, and commends Nicola on her highly original idea, which will be of enormous benefit to the community as a whole.