A lesson in pampering for Keoghs - 26/02/2008

Staff at national legal firm Keoghs forgot about the law for the day and relaxed thanks to Bolton Community College.

Students from the College pampered and preened members of staff from the Bolton based company with Indian head massages, reflexology and aromatherapy sessions as part of a new year initiative.

Keoghs approached Bolton Community College to suggest some diverse treats after a new year survey revealed that staff aspired to feel better about themselves.  Out of the staff who took part, getting fit, saving money, eating right/losing weight, reducing general stress levels and learning something new were favourites.

Melina Brothers, Business Liaison Officer at the College has been instrumental in the forging of this partnership and recommending certain departments to deliver some well being facilities and topics for the lunch and learn programme.

Valda Lax, HR Director at Keoghs, said:  "The well being and development of our staff is of the utmost importance and we wanted to engage with the College as they offered a wide range of facilities that fitted around the themes of the programme.

Everyone who enjoyed some kind of relaxation technique said it was a fantastic idea and we will definitely be running them again in the near future.  Feedback about the programme in general has also been very positive."

The therapy session took place on Friday 8th February.  Other classes planned for Keoghs include learning to wallpaper, learning to salsa, nutritional advice and Spanish lessons.

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