Aaron is cutting again. Thanks to you.

All of your kind donations mean that Aaron is back in business. And his first customer is rather a special one.

Thanks to everyone for all of your support and generosity.

Thanks to you, Aaron is cutting again.

Don't forget to drop by if you need a haircut.

Keep Aaron Cutting - Back in Business from BBH Barn on Vimeo.

Message from Eddie (Aaron's nephew)

It is now 10 days ago that I accompanied my uncle to his small lock up shop in Tottenham to see the devastating sights of buildings on fire, total vandalism in the streets, as well as seeing my uncles shop window smashed, front door broken open and his shop ransacked. He was in shock that this could happen to him, a small barber shop.

With the help of neighbours we swept up the pavement, cleaned up the shop as best we could, and temporally boarded up the door/lock to make the shop secure that sunday evening.

We then heard about this Keep Aaron Cutting fund three days later, and my uncle then start to received many letter of support in the post.

I can say that these letter of support, as well as the support from the blog which I have told him about, now knowing that the shop will be secured and repaired, have given him the strength and heart to continuing cutting hair for a lot more years to come. He really is at a loss for words of gratitude and has told me he thanks everyone from the bottom of his heart, who has made a donation. With any funds left over he would like to help other victims of the riots in the Tottenham area.

My uncle would also like to say a special thanks to the interns Bjorn, Sophie and Omid for thinking of him and setting up the blog. He is sure they will have a long career ahead of them. They "did good" he told me. We would like to also thank, Mareka, Kimberly and yourself for being so kind to him over the last week. There are also many other I am sure at BBH who have helped or will be helping him in the coming months which my uncle wishes to say a thank you as well.

Best,
Eddie

The KeepAaronCutting fund is now closed.

Dear supporters,

Aaron has more than enough to get himself back up and running and has been completely overwhelmed by your response. After fixing up his barbershop, we will be working with the council, Aaron and his nephew Eddie, to distribute the rest of the fund to make sure it goes to help the other businesses and residents around Aaron's shop. There's lots to do. We will be recording the progress we make on his shop and the other people that benefit from your money. Keep checking back with us on this blog for these updates.

This project has proved that social media can be a powerful force for good. It's been the most heartening experience to be involved with all of you.

On behalf of Aaron and everyone involved, thank you so much for everything.

Aaron's Story

"I will probably have to close because I haven’t got insurance and I can’t afford the repairs,” - Aaron 

Aaron has been in the Tottenham area for 41 years and at 89 is devastated by the damage to his livelihood.

Let's use the internet, spread this and all donate a couple of quid so Aaron can get his shop back up and running so he will not have to worry how he's going to make a living at his old age.

Photo courtesy of Getty Images, taken by Dan Kitwood

Aaron's shop was wrecked by the rioters

Aaron lost his wife last year. Born in Cable Street, he built up his businesses in Tottenham High Street over several decades and is a popular figure in the local community.

He arrived at his shop on Sunday morning to find the place smashed up, with windows broken and hairdryers looted. Even his kettle had been stolen.

Please donate to help get Aaron back on his feet and restore his faith in the community.

Here is a video we shot with Aaron.