Craig's Barber Shop

194 Tonge Moor Road, BL2 2HN, Bolton, GB
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Jess Ward
United Kingdom | 15 June 2023

Craig was so patient and understanding with my daughter and was a really amazing experience. First hair cut ever and 4 year old! So happy with the results

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Vicky
United Kingdom | 14 June 2023

This was such a positive experience for me, the space was incredibly autism friendly and I felt so comfortable throughout the whole appointment! My hair looks and feels amazing and I would 100% recommend to other ND people! Craig was so understanding and made me feel as ease all the way through!

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Georgie Wallis
United Kingdom | 14 June 2023

My sister took my four year old son who has autism to Craig’s barber shop today as I’m working unfortunately. She sent me some videos and I couldn’t believe it I actually cried! The last time we went for a hair cut I had to physically hold my son down on my lap which was a horrible experience for him and me. And he was just stood there playing with toys while Craig cut his hair! No tears no screaming! Thank you sooo so much Craig! This is a MASSIVE weight of my shoulders! Knowing I can take him somewhere they understand and have patience for him! We will be definitely be coming for his haircuts forever! Thank you again so much we’re so Grateful

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Jessica
United Kingdom | 09 June 2023

Craig is an absolute angel, friendly, kind and welcoming my son who is ASD our superhero doesn't like his hair being touched at all but Craig made this experience a whole new positive for our son no crying no screaming just fun and laughter! He intertracted with him playing all around the shop even playing on the floor with him while cutting his hair! I couldn't of ask for anything better the atmosphere where calm no pushing and respected all boundaries what a legend you are Craig a huge round of applause for you you make a huge difference to our superheros as well as the parents! Thank-you so so so much from the bottom of my heart❤🧡💛💚💙💜

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Debbie
United Kingdom | 03 June 2023

Our 9yr old son has struggled with haircuts for years, craig was brilliantly calm and just let him be himself. He sat through a whole haircut with no drama. It's great to know there are people like Craig out there who just understand autism and additional needs. We will definitely return again

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Dan
United Kingdom | 01 June 2023

Always good at craigs

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Sarah Brassington
United Kingdom | 27 May 2023

What an amazing barber!! Craig did my sons very first haircut at nursery after days of desensitisation to the different sounds and equipment he used. My son has asd so something like having a haircut can be quite traumatising for him. Craig has been amazing from the first time meeting my son. Once my son left nursey we then moved on to visiting craigs shop!! After all Craig's hard work and patience my son now sits nicely in the chair with his gown on. He's in and out within 10 minutes!! I wouldn't take my son anywhere elts to have his hair cut!! I could not recommend Craig enough to anyone especially anyone who has sen children. Craig is so professional and is just absolutely amazing at what he does!! We will look forward to continuing our visits 😊

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Nicole
United Kingdom | 24 May 2023

Amazing!!! Took my son for the first time today who has sensory needs and doesn’t like his hair cut and people touching near his ears. Craig was so calm and understanding and took the the time to make him feel at ease. I would highly recommend him to anyone especially parents with children with additional needs.

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Zoé Doey
United Kingdom | 23 May 2023

Craig has been cutting my little boys hair since he was in nursery in 2020. My son is autistic and has sensory issues around anyone touching his head/hair. Together with nursery and Craig, they worked together having regular haircuts every 8 weeks to help my LB get used to having his hair done by Craig. This was put on hold for a little while due to Covid, but since the pandemic has finished, we now take my LB to Craig’s shop every 8 weeks, and built up my LB trust of Craig to the point where he will now sit in the sensory corner of the shop, and let Craig quickly scissor cur his hair. We are hoping to build it up that eventually we can get my LB to sit in the chair, with a gown on and for craig to be able to use the clippers. But baby steps and a whole tonne of patience from Craig are a MUST!! He has sooo much understanding of Autism and the patience of a saint. Couldn’t recommend Craig enough to any parent.

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Jai B
United Kingdom | 19 May 2023

My little boy is 3 and struggles with certain sensory experiences, previous visits to different barbers had left us both in tears! Today was our second visit to Craig and we have achieved a haircut! Insane! Craig easily built up trust with my boy and totally understood his interests which helped massively. The world needs more people like Craig, you are doing an amazing job! 👏

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Vicky Toad
United Kingdom | 11 May 2023

Our Son Oscar had his first haircut with Craig today, we expected it to be a trying experience for both him and Craig ( Oscar is currently on the autistic spectrum). We were completely surprised however, how at ease Oscar was during his haircut (normally he would run a mile from a pair of scissors). He seemed to find the whole experience very liberating with no restrictions placed upon him and Craig was very calm and patient with him. Would highly recommend and will be definitely be booking Oscar back in for another haircut.

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Elana Featherstone
United Kingdom | 10 May 2023

Absolutely fantastic experience for my autistic child's first hair cut. Would highly recommend for those children who can't sit still.

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Nate
United Kingdom | 02 May 2023

Had my first cut with Craig recently and couldn't be happier. As a trans man, finding a barber that will cut your hair is a challenge in itself, but finding a barber that is so welcoming and compassionate about the situation is almost unheard of. From the moment I stepped through the door I felt at ease in Craig's company, which led to us having a very open and comfortable chat. There was none of the usual barbershop anxiety, and I left the shop looking and feeling great. When I got home my fiancé added that it was the most professional looking cut I'd ever had. 10/10 in every aspect. Well done Craig, keep up the good work!

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Jenni Sayers
United Kingdom | 25 April 2023

This man is absolutely amazing..I could not recommend anyone better..from start to finish it was a breeze.. Craig literally has the patience of a saint and clearly loves to help children with disabilities and sensory issues. He dosnt mind the child being hard work and works around it with a big smile and calming manner which makes the experience a lot less stressful for both child and parent.. I've also never known a barber to lie on the floor with a child in order to make the child feel comfortable in their surrounding .. absolutely amazing person and have our next appointment booked in.. thankyou craig

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PurpleElly
United Kingdom | 22 April 2023

I had heard about Craig for his work with neurodiverse children, but didn't know he also cut adults hair, including women's. I had been looking for ages for someone really skilled at cutting short hair in women, and realised he might just be the one. As luck would have it, he had a cancellation exactly when I needed it (he is generally booked up for weeks!). Craig is really friendly, welcoming and could understand exactly what I wanted (and what wasn't right with my current haircut). A lot of women's hairdressers are a bit scared to go too short and/or just not that skilled at cutting short hair on women. Craig I discovered had a long history in cutting men and women's hair in his former salons. Will definitely be back.

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clair campbell
United Kingdom | 15 April 2023

Excellent barber is absolutely brilliant with my son, who has Down syndrome and will not keep still and he followed him around trimming his hair and made my son feel at ease will definitely be going back recommend this barbers top service

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Victoria bullen
United Kingdom | 14 April 2023

Absolutely amazing hairdressers, was so patient with my 6 year old daughter with ASD. Gave her a brilliant haircut 😁 will definitely be returning in the future.

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Simon
United Kingdom | 11 April 2023

Our 5 year old autistic son has only had his hair cut in a salon 4 times before now. Looking at the time when we left it must have taken Craig 11 or 12 minutes to cut our son's hair. Craig is amazing, he relaxed him straight away and could easily have a conversation with our son. His last barber struggled to give him a haircut but managed to cut it after some time. Once we were given the diagnosis of Autism we thought it was important to tell our previous barber but after doing that she would not return our call or messages. We thought we were never going to find anyone capable of cutting our son's hair. Then we found out about Craig, it must have took him about 11 or 12 minutes. Absolutely Amazing, a miracle and our son even enjoyed getting his haircut, he was proud of his haircut.

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Jade Farrell
United Kingdom | 11 April 2023

Friendly with my little boy and professional, recommended!

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Natalie
United Kingdom | 05 April 2023

Craig was so kind and patient with my 2 year old son, who absolutely hates haircuts! We have definitely found our new barber!

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