The recession and rising house prices have done a lot to incidentally regenerate Acocks Green. People that would have bought a house in Solihull now buy in nearby Olton, and those who would have bought in Olton are now choosing Acocks Green as a place to settle. With this influx of more discerning people has come a better class of places to go, and The Wright Place is one of these.
It offers staggeringly good prices for both ladies and mens cuts, (£28 and £14 for a wash, cut and finish respectively.) There's far more to this establishment that hair though. They offer a range of treatments and therapies including nails, body therapies, and at £15 for 15 minutes it's the cheapest place to get a new-fangled fish massage that I've ever seen.
Fitness classes are offered in Tai Chi and Pilates, Boxing and Circuit, Zumba and similar. For wanna-be pageant queens they run under 16's beauty parties involving entertainment, a buffet and a treatment session of nail art, back massage and hair up! read more