Launch party for new venue created for Afro hair and beauty start-up companies for London’s first Afro Hair & Beauty Hub. The Palms is a new Afrocentric retail space, in the heart of Peckham, providing exceptional hairstyling and beauty services, with a high-quality drink and food offer and a multi-use event venue. This covered marketplace will be home to over 30 professional hair and beauty stylists and lifestyle businesses. This will be enhanced with a new bar, food kiosks all expertly curated to meet the needs of customers from all backgrounds, looking for a more diverse and eclectic retail offer. The Palms exists to support and grow London’s lucrative Afro hair and beauty industry, with a mission to put the power back into the hands of the communities which we work with, and to create new opportunities for women to work collaboratively and to thrive. A WinkBall report by Aleesha Hansel and Alexi Phillips.