To take part in a local business initiative around Sale called the Scarecrow Safari!
The charity aims to target women who have no income, no role in their decision-making, and are victims of gender-based violence, called the Heal programme which focuses on educating, empowering and enabling women and girls to take control of their lives.
They are given basic financial literacy, enterprise training and vocational skills, together with life coaching and an understanding of their sexual and reproductive health rights.
They can then go on to set up small enterprises and begin to access their income. They can also invest in their families and have a say in their future.
They also have initiatives such as “Goats for Girls”, which provides disadvantaged and vulnerable out-of-school girls with livestock and animal husbandry training.
They then go on the goat-breeding programme and develop their livelihood which combining their ownership and skills, gives them status in their communities.
After reading this, we couldn’t help but get involved with their Local Initiative in Sale, which was also linked to raising the profile of Sale and District Lions. Both charities are working together for their communities.
If you’d like to find out more about Act4Africa, please click here.

Are also jointly involved in the initiative to promote local causes, but this time in Sale.
Helen Allen has been particularly involved in this campaign, so I am sure she would be delighted to answer any questions you may have about the club or how you could help the residents of Sale, as they have an ethos of serving the local community in the United Kingdom.
They also do a lot of work for charity internationally. If you would like to find out more about the good works of Sale and District Lions, then you can read more about them by clicking here.
If you would like to meet and have a chat with the Sale group in person, you could even join them on the 1st Monday of the month at 8 pm, which is held at Sale Golf Club, Golf Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 2XU.
After a quick conversation with Sarah who works for Act4Africa, little did I know that I would be up at 11 pm thinking, “What can we use for a Scarecrow’s face?”
Luckily we have recently moved, so I had quite a few random items in the basement! Would you believe that our Scarecrow is made from purple disco pants stuffed with bubble wrap and her checked arms are perfectly filled with clear plastic tennis ball containers??? Her torso is made from an old lampshade (which has the perfect-sized hole to fit our yard brush up to make her spine and one leg!!

We decided early on, don’t ask me why, that she would be a girl, so we made her own perfect-sized bikini top!
Her head is made from a football and covered with a school T-shirt (don’t tell my daughter). Her wig was from the dressing-up box, and her hat is my husband’s (don’t tell him either!!)
Mandi didn’t like her hair looking straggly, so she put it up in two nice bunches. Karen sorted her shoulders out so they were nice and square, and Ish propped her up while we put her together!
She’s even wearing her own best purple tunic, so she is truly part of the team!
Of course, we couldn’t let our own Scarecrow lady be without the magnificent smile that Sale Dental Spa is known for, and we hope you will agree that she looks amazing!!

We decided we would like her to have a trip outside for all to see, and as we went outside, we were blessed with a handy metal sign stand that was placed on the corner, possibly for future road works!
While we were there, we met some interesting people from Sale, including Sir Alan (who also works for the ambulance service), who happily posed with his newfound “friend”.

Here he is outside the dental practice with Karen Dungey, our Head Dental Nurse here at Sale Dental Spa and our new friend Alan Whittaker who is an ambulance man. He was passing by as he had been out for coffee in Sale. He stopped to have a chat and find out all about what we were doing on the corner of Washway Road and Roebuck Lane on a fine sunny Thursday morning in Sale. We made a friend and took this picture, which we promised to post and tag on Facebook so that he could show it to his friends.
We also met a host of fine, upstanding members of the community who were very interested in learning about our Scarecrow and who we promised to post a picture as long as we tagged them.

Here’s Helen Doogue, a member of the Moorlands Junior School Parents Teacher Association on Temple Road in Sale. She, too, stopped to have a chat after picking up and collecting her order from M&S, Sale on the same road, and then she walked home as it was a lovely warm morning. We told her all about us being part of the Sale Scarecrow Safari, and she stopped to admire our Scarecrow’s smile!
Our Scarecrow also got a beep from passers-by on busy Washway Road.
We’ve also heard that Dave the Scarecrow in Sale Moor Village is single, so we were thinking of pairing them up, as I do love setting singletons up!
If you are taking part in the scarecrow safari, maps are to be available at Sale Library in Sale Town Centre or The LifeCentre (235 Washway Road, Sale, M33 4PB) or downloads from www.act4africa.org/scarecrowsafari/ so that you can your family can trek around Sale, spot some scarecrows and take some selfies which they should tag @ScarecrowSafari and @Act4Africa by 4th September 2019 to be in with a chance of winning £50.
We couldn’t let our beautiful Scarecrow lady go without a name, too, so if you’d like to know what her name is, you will have to pop into the practice at 77 Washway Road or look out for her on @ScarecrowSafari and @SaleDental and @SaleDentalSpa on Instagram and Facebook to find out!!
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Implants, demystified.
Our fourth South Manchester Study Club session is an open evening on implants with Dr Jihad Kader — MSc Dental Implantology, trained under Buser, Zucchelli and Jovanovic.
Dr Jk takes it from the ground up: the components, the terminology, the workflow, and his own route into implants — how he started and what he wishes he’d known at the beginning.
For any dentist looking to place, or referring now and wanting to understand what happens next.
Friday 7 August · 6pm to 8pm · Verifiable CPD · Free · Food and drinks on the night
DM us the word IMPLANTS and we’ll send you the registration link.
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📸💕Just a few of our favourite selfies from our gorgeous girlies
A little appreciation post for our lovely patients — we love seeing you feeling confident, glowing and showing off those beautiful smiles 🩷✨
Thank you for trusting us with your smile journeys and allowing us to be part of them 🥹💕
If you’re ready to love your smile as much as these girls do, drop us a DM or get in touch using the details below ✨
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We already know this one’s stopping the scroll… 👀
✨ The Ultimate Smile Makeover ✨
When @invisalign, @boutiquewhitening_ and hand-crafted composite veneers come together, the result is next level 🚀🤯
Creating the perfect foundation, enhancing every detail and designing a smile that looks completely natural, balanced and bespoke to you!
This is why it’s our most popular smile makeover package — because it’s the ultimate combination for achieving the best possible outcome 🙌🏼
Straighter. Brighter. Freshened up.
And we’ll let this transformation do the talking… because the before and after says everything 😌
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What an incredible day ✨
A huge thank you to all of our amazing patients, friends, and family who joined us for our Summer Glow Up Day and made it such a success 🫶🏼
The support, conversations, and wonderful energy throughout the day meant so much to us 💜
A special thank you to our incredible team 🥹💛
We truly couldn’t have done it without you. Your hard work, passion, and dedication brought everything together and made the day run seamlessly!
It was a beautiful day filled with connection, laughter, and celebrating what we love most about what we do!
And who knows… this might not be the last time we open our doors for something special 👀✨ Keep your eyes peeled…
Special mention to @bitofbackground & @qtboutiqueuk for supplying us with coffee on tap and our ballon arrangements ✨
Thank you again to everyone who made it a day to remember 💜
This Saturday is our Summer Glow Up Day. It sold out in days.
Every consultation slot is gone, and we can’t add more. But because so many of you asked, we’ve set aside a small number of Glow Up offers for consultations booked on another day.
That means you can still get over £1,400 off your clear aligner package, up to £800 off a same day smile makeover, plus a free 3D scan and a simulation of your new smile before you commit to anything.
Once these are claimed, that’s it. The pricing goes with them.
DM us the word GLOW and we’ll try and sort you a time that suits 🧡
✨ Invisalign, Whitening & Composite Veneers
🧑🏽⚕️ Treatment by @smiles.by.dr.aisha
Sometimes it’s not about one treatment... it’s about combining the right treatments to create the perfect smile 👌🏼
For this patient, we started with @invisalign to create the perfect foundation, followed by professional whitening and finished with composite veneers to refine the shape and complete the smile ✨
Brighter, straighter and completely natural 🙌🏼
No bulky veneers. No overdone look. Just a smile that looks like it was always meant to be this way 😍
🗓️ If you’ve been thinking about transforming your smile but aren’t sure where to start, we’ll create a treatment plan that’s completely tailored to you and your smile goals 🤝🏻
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We swapped our scrubs for aprons and headed to @foodsorcery for the ultimate team day! 👩🏻🍳🥟
We had so much fun learning to make Japanese food, finishing with the most delicious chocolate fondants, before sitting down together to enjoy everything we’d created 🥢❤️
Lots of laughs, amazing food, and even better company✨
Days like these are what it’s all about!
Huge thanks to @foodsorcery for such a brilliant experience - we had the best time!🫶🏼
✨ Same-day emergency
🧑🏽⚕️ Treatment by @drmmirza_
Emergency in the morning… back smiling by the afternoon 🫶🏼
Our patient came to us with a broken tooth and needed help fast ‼️
Thankfully @drmmirza_ was able to see them the very same day and restore their smile before the day was over 🙌🏼
If you’re experiencing a dental emergency, don’t wait — give us a call and we’ll do our very best to see you as soon as possible ✨
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✨ Yes... it really is possible!
When you have the right dentist 👩🏽⚕️🫶🏼
Open bites are more common than you might think—and the good news is, they’re often highly treatable!
With the right treatment plan @invisalign can gently guide your teeth into their ideal position, helping to correct the bite itself, not just straighten the teeth you see👌🏼😌
No wires. No fuss. Just a discreet, comfortable journey towards a healthier bite and a smile that looks as good as it feels✨
🏝️ Our Summer Glow Up Event on 18th July is now completely FULLY BOOKED! 💛
The response has been incredible - THANK YOU!
Due to high demand… We’ve released a very limited number of exclusive consultation appointments for those who missed out 🙈
If you’ve been thinking about transforming your smile, this is your chance!
📩 Send us a DM to reserve your exclusive appointment before they’re gone ✨
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✨Smile Makeover
👩🏽⚕️ Treatment by @smiles.by.dr.aisha
A bespoke treatment plan was designed to achieve this stunning result, combining teeth whitening, composite bonding, and porcelain crowns to enhance the shape, colour, and symmetry of the smile 🫶🏼
Every smile is unique, and sometimes the best results come from a combination of treatments tailored specifically to the patient’s needs ✨
Get in touch with our team today to book your FREE consultation 👇🏼
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A camera roll full of friendly faces, behind the scenes fun and the team that’s here to make your smile journey as comfortable as possible 🫶🏼✨
Join us at our Smile Open Day event on 18th July and meet all of our super friendly team ☺️
🔗Click the link in our bio to secure your spot!
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✨ Whitening & Composite Veneers
👩🏽⚕️Treatment by @smiles.by.dr.aisha
An incredible before & after showcasing the power of combining professional teeth whitening with composite veneers ✨
By brightening the natural teeth first and then carefully matching the composite veneers to your new shade, we can create a beautifully balanced, brighter smile with natural-looking results 🙌🏼
Thinking about transforming your smile? ✨
Our Open Day is taking place on 18th July, where we’ll be showcasing our exclusive smile makeover packages and helping patients take the first step towards their dream smile 🙌🏼
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