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Charlotte is youngest student of the year winner
THE Society of Shoefitters has announced its student of the year.
Charlotte Duffett is the youngest ever winner of the Fisher George Memorial Trophy. She has worked for Gibbs of Ely, Cambridgeshire - a chain of family shoe shops owned by Kate Gibb - for seven years and is now assistant manager.
Charlotte receives the trophy for a year and a smaller version to keep, and a valet box inscribed with her name (donated by Dasco - Dunkelman & Son Ltd.)
A spokesman said: 'Sadly many shoe shops do not offer their staff such a high level of staff training or their customers a professional shoe fitting service, but those that do are proud of their achievement and sell shoes that don't come back, to people who do.
'Ill fitting footwear affects our entire physiology. The bones in the foot do not ossify (become hardened) until around the age of 18 (later for boys) and therefore tremendous damage can be done to feet in their formative years which can create many other associated problems in later life. Aches and pains in legs, hips, back and neck can all be attributed to footwear that do not fit properly, even migraine is a symptom from which many suffer. Correctly fitted footwear at any age is therefore preventative medicine which could save the NHS a fortune in wasted GP and hospital appointments.'
The Society of Shoe Fitters was founded in 1959 and is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a shoe fitting qualification and instore training for footwear retailers and suppliers.
THE Society of Shoefitters has announced its student of the year.
Charlotte Duffett is the youngest ever winner of the Fisher George Memorial Trophy. She has worked for Gibbs of Ely, Cambridgeshire - a chain of family shoe shops owned by Kate Gibb - for seven years and is now assistant manager.
Charlotte receives the trophy for a year and a smaller version to keep, and a valet box inscribed with her name (donated by Dasco - Dunkelman & Son Ltd.)
A spokesman said: 'Sadly many shoe shops do not offer their staff such a high level of staff training or their customers a professional shoe fitting service, but those that do are proud of their achievement and sell shoes that don't come back, to people who do.
'Ill fitting footwear affects our entire physiology. The bones in the foot do not ossify (become hardened) until around the age of 18 (later for boys) and therefore tremendous damage can be done to feet in their formative years which can create many other associated problems in later life. Aches and pains in legs, hips, back and neck can all be attributed to footwear that do not fit properly, even migraine is a symptom from which many suffer. Correctly fitted footwear at any age is therefore preventative medicine which could save the NHS a fortune in wasted GP and hospital appointments.'
The Society of Shoe Fitters was founded in 1959 and is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a shoe fitting qualification and instore training for footwear retailers and suppliers.
