Newark Advertiser reporter Rachel Armitage cut and donated 10in of hair to Little Princess Trust
After one of my friends cut her long hair and donated her locks to the Little Princess Trust a year ago, I thought it was such a lovely thing to do.
My mum received a wig when she lost her hair due to chemotherapy and I remember how it made her feel more like herself again, so I did a bit of research and after seeing how easy it was to donate hair, decided to go for the chop.
The Little Princess Trust is a charity that makes wigs for children who have lost their hair, either due to cancer treatments or other illnesses.
I have had long hair for years, and after reading about the valuable work the Little Princess Trust does, I thought to myself, hair grows back, and these poorly children don’t have a choice to lose their hair.
I spent months growing my hair to what I thought would be the right length to chop and tried to give it some TLC to make sure it would be in the best condition possible.
I booked an appointment at Hair By Hare And Beauty at Heckington because the stylists have a lot of experience with cutting hair for charitable donations.
The minimum length of hair the charity can accept is 7ins, so I decided to try and donate at least 8ins.
My stylist, Harriet, separated my hair into two bunches and we measured how far up my ponytail to cut, which came to an impressive 10ins.
After my hair was cut, it was quite alarming to see a smiling Harriet hold up my chopped ponytail like a string of sausages, but also very enlightening as my head instantly felt much lighter and Harriet made such a lovely job of my new hairdo.
I am still getting used to having much less hair to wash, but it’s worth it to make a poorly child feel better.
And when I received my certificate from Little Princess Trust, thanking me for my donation, I knew it was all worth it, and I’m thinking of growing my hair long so I can donate again.
Donating your hair
Donations must be over 7ins long, in good condition, and not dyed an un-natural colour. Dreadlocks, very tightly curled hair, henna dyed hair and extensions cannot be used.
Hair has to be freshly-washed and dried. Wet hair cannot be accepted as it will not dry properly and is unusable.
Put your washed and dried hair into a ponytail, securing it with a band at the top and bottom. Ask your hairdresser to cut above the top band.
Put your cut ponytail into a heavy-duty envelope and pop it in the post, along with your donation slip (downloaded from the Little Princess Trust website).
To learn more about the charity, and how to donate your hair, visit www.little princesses.org.uk
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