A BOY who has spent the past two years without having a single haircut finally had his locks chopped to raise funds for the Little Princess Trust Charity
Nine-year-old Charlie Jones, of Llangollen, had his hair cut in the middle of town next to the cenotaph on Saturday.
Charlie ready to have his hair cut
The Ysgol Bryn Collen pupil had been growing his hair after he saw a documentary on television about children living with cancer back in September 2018.
Many of the children in the programme had lost their hair due to the effects of their treatment and on discussing this further with his mum, Charlie wished he could do something to help.
He said: "I saw the children on the telly and some of them were sad because they were bald. Mum told me that this was a side-effect of the treatment they were having and it just made me feel really sorry for them."
So kind-hearted Charlie took to the internet to learn more about how cancer treatment can cause hair loss and in doing so, he discovered the Little Princess Trust – a charity that manufactures and supplies custom made wigs for children who have lost their hair through cancer treatment and other causes.
Charlie before and after he started to grow his hair
The wigs are made from real hair donations that are sent in from people wanting to help.
Charlie’s mum, Vicky said that as soon as Charlie learned of the Little Princess Trust, he immediately knew that he wanted to donate to them and help children like those he’d seen on TV.
Vicky said: “He was so insistent that he wanted to grow his hair – initially for one year, that there was no stopping him. I think it’s really nice that he wanted to help other children in this way and although he may have looked a little scruffy at times, all of his family and friends have been right behind him.
“He got to one year without a haircut and decided he wanted to go for another year so he could give more hair in one go – and now two years on, I think he’s actually looking forward to having it cut at last.”
Charlie had his haircut on Saturday
Charlie has now raised more than £5,000 for the Little Princess Trust. His dad, Matt, has even shaved off his own hair as a result of losing a bet he had with Charlie.
Charlie’s Just Giving page can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/charlie-hair-grow
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