A BOY who has spent the past two years without having a single haircut will finally be sitting in the barber’s chair to raise funds for the Little Princess Trust Charity

Nine-year-old Charlie Jones, of Llangollen, will finally sit in the barber's chair this Saturday (August 29).

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Charlie Jones

The Ysgol Bryn Collen pupil has 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.

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Charlie before 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.”

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Charlie will have his haircut on Saturday

Charlie has been busy gaining sponsors for his hair-growing challenge and a Just Giving page has been set up to enable further donations to be made as he bids to not only donate his hair, but also to raise funds for the charity.

He will finally have his hair cut publicly in the centre of his hometown, Llangollen at 2pm on Saturday, close to the cenotaph where there will be collections for those who wish to make a donation on the day.

Charlie’s Just Giving page can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/charlie-hair-grow