A 16-year-old from Bride has had her long locks cut to help provide real hair wigs for children suffering from cancer.
Aimee Swift, who has just completed her GCSEs at Ramsey Grammar School, has had approximately 15 inches of her hair cut off and has also raised £1,218.94 for the Little Princess Trust.
The charity provides real hair wigs to boys and girls across the UK who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment. It costs between £350 and £500 per wig.
Aimee raised the money through sponsorship, donations on her JustGiving page and also from a collection box at Beanies Coffee Shop at St Paul’s Bookshop in Ramsey, where she works on Saturdays.
Aimee’s mum Tracy said: ‘When she approached me and told me what she was doing, that she had already set up the site and had made her decision to cut her hair off, it was a complete shock as her hair has always been so important to her. I’m very proud of her for doing such a selfless act.’
The teenager had her hair cut by her auntie, Jeanine Sayle, a hair and beauty lecturer at University College Isle of Man, at Nailz2Beauty in Douglas.
Wendy Tarplee-Morris, trustee and co-founder of the Little Princess Trust, thanked Aimee for her support: ‘We are very grateful to Aimee and all of our generous hair donors as it is such a brave and personal gift to give. We are extra thankful to her for also raising money for the charity as we will be benefiting in two ways.’