Wigan student's long locks to be cut to help ill child

Tizzie Gough, 20, has decided that it is time to cut her long hair, more than three years since she last had the chop.

But rather than let it go to waste, she will donate her hair to Little Princess Trust, a charity which makes wigs for children who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment or other conditions.

After hearing about the charity, she went to its website to read about the difference it makes and decided she wanted to help.

Tizzie, from Standish, said: “I’m really excited.

“I wanted it cut but thought there’s no point cutting a few inches off.

“I feel like it’s a waste because it’s so thick.

“I could probably make two wigs from this.”

Tizzie, who is studying for a biomedical sciences degree in Leeds, says her hair grows quickly and she will have 18 inches cut off for the charity.

She will go under the scissors at Hair Couture in Shevington on Tuesday, December 22.

“It will be a lot lighter,” she said.

As well as donating her hair, Tizzie is raising money for the charity, which receives no formal funding.

She has so far collected £290, passing her initial target of £100.

Little Princess Trust has provided more than 8,000 wigs and given grants of more than £5m to childhood cancer research since it was set up in 2006.

The charity is particularly keen to receive donations of hair measuring more than 16 inches, with information about the hair that can be used for wigs available on its website.

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