Haircut beckons for fundraising schoolgirl Jessica

Ten-year-old will be donating her flowing locks to the Little Princess Trust

A Kinross-shire primary school pupil has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after growing her hair for the past three years.

Jessica Henry, from Crook of Devon, will cut her long hair on Saturday and donate it to the Little Princess Trust, the charity which helps make wigs for sick children across the UK.

It has taken Jessica three years to grow her hair to the required length for the charity, after she was inspired by a close family friend with cancer.

The friend wore a wig during their treatment and Jessica decided to grow her own hair to help others in a similar situation.

After three years of growing, she will get her hair cut on Saturday, one day after her 10th birthday.

While donating her hair, the Fossoway Primary School pupil has also raised £365 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Jessica’s mother, Kirsty Henry, said that all of the family are proud of her efforts.

She said: “When she started, her hair was at her shoulders.

“She is very excited and her friends in school have helped measure her hair every day over the last few months. She has decided to do everything on her own.

“She sat down and studied children’s charities and decided to try to donate to Make-A-Wish Foundation while growing her hair.

“We are very proud of her and the way she has looked into it.

“It’s easy to say she would do it but to stick with it for three years and study the charities is great.”

Last year the Little Princess Trust raised more than £4.5 million to help make wigs for children across the UK.

A spokesperson for the charity said: “We are delighted to hear that Jessica has decided to cut her hair and donate it to the Little Princess Trust.

“It’s such a brave decision to cut off a lot of hair but we are hugely grateful as we can use Jessica’s donated locks to make real hair wigs for children and young people who have lost their own hair.

“Every day we receive letters and emails from families that we have helped and it is thanks to donors like Jessica that we are able to provide this invaluable service.”

To donate go to the justgiving.com/ fundraising page online.

Jessica Henry is to have her long locks cut off for the Little Princess Trust.