Girl with knee-length hair lops off her locks to give a sick child a wig

She had been growing her hair for eight years and it had reached her knees, but Rachel Rourke gave up her crowning glory to provide a sick child with a wig.

Rachel, 14, is donating her pony tail to a charity that creates wigs for youngsters who lose their hair through illness.



The hair will now be used by the Little Princesses Trust to create a wig for a young cancer or alopecia sufferer who could not otherwise afford one.

Rachel, from Heald Green, Stockport, has also raised more than £200 in sponsorship from the hair cut. She will give the money to animal charity PDSA.



She said: "I was ready for a hair cut so I thought why not make it into a sponsorship event and raise some awareness for charities.

"It was a real shock to see all that hair come off but I like the new look and I think I'm going to stick with it short."