A CWMBRAN hairdressing salon is holding a charity fun day which will see 20 people having their hair chopped off and made into wigs.
Inigma Hair Designs owner Shelley Fitzgerald and the salon’s senior stylist Sam Cockerell will be cutting the hair of friends, family and clients, and the hair will be donate to the Little Princess Trust.
Little Prince Trust specialise in making real hair wigs for children who have lost theirs through cancer.
The event held in the salon on Wesley Street will take place on Saturday May 14, with the haircuts starting from 9am and expected to last until 3pm.
That day the salon will also host a family fun day from 12noon until 4pm, with funds raised going to Noah’s Ark children’s hospital charity.
The event will feature face painting, a cake stall, a nails and make up area as well as a bouncy castle.
Salon assistant Jo Bright will be creating funky hair styles on the day with styles including crimping and glitter sprays.
There will also be an adult’s event in the evening, from 6pm to late, to celebrate the salon’s 13 years in business, where guests can enjoy a hog roast, cocktails and a raffle.
Ms Fitzgerald added: “It’s been going really well, we have already raised over £300 in donations.”
Speaking of why they chose to support Little Prince Trust, she added: “These young boys and girls will feel embarrassed and confused about not having hair, so it’s important that they can get a wig which makes them feel happy again."
Ms Fitzgerald’s mum Sharon will also be having her hair cut off at the event and the money she raises will go towards a new sensory bedroom for a little girl called Lilly-May who suffers from silent aspiration.
Silent aspiration occurs in people with swallowing problems whereby food and liquids go down the wrong hole and into their lungs without any usual signs such as choking or turning red.
To purchase tickets for the adults evening event, which cost £15, pop into the salon
To donate visit https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/samantha-cockerell
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