Nathan makes a special donation to cancer charity

Nathan Anglesea has donated five locks of his hair and raised £620 and counting for the Little Princess Trust.

 

 

 

 

The 33-year-old had his haircut on Sunday December 18 at the Ardchattan Community Centre as part of a fundraising event, with a pop-up cafe.

 

"attachment_849082" "" "300"] Nathan Anglesea with hairdresser, Kate Walton. Photograph: Finn Nixon.

 

Nathan first started growing his hair in 2017 when both his parents were diagnosed with cancer, with the aim of giving his hair to his mother, Gaynor Anglesea, for a wig.

 

Nathan has inherited pancreatitis which means he has to use morphine as a form of pain relief.

 

When he realised that Gaynor would not require the hair, Nathan decided to keep growing his locks and donating them to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children.

 

Nathan said: 'My mum's side of the family has always had a history of breast cancer, so it's always something that I've been fundraising for and trying to raise awareness about.'

 

Before he had it cut on Sunday, it measured 31 inches long - three years worth of growth.

 

He said: 'When I decided to grow my hair out that was something a bit different than just donating money, especially because they said they had enough - 8 inch lengths of hair - but were in desperate need of 14-16 inches.

 

'This was to make the wigs which little girls like because it makes them feel like princesses as it's obviously devastating when they've had cancer and their hair has gone.'

 

It costs the Little Princess Trust £550 to create a wig for a child to use and this was the amount Nathan aimed for when he started fundraising.

 

Nathan said: 'This covers every step from cutting the hair and transporting it, to stitching every individual hair.'

 

Every wig created also requires 46 locks of hair and the money he has raised will help with this as well.

 

His hair was cut by Kate Walton from The Ark hairdresser in Oban and she took great care to lay out six locks of Nathan's hair to be sent away to the Little Princess Trust.

 

Nathan exceeded his original target of £550, raising £620 on his JustGiving page, with this not including donations received at the fundraising event.

 

He said: 'It feels amazing to have donated that much because I thought I'd maybe raise about £100. People have been very generous at a rough time and I just couldn't be more thankful for everyone who has shared my page on Facebook.'