By Miranda Airey

A SCHOOLBOY is using the hair on his head to raise cash for charity, in memory of his grandmother.

Ten-year-old Harry Hayward is growing his locks in a sponsored ‘hair-athon’ and then, when they’re long enough, he will to donate them to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children who have lost hair due to chemotherapy.

“I’m growing my hair for Cancer Research UK and then donating it for wigs, because my grandmother died from cancer,” said Harry.

“Because of what happened to my Nana, whom I miss so much, I want to help find a cure for cancer, and to help affected children by donating my hair for wigs through the Little Princess Trust.”

The youngster, whose hair needs to grow to at least seven inches in length to be useful as a wig, is hoping to raise £500 for Cancer Research.

Harry, who lives in Kerry near Newtown, was very close to and fond of his grandmother Caroline Cary Hayward, who passed away from cancer aged 81 in January 2013.

Cary lived in Chipping Sodbury and, before she retired, taught at Grittleton House School near Chippenham. The jazz pianist and singer Jamie Cullum was one of her students there.

Cary was cared for by both Macmillan and Marie Curie nurses during her final weeks and it was that care, coupled with appeals on TV, that inspired Harry to do something to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

He has set up a page on justgiving.com, through which people can sponsor Cancer Research UK directly as an encouragement to Harry and as a tribute to his Nana.

To donate visit: justgiving.com and search for ‘Sharon Hayward’.