TWO Presteigne sisters have raised over £1,500 after they cut their hair and donated it to a charity that provides real hair wigs to children who have lost their own hair through cancer.

Not only did Millie and Libby Traylor raise a superb total of £1,680 for the Little Princess Trust from cutting 1.5 metres of their own hair, but because they raised more than their original target of £1,000, their mum also got in on the act – in fact Sindy Traylor had actually agreed to brave the shave, so was given a buzz cut.

Millie, 15, and Libby, 11, started their Cancer Research UK fundraiser in February and came up with the hair cut idea, deciding to raise whatever they could for the Little Princess Trust. The charity provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other conditions.

“We will be cutting off over one-and-a-half metres of hair and donating it to the Little Princess Trust,” said the girls on their fundraising page.

“If we raise over £1,000 our mum will brave the shave, so please give what you can.

“Cancer is happening right now, which is why we’re fundraising right now for Cancer Research UK. There’s no time to lose.”

The girls had their hair cut live at Builth Wells Carnival on Saturday, June 18, with mum Sindy originally from the town. After the girls had their locks chopped, Sindy bravely sat in the barber’s chair and had her hair shaved right down, with members of the Builth branch of Cancer Research UK on hand to congratulate all three ladies and collect the money raised.

Since 2006, the Little Princess Trust has provided more than 12,000 wigs for children, as well as given grants totalling more than £17 million towards research projects focused on finding more effective treatments for childhood cancers.

If you’d like to request or wig or raise money for the charity, visit https://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/.