A RHAYADER schoolgirl has made a heartfelt gesture inspired by another little girl who had lost her hair through chemotherapy.

Wanting to make a difference to young girls who had experienced hair loss, Mared Carrod went on to grow her hair and to research charities who would make a wig with natural hair. 

Mared came across Herefordshire-based charity The Little Princess Trust and found out that each wig costs the trust between £550 and £700 to make.

County Times: Mared Carrod from Rhayader has raised £1,350 for The Little Princess Trust.Mared Carrod from Rhayader has raised £1,350 for The Little Princess Trust. (Image: Julie Carrod)

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The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or to other conditions such as Alopecia. 

The charity is also one of the largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK.

On her 10th birthday, Mared announced to the local community of Rhayader, that she was cutting 30 centimetres of her hair to donate to the Little Princess Trust and would appreciate sponsorship in order to make a wig for a young person.

Donations poured in and within 10 days Mared raised a phenomenal figure of £1,350.

Mared said: "I knew I wanted to cut my hair and send to the Little Princess Trust to give a poorly little girl a wig, to make her feel better, until her own hair grows back."

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Her mum Julie added: "Mared is a very kind, and thoughtful girl, determined to see things through to the end.

"Youngsters get such a rough time of things but this was so incredibly heart-warming achievement.

"This is such a Mared thing to do. She always puts the needs of others first and then when she saw Amy Dowden on Strictly Come Dancing without her wig, following her cancer treatment, she became even more focused on the task.

"Sponsorship was something Mared had read about but the support of the community of Rhayader and district, friends, families and individuals has been incredible with enough raised to make two wigs. 

"Thank you is so inadequate in response to the appeal."