Jasmine Clayton loses long locks and raises £260 for the MPS Society

Jasmine with the plait that has gone to The Little Princess Trust to make wigs for a child with hair loss

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Jasmine Clayton has shed her locks and raised £260 for the MPS Society.

Jasmine, 13, a student at Whitworth Community High School, had a bob style haircut when she was three and since then has been growing her hair.

It was to her waist when she decided to have it cropped and a plait measuring 12.5 inches has now been sent to The Little Princess Trust to be made into wigs for children who have lost their hair to cancer and other illnesses.

She was sponsored to have the haircut and asked her best friend Katie Heath to nominate a charity to benefit from the money raised.

As Katie’s brother Jack died nearly four years ago with MPS II Hunter Syndrome she suggested the MPS Society.

Jasmine said: “I had only ever had my hair trimmed before at the hairdresser and only ever had the smallest amount taken off it.

“Our mobile hairdresser Jenny Cooper came to my home to cut my hair and Katie was there too.

“I was a bit shocked when I first had it cut and it was a bit scary, but now it is shorter it is easier to manage, however I can’t do as many things with it as I could when it was longer.

“When I went into school everyone said that they really liked it shorter, but I think I will grow it long again.”

Katie said: “It was great to be there to see Jasmine do this for charity, but at first she didn’t look like Jasmine. She now looks a lot older.”

Katie and her mum Elizabeth also organised an afternoon tea for the MPS Society, which raised £300.

Jack had a rare genetic condition MPS II Hunter Syndrome, which affected his speech, mobility and development and died in June 2013, aged 13.