Long-haired man cuts his locks for charity and will walk 50 miles to donate it
A Church Stretton man has had his long hair cut, and plans to hike 50 miles to hand deliver his cropped locks to a charity in person.
Callum McGill, 33, has been growing his hair for the last three years with the intention of growing it long enough so that when he got it cut he could donate it to the Little Princess Trust.
The charity provide real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who may have lost their hair through cancer treatments and other illnesses.
Callum, who works for a family-run, off-grid fuel business in Bridgnorth, said: "I always wanted to try having long hair and I thought if I do grow it, my end goal would be to eventually have it cut and donate it to the Little Princess Trust.
"We managed to get 15 inches of good usable hair."
Rather than just send in the hair to the charity, Callum and partner Megan Bratt, who lopped off his long locks at the weekend, plan to walk the 50 miles to the Little Princess HQ in Hereford and deliver his cropped locks in person.
"We will set off from our home near Church Stretton on Saturday and plan to walk at least 26.2 miles a day, which is a marathon distance, ending the hike on Sunday evening.
"We'll then head to the charity and drop off the donation in person on Monday.
"We've been fundraising for the walk and have managed to raise a around £900, which is great as the cost for the charity to make and supply one wig is around £700."
Callum's JustGiving page is still active and anybody that wishes to donate can do so at: justgiving.com/page/callums-haircut-and-hike-for-little-princess-trust
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