Telford schoolgirl Megan's short cut to raise £423

But the 10-year-old is delighted to lose her hair as it will help other children who are suffering from cancer.

Megan has been waiting to donate her hair for two years, after she first found out about the Little Princess Trust which provides real-hair wigs to boys and girls across the UK and Ireland that have lost their own hair through cancer treatment.

Megan said: "I've been wanting to donate my hair since I was eight. I like the look of my new style and hopefully my hair will help someone else."

Mum Sarah Evans said: "I told her she had to wait until she was 10 as then her hair would be even longer.

"I just mentioned the idea to her once and she said she really wanted to do it. She's always had long hair, but her sister Kimmy got hers cut when she was 10 and from then she said she wanted to cut hers."

The Apley Wood School pupil's hair was more than 33 inches long before she went under the chop.

This is Megan's first ever charity fundraiser and as well as cutting her long locks, Megan has also raised £423 for the charity, of her target of £350 - with the total still rising as more people donate to the cause.

Ms Evans said: "She loves her new hair. She went to school this morning and everyone was saying to her 'Wow, look at your hair.'

"It took all of two minutes to brush it this morning. She's gone to school with her hair down for the first time ever.

"That's very very rare, she's already told me I'm banned from plaiting it."

To donate to Megan visit http://www.justgiving.com/sarah-evans38