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A caring seven-year-old from Long Eaton has had his long hair chopped an incredible 17 inches shorter to support a charity which makes wigs for children with cancer.<\/p>\n
Eddie French, who lives in Long Eaton, visited KH Hair Barber on Market Place in the town where he underwent the mega chop so he could donate his hair to Little Princess Trust, which provides real hair wigs free of charge to children and young people who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions.<\/p>\n
Eddie, who attends Grange Primary School, says he wanted to donate his hair after seeing videos about the charity on YouTube and that he just wanted to make poorly children happy. \u201cI hadn\u2019t had my hair cut since 2019 and I\u2019m really lucky it\u2019s grown so much that I can donate it to the Little Princess Trust,\u201d he says. \u201cI hope it brings another child some confidence and happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mum, Hayley, said Eddie was \u2018super-excited\u2019 when he met salon director, Ben Sutcliffe, who carried out the cut. \u201cEddie has really gotten into football since lockdown,\u201d she explained. \u201cHe wanted hair just like his hero, Jack Grealish and he and Ben had a good talk about football and how his hair style would be. Eddie loved every minute and I have no doubt Ben now has a new friend in Eddie!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Hayley says Eddie feels really good about donating his hair, knowing it could really help someone else. He\u2019s also loving his new look and the attention that has come with it. \u201cHis school friends have been calling him Grealish,\u201d she says, \u201cwhich he absolutely loves. I now have to wax his hair every morning and put his headband in. Then he has to go and check in the mirror to make sure I\u2019ve done a good job!\u201d<\/p>\n
Barber, Ben, says he thought it was amazing that Eddie was willing to grow his hair so long and then have it all cut off for the charity. \u201cHe was a brilliant client and sat very still,\u201d he says. \u201cWe had a really great chat about football and his hero, Jack. Little Princess Trust is a wonderful charity that KH has supported for a number of years and we were very happy Eddie chose us to carry out the cut.\u201d<\/p>\n