Braintree girl raises over £500 with hair cut for charity

Braintree resident, Clara Hubbard-Webb, seven, had 12 inches of her hair cut off last Saturday, to be donated to The Little Princess Trust.

The charity provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their hair through cancer.

Clara decided to donate to the charity after seeing a friend carry out a similar fundraiser.

Her hair was professionally cut at Clara's home last weekend, by a mobile hairdresser.

Clara will donate the 12-inches of hair to the Princess Trust to help unwell children (Image: Victoria Hubbard-Webb) As a "huge" animal lover, alongside her haircut, Clara has been raising funds to donate to Danaher Animal Home, in Wethersfield.

The rescue works closely with the RSPCA to care for unwanted animals, including cats, dogs, guinea pigs and rabbits, and help them find their forever home.

Clara said: “I was nervous, but I feel so proud to help other children.”

 “I also feel really lucky to help the animals that need help.”

Clara has raised £545 with her haircut, and will be spending the funds in Pets At Home to gather animal toys, blankets and food to donate to Danaher.

Clara is 'proud' to be supporting the charity, as well as Danaher Animal Home (Image: Victoria Hubbard-Webb) Clara’s mothers, Victoria, 43, and Candice Hubbard-Webb, 41, said they "cannot describe how proud they are of Clara’s determination".

Victoria said: “This was totally all Clara’s idea.”

 “It was a shock to us as it was so out of the blue.

“We even gave her a week or so to think about how much hair she was cutting off and how long it had taken her to grow it that length.

“But she was determined that she wanted to do this for children that are not as lucky as her to have hair.

“We cannot describe how proud we are of her."

For more information on Clara’s fundraiser, visit gofundme.com/clara