Alex's extreme hair cut to fund a micro-gravity experience!

I'm Alexander, I'm 12 and I'm cutting my super long hair! I have been given the opportunity to go to the European Space Centre with my school club: The Young Engineers.

We will travel to Belgium and get to experience micro-gravity, learn about what it takes to become an astronaut, launch a rocket and visit the Mars village. We will also get to visit the Concept Chocolate Factory and do a Caving Trip.

The trip will cost £1,362 and our school have challenged us to raise as much money as we can, in order to cover the cost of going.

To raise money I'm going to cut off my super-long hair! I've had long hair for at least 5 years, after I started growing it during lockdown. It's currently down to my waist, I'm 5"5' to put that into scale. I will be donating my hair to the Little Princess Trust. This amazing charity will turn my donated hair into a wig for a child living with cancer and who has had to go through chemotherapy and lost their hair.

I'm hoping by cutting my long hair I can raise enough money to cover the cost of the trip, and also donate money to the Little Princess Trust to help them create more wigs for children with cancer and help them fund their projects.

Thank you!

Alex

UPDATE EVERYONE: I am cutting my hair this Saturday the 7th of June!