Charlotte will also donate her hair to Little Princess Trust, a charity, which makes personalised wigs for children who have suffered hair loss for medical reasons.

“Our hair is a very important part of us and our identity, especially for women, and we tend to take it for granted. People who lose their hair from cancer treatment and alopecia have to deal with the trauma of losing their hair as well as dealing with the illness itself.  I have decided to cut my hair off to raise awareness of this issue and the fact that there are services out there like My New Hair to help people get personalised wigs”  Charlotte Rhoades

Trevor will be cutting Charlotte’s hair on Tuesday 20^th May at 8.30 am in front of the whole school in a special assembly at Streatham & Clapham High School.

Charlotte has always been know as ‘the girl with long hair’ but was motivated in a brave display of generosity to donate her hair after seeing a close family friend suffer hair loss through cancer treatment. Charlotte’s goal is to raise at least £1000.

“The Little Princess Trust is a charity that provides hair pieces for children who lose their hair through cancer treatment. We are delighted to have the opportunity to link My New Hair and the legendary Trevor Sorbie. To quote an eight year old who we recently helped “It isn’t very nice not having any hair”  Tracey Prosser - The Little Princess Trust 

Recognising the importance of beautiful hair to everyone, Trevor Sorbie launched his non-profit service for clients suffering medical hair loss - offering advice and wig customisation. Trevor Sorbie personally offers his services and well-known talents totally free of charge

“I have a lot of experience in cutting wigs and any hairdresser can learn to provide this invaluable service to clients. Coping with illness is very traumatic and to have the added stress of hair loss can be devastating. Hairdressers are very involved with their client’s image and providing this service is an additional way to enrich a client’s life during this sensitive time” - Trevor Sorbie

NOTES TO EDITORS

STREATHAM & CLAPHAM HIGH SCHOOL

• Streatham and Clapham High School is an independent junior and senior girls day school (3 – 18 years) and member of the Girls’ Day School Trust.

Its mission is to prepare girls for life in C21 with a high quality academic education, pupils are encouraged to be high achieving, independent, responsive and caring individuals with a broad perspective.

The curriculum is rich in opportunities for personal fulfilment as well as encouraging community and charity projects and offers Duke of Edinburgh Award up to Gold standard.

• Sixth form has 80 students and virtually all get their first choice of university including several successful Oxbridge candidates each year.

• The Girls’ Day School Trust owns and runs 29 schools, located throughout England, and is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, educating 20, 000 students each year. It is also the largest provider of education in England after the Government.

“Everyone in the school has been really supportive about this, girls I don’t know as well as my friends and the teachers. The sixth form here is really good because they allow you to be who you want to be, you’re able to be an individual as well as have a wide network of friends which is a good foundation for later, after school” - Charlotte Rhoades