Leigh Park girl, 5, to have 12 inches of hair cut off to donate to the Little Princess Trust

A BUBBLY five-year-old has decided to donate her Rapunzel-like hair to charity after growing it for more than a year.
Poppy Crown, 5 from Havant, is having her hair cut off for the Little Princess Trust and will raise funds for Macmillan Cancer SupportPoppy Crown, 5 from Havant, is having her hair cut off for the Little Princess Trust and will raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support
Poppy Crown, 5 from Havant, is having her hair cut off for the Little Princess Trust and will raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

Leigh Park schoolgirl Poppy Crown will have 12 inches of her hair chopped off to be made into a wig by the Little Princess Trust, which provides free wigs for children and young people with hair loss.

Poppy is also raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support through the brave gesture, with the haircut set to take place at the Heron pub in Havant on September 27.

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Proud mum Kay Crown said: ‘It all started about January last year. Poppy absolutely loves YouTube and she came across this video of a girl who had her hair cut and sent it off to the Little Princess Trust.

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‘She’s been growing it ever since and it’s now down to her hips. Poppy absolutely loves Disney princesses and says she’s got Rapunzel hair.

‘She keeps asking me how many sleeps until she gets it cut so I think she’s really looking forward to it.’

Proud family members have given money towards the worthy cause, with her siblings Jayden, 10, and Nicole, 15, among her supporters.

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Poppy, who is in Year 1 at Riders Infant School, has been enjoying keeping track of the donations coming in to her online page which was set up by Heron manager Emma Cupit, with nearly £300 of an ambitious £1,200 target already collected for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Kay and her husband Simon were overwhelmed when Poppy first asked to have her hair cut off for the Little Princess Trust last year, but they weren’t surprised by the kind thought from their little girl.

Kay, 34, added: ‘For a three-year-old to ask that I think it’s really amazing.

‘I think it’s absolutely brilliant and we’re so grateful for everyone who has donated so far - people who don’t even know Poppy have donated.

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‘She genuinely is a really lovely, bubbly girl. She’s kind and likes sharing her stuff, she’s got quite a lot of friends at school.’

Visit justgiving.com/fundraising/emma-cupit1 to donate to Poppy’s fundraiser or alternatively, drop donations into the Heron pub in Petersfield Road, Havant.

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