Charity snip

A WOMAN from Scalloway and her eight year old niece have raised nearly £3,000 between them for charity after getting their hair chopped.

Krissi Macdonald and Jordan Kay both snipped ten inches off their flowing locks at Scalloway’s Sharp Image on Thursday.

Youngster Jordan originally wanted to get her hair cut to raise cash for the Little Princess Trust, with Auntie Krissi later offering to join in to ease her nerves.

The charity provides real hair wigs to boys and girls in the UK and Ireland who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment.

They accept donations of hair, but suggest people also raise money in case the locks aren’t suitable.

“I felt that I’ve got a lot of hair, but there’s some people out there that don’t have any, so I thought maybe I could give some of it to them,” Kay said post-cut.

Her aunt said she was “overwhelmed” by the amount of support and donations” they have received.

“I was more nervous when it came to Jordan’s turn,” Macdonald admitted.

“She was really brave though and I’m so proud of her. Gary Stove at Sharp Image was great at putting us both at ease and made it a really fun experience.”

The pair are continuing to take donations online until 1 December.