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Nine-year-old boy donates hair to children's charity

blonde boy on left with long hair, and on the right he same boy after having had a haircut.STEPHEN HUNTLEY/BBC

Noah has been growing his hair for six years

During the Covid-19 pandemic, nine-year-old Noah from Suffolk saw lots of people doing amazing things for charity, and decided he wanted to do something too.

So when he couldn't get his hair cut during lockdown, he made up his mind to not get it cut for a very very long time.

Until now, as he's finally cut it all off and donated it to The Little Princess Trust.

They're a charity that makes wigs for children who aren't well and have lost their hair as a result.

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blonde boy with long hair getting a haircut at a hairdresser.ALEX CHAPMAN

Noah has always had long hair at his school so his classmates would have had quite the shock

He cut his hair over the Easter break, and was excited to surprise his friends at school with his new hairstyle.

"It's going to be weird because when I have long hair I have to tie it for sport, long hair washes and other stuff," said Noah.

"When I have short hair it's going to feel weird because I'm not going to have to have as long washes, I'm not going to have to tie it up and I'm not going to have to dry it for that long."

long bits of blond hair tied with black hairbands next to a purple box with the little princess trust logo on it.STEPHEN HUNTLEY/BBC

The hair will now be made into a wig for children who don't have any

Noah's dad said he was incredibly proud of him.

"Initially the idea was to just donate the hair, but once he found out it costs around £700 to make one wig he wanted to start a Just Giving page as well and raise as much as possible," he said.

He continued: "He's been so excited about going to school today and surprising everyone as he hadn't told his friends or teacher when it was going to be cut.

"He's always been known as the boy in school with the long hair so it'll be a shock."