Pupil at Clenchwarton Primary School ready to lose her long locks to help children undergoing cancer treatment

A kind-hearted West Norfolk pupil is ready to lose her long curly locks to help children who are undergoing treatment for cancer.

Marnie-Rae Hornsby celebrated her sixth birthday on March 20 and is having her hair cut later this year for the Little Princess Trust charity.

A pupil at Clenchwarton Primary School, which is a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, Marnie is also raising money for the cause and has hit £375 this week via a JustGiving page, which was created for her by her dad Shaun Hornsby.

Her “proud” mum Chelsea Owen said Marnie was inspired to help after her aunt lost her hair while receiving treatment for cancer, before she died last year.

“Marnie has been asking me for a while to cut her hair to her shoulder, and I’ve been putting it off as it’s so beautiful and long, and not wanting her hair to go to waste and be thrown straight in the bin,” she said.

“She loves to have pretty hair styles and I’m sure she still can with short hair. Marnie has a really kind nature and helps others.”

Marnie has been watching her list of sponsors increase on the web page and Chelsea said her daughter was “very grateful for every pound she has received”.

Her hair will be cut in June or July and donated to the Little Princess Trust - which was established 20 years ago.

It provides free, real hair wigs to children and young people aged up to 24, who lose their hair through cancer treatment for childhood cancer.

Search ‘Marnie’s fundraiser for Little Princess Trust’ on justgiving.com to make a donation.

Reporting by Phoebe Cornell