Hair today gone tomorrow! One woman will be wearing a lot more hats to keep her head warm on cold winter days after having all her long blonde locks chopped off for charity.

Suzie holds her chopped-off locks Picture: STEVE ARGENT

Brave Suzie Bradley, 44, has had her wavy mane shorn by a work colleague at SGB Youngman, Heybridge, to mere millimetres to raise cash for a cancer charity.

Thanks to her mum's Christmas gift of three hats, and an Australian customer's present of a wacky titfer, she won't have to suffer the cold when the sun does not shine.

The export administrator, who lives in Mersea, decided to go under the scissors after seeing her sister lose all her hair last year from treatment for breast cancer.

She agreed with work colleagues that she would only go through with the challenge if she raised £3,000 - but despite being £150 off the target, she still decided to go ahead as she is set to smash it when all the sponsorship money has been collected.

Following the event yesterday, Suzie said: "I'm a bit chilly but okay. It took quite a while because of all the hair, but it's over now."

Published Tuesday January 6, 2004

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