Head shave for charity

Sarah Reid, a student experience officer for Royal Holloway Careers and Employability Service, wanted to shave her head to show solidarity to her husband who is battling cancer.

She approached the team at Hair by S J Forbes who were more than happy to help with her hair-raising experience.

Sponsored by friends, family and work colleagues, Mrs Reid has raised more than £3,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support which launched the Brave the Shave campaign in 2014. This year it has already seen almost 1,900 people raise over £650,000 to support the work of the charity.

Mrs Reid said: “My husband is currently undergoing chemotherapy for prostate cancer and I wanted to raise awareness of the great things that Macmillan does to help cancer sufferers and their families. Brave the Shave is a very visual reminder to show people that cancer is still very much part of our lives and I hope that the ‘buzz’ of the day reminds people to show their support. I want to say a big thank you to Mollie at S J Forbes and to everyone who supported me and donated to such an important cause.”

Hayley Gibson-Forbes, co-director S J Forbes said: “We are blown away by Sarah’s courage and her decision to become a ‘brave shaver’ to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. We believe that as a business we have a responsibility to support our local community and charitable causes.”