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# Burntwood schoolgirl says farewell to her long hair to raise money for animal charity
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/burntwood-schoolgirl-says-farewell-to-her-long-hair-to-raise-money-for-animal-charity/
- Published: 2020-05-01T15:48:47.000Z
- Updated: 2020-05-01T15:48:57.000Z
- Description: A Burntwood schoolgirl has cut off 26cm of her hair to raise money for an animal charity.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Charity, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

A Burntwood schoolgirl has cut off 26cm of her hair to raise money for an animal charity.

Sophie Fern, 6, decided to take part in the [2.6 challenge](https://twopointsixchallenge.justgiving.com/get-involved?charityId=2116&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIku6XqImQ6QIViKztCh2urwAREAAYASAAEgIbvPD%5FBwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) on behalf of [Support Adoption For Pets](https://www.supportadoptionforpets.co.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk), the charitable arm of Pets At Home.

Her mum Helen is a store manager for the company and helped organise the cutting of her daughter’s 33cm long hair in aid of a campaign to support animal rescue centres during the coronavirus outbreak.

![Sophie's hair before and after her fundraising trim](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hair.jpg)

Sophie’s hair before and after her fundraising trim

> “I’m so proud of Sophie and her willingness to help others, and raise some really important funds.  
>  
> “She was excited and looking forward to the hair cut, but when she sat in the chair, she did look very nervous.  
>  
> “She loves her new hair, and we’ve been trying out lots of different styles.  
>  
> “We’ll be continuing to fundraise all month for rescue pets in need – we’ve been overwhelmed with the response so far.”  
>  
> Sophie’s mum Helen

Sophie’s fundraising target was £250 and in just three days, she has nearly doubled this to £440.

The youngster will continue to fundraise all month to raise much needed funds for animal rescues facing closure across the UK. 

To donate to Sophie’s fundraising effort visit [her online fundraising page](https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=HelenFern2&pageUrl=1&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).