A YOUNG Stevenston star has had her long locks chopped for charity.

Hairdressers helped Amy Madigan, 8, make the cut to donate the hair to the Little Princess Trust to be made into wigs.

The St John’s Primary School pupil, along with her family, has also raised an amazing £604 for charity.

Mum Donna said: “It just makes her feel really happy that a wee girl or boy will get the benefit.

“She hasn’t had her hair cut properly since she was wee so we thought, let’s do it for a good cause.

“Because of the length of her hair, I though it was a great thing to do.”

Amy had a total of 20 inches lopped off on Saturday, February 29, which will provide free, real-hair wigs for children suffering hairloss due to cancer treatment.

Local businesses, family and friends have been supporting Amy by donating funds.

Amy and Donna want to give a big thank you to Simply Scrumptious and the Day-today on Hayocks Road for their generous donations.

Donna said: “And a big thanks to the girls at Allure Hair Studio for their donations, the free haircut and a goodie bag.”

The schoolgirl, who celebrates her ninth birthday on Sunday, said she felt really light after the haircut.

She told the Herald that some of her classmates didn’t recognise with her new hairdo when she returned to school.

She said: “Some of them were quite surprised.

“My teacher asked if I felt much lighter.

“It felt really light.”

Amy had bravely stood up at assembly to tell her friends at St John’s all about her plan for the big donation as part of their share your news session.

A spokesperson for the schools said: “Amy always displays a kind and caring attitude and this selfless act truly reflects this.

“We are so proud of our little Rapunzel for donating her hair to make real hair wigs for young people with hair loss and raising money to support vital research into childhood cancer.”

The Little Princess Trust provides free, real-hair wigs for young cancer sufferers or for children and young people experiencing the devastating effects of hair loss.

The charity uses hair donations and fundraising money sent in by supporters, to manufacture and fit beautiful real hair wigs.

Established in 2006, they have supplied over 8,000 wigs to children and young people and have invested around £5 million into ground-breaking childhood cancer research.