Anyone with long hair that regularly wears a helmet will know what I’m talking about. Those annoying knots you get at the nape of the neck after you’ve been wearing your helmet, especially when it’s hot or raining.
In Mongolia I’m going to be wearing my helmet for up to 12 hours a day in all sorts of weathers with no hair washing for 10 days!! So what I thought should I do to make things as easy as possible whilst I’m there…
Cut it off!
But let’s not waste all that hair. I have therefore donated my hair to The Little Princess Trust. A fantastic charity that makes real hair wigs for children and young people that have lost their hair due to illness or treatment.
http://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/donate-hair/
For someone that has had long hair since I can remember this was quite a big deal. This is undoubtedly the shortest I have had my hair since I was under 10!! A massive thank you to Anke and the team Headmasters Weybridge for my new look! I love it!
And let’s not forget the other charities that I’m raising money for;
The Horse Rangers Association – a youth development charity, that I have been a member of since I was 10 years old, that offers opportunities to it’s mainstream members, but also outreach programmes to local schools and communities and has a Riding for the Disabled section.
Save the Children’s East Africa Food Crisis Appeal – raising money for the drought stricken countries in the East of the continent, supporting hospitals, operating mobile health clinics, providing water trucks for schools and clinics, providing livelihood support for people who have lost their livestock due to drought.
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/gemmaractliffe
Cool Earth – the official charity of the Mongol Derby. A not for profit organisation that aims to mitigate the effect of climate change by working in partnership with rainforest communities to reduce the destruction of the worlds rain forests.
https://www.coolearth.org/campaigns/22215/journey-to-the-derby/