A NINE-year-old who is in remission from cancer has had her hair cut off to donate to other poorly children.

Charlotte Jackson, nine, was cheered on by her friends at West Moors Middle School as she had 11-inches cut off her long locks to be sent to the Little Princess Trust.

The charity provides real hair wigs to boys and girls across the UK who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment.

It is a cause close to Charlotte’s heart after she was diagnosed with leukaemia just before her fourth birthday and has been in remission just before she turned six.

Charlotte said: “I want to give people hair to people who had cancer like I did because I had this medicine which made me lose my hair which meant that I felt differently.

“I can’t remember a lot because I was small, but I remember that people came to visit me in hospital.”

Along with the hair donation, Charlotte has also raised £500 to Leaf Charity, who helped the little girl and her mum, Sarah, while she was going through treatment.

Mum, Sarah, said: “She actually lost her hair twice. She knew that she was going to lose it but she just seemed to accept it.”

Speaking about the cut, she said: “I am very proud. It was quite an emotional day.”

Helen Wakeford, a teaching assistant at West Moors Middle School, said that Charlotte is a very unassuming girl, who is very clever and ‘just gets on with things.’ She added: “She’s an inspiration to everyone at her school.”

Leaf Charity was founded by Wimborne resident, Natasha Hunt, from her hospital bed after being diagnosed with leukaemia just three weeks after giving birth to her second child.

After six months of chemotherapy, during which time she was kept in isolation, Natasha was determined to bring something positive out of her experience and started up the cause.

Speaking after Charlotte had undergone the chop, Natasha described the little girl as ‘an incredible and fantastic role model for everyone.’

She added that the money raised will help others ‘both financially and emotionally.’