IT will be a case of hair today, gone tomorrow for one woman who is set to lose her long flowing locks for the Stroke Association.

Abbi Simon, of Knight Street, decided to go for the drastic haircut to raise money for the charity after her 84-year-old nan Hazel Simon suffered a stroke in 2011.

Miss Simon was so impressed with the care her nan received at the specialist stroke unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and the Willows Stroke Unit in Evesham that she decided to have her “trademark” long hair chopped off in return for donations.

“When my nan was on the stroke unit I saw the amazing work they did and wanted to raise money for them.

“The care she received was brilliant and it is a shame this can't be offered outside of the unit as the staff were amazing and really encouraged her to become more independent.

“It was a completely life changing event for her as she was driving around and leading a better social life than the rest of the family before the stroke.

“Now she is dependant on care but luckily can move around at home a bit and because she was found when it happened she has recovered her speech well.”

The nervous 31-year-old will face the scissors at MJT Hairdressing in St John’s on April 11 and will sell the hair to Bloomsbury Wigs to raise even more money for the charity.

“The hairdressers at MJT have rescued by hair on a few occasions in the past so I thought if I was going to do something drastic then go with someone I know.

“A lot of people comment on my long hair and I came up with the idea after a friend in London mentioned that his friend made money by selling her hair to a wig company.

“At the moment I have been wearing it up a lot trying to get used to not having it there because it is really long.”

Miss Simon hopes to raise about £500 for charity and expects to make around £100 by selling her hair to the wig company.

Anyone wishing to donate should log on to justgiving.com/abbisimon.