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Brave Beth loses locks for charity Stepping out for Air Ambulance

A big hearted youngster has agreed month in front of her mum Leonora, Staff from Excalibur
to have her flowing tresses snipped nan Wendy and 14-month old sister Communications walked more than
to raise £866 for the Prospect Beatrice. 75 miles to work – raising £2,000
Hospice. As her long hair was cut Beth for Wiltshire Air Ambulance in the
She will also be donating her said: "It feels really strange - I've process.
14-inch braids to the Little Princess had long hair for as long as I can Colleagues of Excalibur Technical
Trust charity - to be made into wigs remember. It feels a lot lighter and I Director Graham Ford heard he was
for children undergoing cancer can feel the air on my neck." planning to trek from his home in
treatment. And as she looked at the result the Welsh town of Croesyceiliog
She explained: "I chose the in the mirror at her new pixie style to the company’s HQ in Swindon Excalibur staff raised £2,000
Prospect because they provided cut, she added: "It looks really nice as part of National Walk to Work
end of life care to my grandad, - it's going to take a little while to day… so they decided to keep him aims to raise £1.25 million to make
great nan and auntie - they do an get used to but I love it." company. their new airbase a reality. To
amazing job. ." Beth's mum Leonora said: "At first Setting out on Friday, on a journey support Wiltshire Air Ambulance
Year 8 Lydiard Park Academy pupil I thought it was a bit crazy but we that provided close encounters with contact the Charity Team on 01380
Beth Vince, 13, took the plunge this are super proud of Beth." an electric fence, coaches, caravans 739453
– not to mention being set upon
by a large and angry herd of sheep,
the group finally made it to work on
Monday morning.
Walking in unexpectedly high
temperatures, the group that also
included Darren Harper, Mike
Hayden and Tony Jones were
gradually joined by more and more
Excalibur colleagues as they drew
closer to Arclite House in Peatmoor.
Between them, Excalibur’s
personnel clocked up 477 miles, and
are set to continue with fundraising
to reach the £10,000 target it
Hair we go! Beth has had her hair cut to raise money for charity - and now has set itself to help Wiltshire Air
looks super confident with her new Pixie cut Ambulance in 2017. The charity

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