Michael kisses his curls goodbye

HAIR today, gone tomorrow . . . fundraiser Michael Schuman has a smooth scalp once again after growing long locks for two years so he could cut them off for charity.

Michael (46) is bristling with confidence after raising more than £500 for Royton’s Dr Kershaw’s Hospice with the sponsored shave.

Snipper Pete Chapman duly obliged at Thornham’s Gary Peters Hairdressing Salon.

Michael, from Royton, chose the hospice as it’s “a good, local charity that helps cancer patients”. He is now planning to send his hair to Christie’s so that it can be made into a wig for cancer sufferers.

Michael said: “I have always had my hair short. I shaved it two to three times a week. But I thought I would let it grow for two years and get it cut for charity.

“At first it was OK but over the last couple of months it got on my nerves as it was so long and the fringe I could pull under my chin. I had to put conditioner and treatment on it. It was getting to be a pain. It reached half way down my back but it didn’t look so long because it was so curly.

“I was glad to get rid of it in the end, I’d had enough. To be honest no one liked it. I’m glad I’ve raised the money but I want to raise more if I can.”

Michael, married to Catherine, says his parents like his new look, complementing on how he looks better and younger.

But he’s waiting for his first shift back to work as a baker at Warburtons in Shaw where he expects plenty of banter with colleagues.