Linda Jones has already raised more than £2,000

Linda’s new hairstyle(Image: Supplied)

A fundraiser has had a chop for charity to raise funds for a ground-breaking piece of equipment to help cancer patients.

Linda Jones had a dramatic change in hairstyle in order to raise funds for the Christie’s campaign to purchase a new CT scanner.

A new building is also required to house the scanner, and combined the project is expected to cost millions of pounds.

Linda, 78, from Altrincham, has played her part with a fundraising appeal which has ended with her sporting a quirky new hairstyle.

She has already raised more than £2,300, smashing her original target of £1,000. Linda has a close affinity with the Christie, with her late husband David having received treatment there before he sadly passed nine years ago.

Linda before her trim(Image: Supplied)

While David was receiving treatment she attended arts classes which are put on for both patients and family members, and continues to do so.

Since then, she has previously raised money for the Christie and the inspiration for her fundraising project came after she watched a presentation by Dr Heather Williams, who was speaking about how the new scanner would be much more effective and less time consuming for patients.

Linda said: “She was talking about it and how brilliant this machine would be. And I just thought, marvellous, marvellous. And straightaway I went to the charity shop and I donated £100 and then started to think somewhere else to raise money.

“When I was walking in Altrincham, I saw a young lady with very short hairstyle, coloured leopard print, and my head started to think. I thought, ‘oh, I wonder if I could do that and get sponsorship?’

“So I looked into it a little bit more over the weekend, and then I thought, yes, that could be done.

“So I sourced how I could get it done. I asked for sponsorship.

“I signed up to a just giving page and went through the Christie. And it started from there.”

Linda had her hair cut last week. She says of the transformation: “It’s a bit draughty now! I’m sat here with a scarf around my neck.”

But she had the all important seal of approval from a younger member of her family. Linda said: “My 18 year old grandson, when he was told what I was going to do, he said, ‘cool’.”

Donate to Linda’s fundraising appeal here.