AFTER growing her hair for years, a Tangled-obsessed primary school pupil has donated more than a foot of it to charity.

Seven-year-old Meredith Lomakin has only had her hair cut a handful of times in her life having become a devotee of the Disney film Tangled, which tells the story of the magically long-haired Rapunzel.

When she decided to go for the chop, the Knavesmire Primary School pupil wanted her hair to go towards helping other children.

She has donated more than a foot of her long locks to The Little Princess Trust, which provides wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment.

Some 80 friends and family gathered to see Meredith have her hair cut at a fundraising tea party at St Chad's Church Hall.

Kirsten Lomakin said: "It was fantastic, so many people came. She hasn't stopped flicking her hair hair about and she seems very happy with the outcome and smiled the whole way through.

"I think she has been a bit overwhelmed by people have responded.

"I'm very proud of her."

As well as donating her hair, Meredith raised £700 - the cost of making two wigs for children.

The event at attended by her mum and dad Kirsten and Nikolai and brothers Cohen, six, and Jude, 11-months.

The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs to boys and girls across the UK and Ireland that have lost their own hair through cancer treatment.