Ref. 28530-27SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Bad hair days will soon be a thing of the past for student nurse Ruth Yates in fact it will be a long time before she has hair days of any type.

The mother-of-five, of Parkstone Walk, Park South, will shave her head to raise money for the Swindon Cancer Appeal, in aid of Macmillan nurses, and Prospect Hospice, in Wroughton.

Ruth, 40, said: "I used to love biology at school and have always wanted to do nursing. I decided to wait until my children were all at school before enrolling in New College.

"When I started learning about cancer I decided to raise money for Macmillan nurses."

The head shave will take place at New College at 11am on Wednesday January 21.

Call Ruth on 01793 320166 to sponsor her.

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