Hereford & the Little Princess Trust
Hereford Cathedral
During half-term for Wales, a friend and I took our youngest two to Hereford for an afternoon of shopping, good food and hanging out. It was a gorgeous day with blue skies that we hadn’t seen in a while. Days like this, everyone is talking about the weather in the UK.
The Black and White House Museum, which I still haven’t been to, but it is finally finished with some scaffolding and was looking sharp as we passed it.
While we were in Hereford, my friend’s daughter wanted to drop off a hair donation from her recent big trim. We thought we were just going to drop it off quickly, but ended up being offered a tour of the place and learned so much. It was so lovely I just had to share! This is Little Princess Trust in Hereford.
They make wigs for children from toddler to age 24 who have lost hair due to a variety of cancer and illness. A sweet lady walked us around the downstairs and told us the history of Hannah and how this place came to be. I don’t feel like I will do it justice to explain it all here, so go to the website and have a good look around if you want to learn more about them.
Hannah and her story.
The design of the place was beautifully done, with stunning signs and lots of displays to see the variety of wigs they are able to make.
We were all able to feel several of the wigs and hear all about the netting that it attaches to and the care set every child receives. Each wig takes about 60 hours to make and is all hand picked from donations and hand-woven onto the head pieces. Absolutely incredible work.
Each child gets a wig that is best suited to their original hair color and texture and it is sent to a salon with a specialist who will cut and style it to fit them perfectly.
The hair care kit sent to a child to prepare for their new wig.
The shelves where wigs are packed and labeled and ready to be sent to a special salon to be fitted to their child.
They have special brushes that allow you to feel what’s going on with the hair to make sure it isn’t tangling or tearing.
A poster on the wall.
We were all super impressed and moved by such a special place for a difficult time in a child and family’s life. I was not expecting this on our trip, but am so glad to learn more about them.