Grandma's quirky new haircut raises funds for Christie scanner

Linda Jones, 78, had a dramatic hairstyle change and has raised more than £2,300 for The Christie’s campaign to buy a new CT scanner and a building to house it.

Linda Jones, 78, from Altrincham had a dramatic change of hairstyle to raise money for The Christie hospital. The appeal supports a campaign to purchase a new CT scanner and a new building to house the machine. The combined project is expected to cost millions of pounds. Linda was inspired after hearing a presentation about the scanner and set up a JustGiving page through The Christie. Key facts: - Linda raised more than £2,300, surpassing an original target of £1,000. - The fundraising is for The Christie’s campaign to buy a new CT scanner and the building to house it, with total costs described as running into millions of pounds. - Linda, 78, has a personal connection to The Christie: her late husband David received treatment there and she has attended arts classes offered to patients and families. - The idea followed a talk by Dr Heather Williams about the benefits of the new scanner, and Linda donated an initial £100 before launching her appeal. - She had her hair cut last week and said family members, including her 18-year-old grandson, approved the change. Summary: Linda’s fundraiser more than doubled her original target and adds to a wider, multi-million pound campaign to fund a CT scanner and its building for The Christie. Undetermined at this time.