HER hair is starting to grow back out again having had 13 inches chopped off in aid of both the Little Princess Trust and Brighter Futures, so Kelly Grice thought it was high time she did something else to support the cause.

Next month she had a group of friends will take on the Hallowe’en-themed Inflatable 5k Obstacle Run at the Newbury Showground – and she has even managed to get her place of work backing her all the way.

The T.D. Williamson accountant is busy training for the unusual 5k route, along with fellow runners Michelle Robinson and Zoe Boulton.

“When I told them about the run they jumped right on board,” she said. “The whole event is Hallowe’en themed and there are prizes for the best costumes so we are going dressed as witches. The idea is to paint ourselves green, so it should be an experience!”

As a previous entrant to the popular Race For Life event, 29-year-old Kelly said she was really looking forward to the event, and the added challenge of the inflatable obstacles.

But she is no stranger to supporting the Brighter Futures Radiotherapy Appeal. “Back in June I had 13 inches cut off my hair and donated it to the Little Princess Trust who make wigs for children who have lost their hair,” she said.

“I also decided to raise sponsorship money for the Radiotherapy Appeal. When I first heard about the appeal I thought, that’s such a good idea, although really we should have had one when the hospital was first built.

“I think everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer and has had to undergo treatment. My father-in-law had to go to Oxford for treatment.

“To have to complete a 70 mile round trip every time you need treatment - it’s bad enough having cancer, without having to worry about that as well. You want patients to focus on getting better and not have to worry about how they are going to get there for their treatment.

“You hear on the TV all the time about how many people are likely to be affected by cancer, and you just hope that if it were you that treatment would be close to hand.”

With this in mind the trio have thrown themselves into their fundraising efforts ahead of the run on Saturday, November 29.

“We have just started our fundraising through a Just Giving website and we are encouraging our friends on Facebook to dig deep and sending our work colleagues emails too,” she said.

And Kelly has earned the backing of her employer, who has agreed to match her fundraising efforts up to £400.

“It’s great to have their support,” said Kelly. “I keep saying to people, it doesn’t matter how little you sponsor us, you may think it might not be much, but it is actually going to be doubled.”