Children's cancer wig charity plans expansion

A charity that supplies wigs to children undergoing cancer treatment is planning to expand to meet demand.

The Little Princess Trust, on Berrington Street, Hereford, wants to convert two buildings nearby on the same street to house "several thousand" of its wigs.

The buildings, which are currently derelict, were previously home to Hereford Radiators, which has since relocated.

Charity chief executive Phil Brace said the need for their wig services had increased over the past few years, and they were helping "more children with hair loss due to cancer treatment than ever before."

Plans propose reusing a two-storey brick building, while replacing an adjacent single-storey workshop with a new pitched-roof extension.

The planning application said the proposal "will enhance the site, the streetscape and the wider conservation area setting".

The charity, which supplies free real hair wigs to children and young people up to the age of 24, was set up by Wendy Tarplee-Morris in memory of her daughter Hannah, who died from cancer in 2005.

If planning permission for the scheme is granted, the new building would "reduce storage costs and improve efficiencies," and also "breathe new life into an underused site" in the city centre, added Mr Brace.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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