A brave Swindon woman is set to shave her head later this year in support of victims of brain tumours after being affected personally.

Clare Danswan hatched the idea to shave off her hair in aid of charity many years ago but has only recently plucked up the courage to go forward with it.

“I have wanted to do this for ages as I have had mohawks and short hair before,”

“Although I have had shorter hair in the past, I have never shaved beyond the scar which I got at the age of 13 years old.”

Clare herself was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 11 years old and suffered badly with doctors realising that she actually had a brain tumour.

“The doctors did not know what they were dealing with for the first few years and only found what was to be a benign brain tumour latterly," she said.

Surgery was performed to remove the rare type of tumour for Clare but she knows of many people including friends and co-workers who also suffered from brain tumours.

“Having that surgery changed my life as I was so ill that I couldn’t control it,” she said.

“I used to work at Honda and a young guy there died of a brain tumour. We’ve lost many friends who passed away from brain tumours and this is my way of remembering them.”

The 37-year-old is being joined in the challenge by her partner Tony Stirton.

Tony recently made headlines with his own version of the viral Prime Hydration Drink which he listed on Swindon’s Facebook Marketplace.

Clare responded: “He’s got very short hair anyway but he’s planning on doing a sympathy shave to join in!”

The bold choice is fully in support of those suffering from brain tumours and the Swindon resident is determined to help out.

“I am here now and in a position where I can do these things to raise awareness and help other people,” she said.

“I’ll hide under a baseball cap in the summer if I want to cover it up!”

The shaving is set to be held live towards the end of spring and Claire has chosen The Beehive pub on Prospect Hill to publicly host it.