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The big chop - and all for charity





Norman Sinclair-Baines volunteered to have his trademark flowing locks lopped off for charity.
The deed was done by local stylist Kelly Sweeny at the club’s annual summer barbecue, held at the home of club president Annabel King.
Mr Sinclair-Baines raised hundreds of pounds by the stunt for Speakability, the national charity that supports and empowers people with aphasia to overcome the barriers they face.
He said: “My partner Sue suffered a stroke in 2011 and now has aphasia.
"Especially she has great difficulty in saying the names of things, people and places.
"She knows exactly what to say but after the message has left the brain, there is an interruption on the way to the facial muscles which allow her to say the word.
"Speakability has been an invaluable aid in her rehabilitation.”
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