Sharon’s hair dare keeps us in the air

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Sharon Clark having her head shaved

A Dartford woman has thanked the Kent Air Ambulance for saving her life by having her head shaved to raise £2,000 for the charity.

Mother-of-three Sharon Clark, 46, was left in a body brace for 12 weeks after her car collided with a lorry at Farningham Road in February last year.

She was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel where she spent two-and-a-half weeks with multiple fractures and a punctured spleen.

Following her accident, she also suffered from alopecia and although her hair grew back she decided to lose her shoulder-length locks to help keep the helicopter flying.

Sharon, of Burnham Road, was watched by family and friends as her sponsored head shave was held at The Ship Inn in Green Street.

She said: “I felt that just saying thank you was not enough so I wanted to do this to give something back.

“Most people run a marathon to raise money but I’m not fit enough because of my injuries. I would not even be able to walk that far.

“It was a very emotional evening because I knew everyone there and they knew why I was having my head shaved.”

A 12-hour singathon by friend Steve Dukes, a raffle and an auction were also held in aid of the Kent Air Ambulance which needs £1.7m-a-year to stay airborne.

Each flying mission costs between £1,500 and £2,000 so the sum Sharon raised has effectively helped save a life.

She added: “I didn’t know my hair was worth that much money. It was quite invigorating having it done and it was for such a worthwhile cause.

“I really do owe my life to the Kent Air Ambulance and I’m determined to do something every year to raise money for them.”