Big-hearted barber Manjeet Virdee has raised £1,747 for Cancer Research UK with a 24-hour shift at his Ace of Fades shop in Bishop’s Stortford.
He began cutting hair and trimming beards at 9am on Saturday, June 15 and completed his marathon in South Street at 9am on Sunday.
He said: “I stayed awake the whole time! I struggled between 3am and 5am - I even thought about quitting but powered through.
“I did 34 haircuts within the 24 hours. I had mainly friends coming in throughout the night and morning so they kept me going.
“I think my work was up to scratch by the end, but my mind and body had definitely had enough!”
His charity stunt was promoted by a health scare. He said: ” I won’t go into details, but anyone close to me will know I was prodded and poked, in and out of hospital for two to three weeks.
“Thankfully, I am fine but it opened my eyes to the fact that this is life for a lot of people.
“In and out of hospitals, doctors, tests, the stress of waiting for results, not to mention how it affects your nearest and dearest.
“There are people close to me who have suffered or are suffering because of cancer.”
To boost his fundraising total, see https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/manjthebarber
Six years ago, Manjeet had his long locks cut for the Little Princess Trust and raised £700.