A Derby pub landlady whose mum is being treated for cancer is shaving her head to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
Jo Wright, who runs the Tiger Bar in Derby’s Lock Up Yard off Cornmarket, is braving the shave with six of her friends on Sunday, August 30.
Already, £5,000 has been raised but Jo says she hopes to collect more on the day.
The fundraising event will take place from 12pm at The Tiger Bar, in Derby’s Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID), and there will be a disco, karaoke, a buffet and drink deals during the day.
Jo, 51, said: “I decided to get my head shaved to raise money for Cancer Research to do what I can to help people.
“As a landlady, so many customers have been affected by cancer and they become family.
“At first, it was just about my story, but then it grew and became about all of us. At the last count, there could be seven of us having our heads shaved.
“The Tiger Bar is not just a pub – we are a community. A real family.”
Jo’s mum, Jenny, who lives in Chellaston, is currently going through chemotherapy for her cancer. The 76-year-old is being treated in Derby.
Jo said: “We have lots of other activities going on throughout the day in the pub. We are also thinking of creating a memory wall so everyone can sign it, and it can be a permanent fixture in the pub.
“Please come and support us and let’s raise as much money as we can.”
