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WOULD-be barbers, hairdressers and stylists are being offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – the chance to shave or dye the hair of an Ennistymon barber.
Barber Ed has offered his head in a good cause, with all money raised going to the William Winder Rainbow Foundation.
Tickets are on sale locally for just € 5 and the winner will be able to shave the barber’s head with any design they wish or shave their name on to his head.
There is also the option of dyeing his hair any colour they wish on September 21.
This event will be the highlight of the ‘Barber Ed’s head to cut, to shave to dye and to make Ed cry’ event.
The night is in aid of a foundation set up in memory of a local schoolboy William Winder who took his own life last June.
His heartbroken parents, Mark and Caroline, have set up the foundation to help other struggling teenagers and make them aware of the different options and support groups available to them.
The foundation aims to provide a safe and confidential counselling service to teenagers, and provide support to families.
Its website, which is a one-stop shop for teen support and counselling, is www.williamwinderrainbowfoundation.ie and is currently being completed, but people can also log on to the organisation’s Facebook page for more information.