A DORSET charity is to bring back its successful national Hair2Care campaign, with people invited to don weird and wonderful hairstyles in aid of young carers.

MYTIME Young Carers charity, which supports children and young people caring for family members, is again asking people to do something different with their hair to show they care on Friday February 18.

Fundraising director at MYTIME Young Carers Penelope Day said: “We know that young carers provide invaluable support to their families, but lots of people don’t realise how much they really do, because it happens behind closed doors.

“Lots of young careers can feel isolated, invisible and lonely because they don’t have much time to see friends or because they don’t feel they can talk about their responsibilities.

“So, we launched Hair2Care to give young people a day all about them, to show them that people see what they do and appreciate their hard work. And what better way to do that and make sure young carers are seen, than with the brightest, boldest hairstyles possible.”

Last year, MYTIME’s Hair2Care campaign saw thousands of people across the country doing whacky and wonderful things with their hair, from mohawks to coloured wigs - all to shine a light on the work young carers do.

However, this year, Hair2Care is back and MYTIME plans for it to be bigger than ever.

The charity is encouraging everyone at schools, offices, hairdressers, or anywhere else to get involved and share their hairstyles on social media.

Bournemouth Echo: After the huge success of last year, MYTIME Young Carers is back again with weird and wonderful hairstyles for its national Hair2Care campaign

To get involved, simply share a photo of your hair on February 18 on social media with #hair2care and donate to MYTIME.

Donations can be made via text to 70201. To find out more about MYTIME Young Carers, visit https://www.mytimeyoungcarers.org/.