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Over the years, Jo has been no stranger to the local press, especially The Leicester Mercury, who have often featured Jo and her various 'antics', along with her appearances on the local music scene.
The Leicester Mercury also followed the story by reporting:
"Refuse worker Jo martin (21) has binned her locks for charity.
Leicester's only female bin collector subjected her long brown hair to
the shaving expertise of hairdresser Derek Vaz... After her hair hit
the floor, he bleached her remaining sprigs blonde before stencilling
Comic Relief on the back of her head. Jo is pictured taking her first
look at her locks with a helping hand from Derek and her mum Bev."
Jo even made front cover of a local community based magazine and generally
provoked quite alot of attention with her 'comic' hairstyle.
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Comic Relief 1995...
This was the first episode in Jo's one woman crusade of
hair removal in aid of Comic Relief ...And as if once wasn't enough, Jo did
it all again for
Comic Relief 1997...
where The Leicester Mail wrote:
"Leicester only female refuse collector binned her barnet
for the charity. Jo Martin let Derek Vaz - of Scissorhands
Hair Studio, Clarendon Park - loose on her hair, which he shaved
and bleached blonde, before stencilling Comic Relief on the back.
The event raised about £300."
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In the early part of 1999, Jo was invited
(along with a workmate) to be made over - style wise that is -
you know, the typical before and after routine...
The article said:
"Who better to enjoy all the pampering of a full make over than
two people whose job allows little time for glamour? But we took them
off the bins for a day to give them the fashion works... Jo and Peter
were nervous. Very nervous. Their everyday work is probably the exact
opposite of glamorous. Overalls, a big lorry and other people's rubbish.
They had readily agreed to be our makeover victims for the day.
But now it came to the event itself, the two refuse collectors couldn't
help but have a few butterflies..."
"...Jo who combines work with playing and teaching drums, is having
around three and a half inches cut off her hair. But she's used to
a different look. In 1997 she had a crew cut and her hair dyed peroxide
blonde in aid of Comic Relief... Jo said: "I have enjoyed every moment
of it so far. I wish I could do it more often. I am very happy with my
hair, I love it, it's the best it has ever looked..."
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Leicester Mercury Makeover - February 1999
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