It's All gone,

Mike has kindly put some fantastic photos of the event on the Web:

 http://photobucket.com/albums/y103/mikebridge/Shawn%20of%20the%20Dread/

Thanks Mike! they are fantastic!

Eight dreadlocks are now available on E-bay! (All money raised going to sane of course!):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Dreadlocks_W0QQitemZ5665403994QQcategoryZ1469QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 But that doesn’t mean that donations have to stop. Even though generosity and an eye for quality tat has exceeded my wildest nightmares, this website is still taking donations.

I would like to say thank you to all of you who have donated. I am really very grateful and I know it will make a massive difference to 'sane'.  Special thanks must go to Andy for suggesting this charity event, and stopping me from backing out. I didn't know how I would feel once my hair was really cut off, but we had such a great night and have raised so much money I am ecstatic. If only my juggling hat still fitted everything would be perfect!  I have a cold head, but now a warm heart, knowing how many great friends I have who have supported this event for such a worthy cause

 Hopefully we will have some pictures of the night soon, including John the Bees angle grinder hairdressing- I bet they don't do that in Tony and Guy!

 Sane is a charity which both raises awareness of mental health issues, and provides a telephone lifeline for people experiencing mental health difficulties and their carers. As mental health issues are often surrounded with ignorance and stigma, charities supporting these causes are often overlooked.  Every £2 raised will pay for one phone call to the saneline to be answered by a trained volunteer. This will put an individual in touch with medical and legal information, details of local medical and complementary services and of course a listening human being.

 As every year 3 out of every 10 of us is likely to experience mental health problems, I am sure everyone has some personal awareness of how difficult mental health problems can be. I have recently turned 24. 20% of all deaths of people aged 15-24 are through suicide. 80% of young men committing suicide had had no contact with their GP, Psychiatrist, of any other support agency in the 4 weeks before their death. Publicising a friendly helpline, and funding people to answer it really can make a difference to the lives of people we see everyday.

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far, and especially the Durham city jugglers

http://www.durhamcityjugglers.org.uk/

and my brilliant friends from London, Durham and Manchester!