As most of you know, I’m pretty emotionally (and physically) attached to my beard — it’s been with me through thick and thin for well over a decade!

But for your comic relief, I’ve agreed to do the unthinkable… I’m shaving it off and returning to a clean-shaven, baby-faced look for the first time in many years.

If you’d like to support a great charity (and witness the shock of my naked chin), any donation would be massively appreciated!

I am raising funds for Deloitte Newcastle's social impact partner, Family Gateway, an award-winning child poverty charity that puts local people in the lead and develops innovative solutions to community problems.

Their vision is to be at the forefront of improving life chances for children and families through the development of community-led solutions.

The 11 (and counting!) programmes help families through cancer, poverty, children going into care, school issues and much, much more. Please visit our website for more information or to read about the work we do.

All donations on this page will be matched by Deloitte as part of their 5 Million futures impact strategy so every penny of your donation will be doubled!

For those who would prefer to donate to a charity operating in your community I have a secondary page for Comic Relief who operation nationally. https://www.justgiving.com/page/neil-dale-sponsored-shave