Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Heard of ‘Brave The Shave’? Well, in 2025 I’m taking it a step further. On 1st January 2025 I’ll be shaving my face and buzzing my hair short. Then, for the whole of 2025 I will let the hair on my head and face grow - untrimmed and quite possibly untamed! Given that I’ve kept both very closely trimmed for the last 20 years this will resemble quite the change for me, but your donations will help ease the burden of the ‘jibes’ I’ll receive. I’d also ask that, as well as any donations, you please give my beloved fiancée Rachel and my ever-patient daughter Amy all your support as they will likely suffer more than I will as my appearance becomes more and more ‘homeless-looking’.

My aim is to keep this up all the way to New Years Eve 2025, when I’ll hopefully be able to return to something resembling normal-looking. Every penny raised will go to Age UK Derby & Derbyshire, a charity doing amazing work to help older adults in Derbyshire live more fulfilling, independent lives and provided much-needed support to one of the most vulnerable sectors in society.