Sporting a 'Tache for Cash

Male members of staff, along with a select few Sixth Form pupils, gave up the razor for the entire month of November, in a bid to grow the most impressive moustache. Whilst the upper lip crumb catchers took some getting used to - for those growing them as well as the rest of the College cohort, who were subjected to looking upon them daily – it was not just a challenge to prove worth on the manometer.

The facial fur has a rather more charitable story to it; each person who decided to get involved with this were required to donate £20 to Movember, an initiative that took hold in 2003. By changing their face with a nose neighbour, those getting involved with the scheme also helped to change the face of men’s health, raising awareness for wide-spread issues and diseases such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity. For an entire month, the handlebars adorning male faces the world over become more than just a conversation starter – they become a walking, talking billboard for men’s health. The charity Movember, which was founded over 10 years ago, encourages men all over the world to participate in the challenge, donating money to do so or asking others to sponsor the growth of the face furniture.

Mr Richard Curtis, Mr Marcus Milburn and Mr Chris Lehane-Kendrick were joined in the challenge by Head of College Gregg Cooke, Vincent Thomann, Matthew Fenton, Nick Hayes, Toby Orchard, Robert Downing, Chris Baker, Jack Willis, Freddy Ellis, Tom Thomson, Matthew Aldridge, Tom Foster and Dom Allen. Whilst money is donated to different charities depending on which country the growers are in, here the initiative raises money for Prostate Cancer UK, a charity committed to helping sufferers survive the cancer which is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK. The moustachioed misters each donated money to take part in the charity challenge, raising an incredible £320 for Prostate Cancer UK.