Shrewsbury Rotarian looses the beard for charity.

Shropshire Star

It was down to Shrewsbury market hall where a Rotarian was braving the shave for charity.

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00:00So we're here at Riston's Barbershop in the Market Hall, Shrewsbury. Snuggling lads.

00:04And who've we got? Go on, introduce yourselves. Peter Love. Matt Bather.

00:11So Matt, you're the barber. You're the Rotarian. Exactly. What's going on? Why are we here, Peter?

00:18It's an annual trip for you, isn't it? Go on, what's that mean? Well, it's an annual

00:21event, yes. Previously we'd only had a Rotary meeting, but we thought for a

00:27change we would come to Riston's and see Matt on his own ground and we would try

00:34and raise some money for charity. And how are you gonna do that? It involves that

00:37lovely beard of yours, doesn't it? It does, indeed. Which won't be here soon.

00:42But it comes to a point where it has to go, so. And if we want some money, it's a necessity to get it shaven.

00:50So it's a charity beard shave then? A charity beard shave. When's the actual date of the shave then?

00:55Today. Oh, you're actually having it lopped off today? I am indeed. Couldn't have chosen a colder day.

01:00I'm gonna say, yeah, you're gonna feel the chill after this, aren't you? For sure, yeah, yeah. Absolutely.

01:04Cool. And you always help out, don't you, with them? Yeah, yeah. Probably about 10 years or more now, yeah.

01:09Yeah, yeah. Think of all that beard hair you've left on this floor.

01:14What is it? Do you have any community spirit then? Is that just kind of why you want to get involved?

01:19I always help out, Peter, help out. They ring me up every September, isn't it? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:24It's more than I can take, yeah. Cool. And it's Rotary Club Shrewsbury 7? Shrewsbury 7, yeah.

01:30Right, cool. We'll let the trimming commence.

01:34I'm kidding, you've got a lot of locks headed.

01:38Your head is slumped into the left, isn't it?

01:41That's not my watch, I'm sorry.

01:43You're gonna miss this beard then, Peter. Sorry? You're gonna miss this beard then.

01:46Is it always a bit strange when you first have it locked off?

01:49I shall miss it, but I should be more comfortable with that, should I say.

01:54It might be colder, but more comfortable. Yeah, yeah.

01:59And what do you do? Do you have to put special shampoos and that on it when you've got a cut?

02:02Yeah, well, I do have to shampoo it every day, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

02:08Remember the last time you were clean shaved, Matt?

02:11About 35 years ago when I was born, Matt.

02:15I'd say probably when I was probably about 16.

02:18Oh, right, no way.

02:19I'd be about...

02:21An earlier doctor of the beard then?

02:23Yeah, yeah.

02:25I'd touch him.

02:26So what do you do with yours then, Matt?

02:28Like, you know, do you have to kind of...

02:30Because you can get special beard oil and all this kind of stuff, can't you?

02:33Yeah. Probably with all that.

02:34I tend to put a bit of balm in it those days.

02:37Yeah.

02:38I do shampoo it occasionally, like most weeks.

02:43Yeah.

02:44Then use a bit of oil in it as well. Sometimes I go dry as well, because it's a bit wild.

02:48Yeah, yeah.

02:49Because I've got nothing on top, so I've got to make sure I've got...

02:52Look after what you've got.

02:52Yeah.

02:59Going, going.

03:01Pretty much gone.

03:09So who is it you'll be raising money for again, Pete? Just remind us.

03:13I haven't chosen a charity, Steve.

03:16What happens is that I'm putting out in the field two charities who think that they would like to have a three-figure sum,

03:30if it could be of benefit to them.

03:32And then in return, what we're asking is that they give us some of their time

03:39at one of our forthcoming fundraising events.

03:43Yeah.

03:44Perhaps one of the ones at Christmas, where we're out at the supermarkets.

03:47Yeah. Got you.

03:49To support us, basically, because we're a bit short on manpower when it comes to

03:56having the sleigh over the month of December. It's a big commitment.

04:01So if there's a worthy cause out there, how do they get in touch with you then?

04:05I've got a contact address for you, Steve, which is...

04:11It's in my pubic hair. I've got to look it up. It's gdmw at popmail.co.uk.

04:20Perfect. Thank you, sir.

04:21I'm pretty sure it's gdmw. I will double-check on that for you at popmail.co.uk.

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