Pledge £1000 to help local hospices - or Simon's
beard stays on!
 A
close shave as St Albans Symphony Orchestra members, including conductor
James Ross (left), threaten Simon Healy’s beard with the chop. Simon
insists it must stay until he can raise at least £1,000 for local
hospice charities.
Simon Healy’s beard is agreed to
be by far the most luxuriant and impressive example among members of the
St Albans Symphony Orchestra. But the principal viola player and former
chair of the orchestra has made a New Year resolution to abandon almost
ten years of careful cultivation to raise money for Grove House Hospice
in St Albans and Keech Cottage Children’s Hospice, near Luton.
“I’m extremely fond if my beard,
so I am not prepared to part with it unless I receive at least £1,000 in
sponsorship,” said 41-year old Simon.
“Provided the pledges roll in, I
shall shave it off in public at one of the orchestra’s rehearsals.
Moreover, if anyone would like to take pair of scissors to it in person,
the price I shall be charging is an extra £5 donation per snip.”
Simon, who works as a senior
researcher for the History of Parliament Trust, anticipates it will take
him around nine months to restore his facial hair to its former glory
once it has been removed.
He said: “Several people have
already told me that I ought to grow it back again and I am entirely
happy to accept sponsorship to do that, too. However, my mother has been
begging me for the past ten years to get rid of the beard, so we could
get into a bidding war!”
Would-be sponsors can pledge
donations by contacting Simon Healy
on 01727 852768 or
e-mailing him at:
vealy65@hotmail.com.
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