Team members from the MOD Janitorial Team have raised £1600 towards GBC’s Open Day.

Team Manager Nadine Gonzalez organised a number of events to raise funds including cake stalls and a raffle. The team had raised £900 through these events alone before deciding they would walk through town to boost their total.

Commander Tim Ferns encouraged their efforts by offering to shave his beloved beard off if they could manage to raise a further £200. The team won the bet by a clear mile when they collected a staggering £700 on their walkabout.

A man of his word Commander Ferns then took the plunge as Christine Clara took the electric razor to his two year old beard before Monica Bassett gave her first close shave.