Before
NORTH MOLTON FARMER COLIN CHUGG resisted pleas from family and friends to tidy up his unruly hair and beard until Buttery Shoot Head Gamekeeper Gareth Clarke and fellow farmer Jim Nancekivell suggested the Over and Above’s Special Care Baby Unit Appeal.
The big shave took place at Poltimore Inn at North Molton, and Debbie Tapp was in charge of his shearing!
Among the spectators at North Molton’s Poltimore Inn were Debbie’s 5 year old son Charlie who was treated in the unit, and Gareth Clarke’s 9 year old twins Codie and Jasmine who also spent 3 weeks on SCBU. Gareth Clarke and Leah Jerrett raised more than £400 sponsorship for Colin as Leah and her twin brother Matthew were treated in SCBU some 24 years ago.
Many members of the community supported Colin including Polimore Inn, Bulled’s Village Shop and the local hunt and shoot.
After
Colin raised a magnificent £2,100 sponsorship before the big shave, and on the day he raised an additional £125 by allowing Debbie to remove his eyebrows. Colin is planning more fundraising for SCBU next year – possibly a wing walk!
Fundraiser Julie Whitton said “I hope someone has knitted Colin a hat to keep out the cold. His fundraising is phenomenal. If another 50 people could raise the same amount as Colin before Christmas we could reach our target to provide all the new equipment our Special Care Baby Unit needs to support our sickest and most vulnerable new born babies with urgent medical conditions – that would be the best Christmas present our Special Care Baby Unit could ever receive.”
Photograph: L-R : Debbie Tapp, Colin Chugg, Jane Dart, Gareth Clarke