Back on Friday 13th March, this year’s fundraising extravaganza will see people across the country being asked to make their faces funny for money. The cash raised by fundraisers sporting comedy glasses or silly wigs will be spent by Comic Relief to transform lives here in the East, the rest of the UK and across Africa.
Throughout the region Mayors have joined in the fun, rocking Red Noses and donning disguises to show their support. Mayor of Cambridge Gerri Bird paid tribute to her home team, wearing a wig in Cambridge United FC’s amber (pictured).
In Chelmsford, Mayoress Valerie Villa dressed as a white rabbit, complete with ears and a Red Nose. Her husband, Mayor Robert Villa, put his golfing hat to use, also wearing furry ears for the occasion.
Councillor Sherma Batson, Mayor of Stevenage went all-out, styling herself as a circus clown. She sported a bright red wig and painted her face, completing the look with a Red Nose.
In Colchester, the Mayor and Mayoress channelled their inner rockstars. Councillor John Elliot swapped his usual glasses for yellow star-shaped frames, whilst his wife Janet chose a shocking red wig to pledge support for Red Nose Day.
Elsewhere in the East, Lord Mayor of Norwich Judith Lubbock put on her three-cornered black feather hat, saying “I think that’s the basis for a pirate face!”
She added: “The money raised through Red Nose Day goes to help good causes. A few years ago, my now daughter-in-law successfully applied for some Comic Relief funding to start a student self-help charity for those with eating disorders. It is now thriving as ‘Student Minds’.”
Since Red Nose Day 2013, Comic Relief has funded more than 270 projects in the East.
Local fundraisers can find loads of ideas to get involved at rednoseday.com
NOTES
•Red Nose Day 2015 is heading your way on Friday 13th March when the great British public will be asked to Make Your Face Funny for Money.
•By raising cash this Red Nose Day, you’re helping to change lives forever. That’s because Comic Relief spends the money raised to help change the lives of poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people across the UK and Africa.
•Red Nose Day comes along every two years and combines two very British things: having a laugh and helping others. Be it at school, work or home, people across the land put on Red Noses and pull out all the stops to raise as much money as possible. Then, once everyone’s run out of fundraising juice, they tune into BBC One for some top entertainment from their favourite comedians and to donate even more cash! And why do they do it? To help poor and vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both here in the UK and in Africa
•Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)
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