Royal Mail backing Movember

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Royal Mail is backing Movember to raise money for prostate cancer – in support of its charity partner, Prostate Cancer UK.

The company is encouraging colleagues among its Western Isles workforce to grow a Mo (moustache), or sponsor colleagues who do so and undertake a variety of fundraising activities. All money raised by staff in the region will be matched by the Royal Mail.

Royal Mail’s support for Movember was launched by Neil Stuke from BBC1’s hit drama ‘Silk’. The new nationwide postmark (pictured) will be applied to all postmarked letters for two weeks from October 15, and for two weeks in November.

Neil Stuke - who has a close friend and colleague affected by prostate cancer and who plays a character with the disease in Silk - decided to support the charity and has agreed to grow a Mo during Movember (the month formerly known as November).

Neil said: “Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, killing one man every hour. I am showing my support by growing a Mo and supporting Movember, Prostate Cancer UK and the Royal Mail in their determination to raise awareness and funds to tackle the disease.

“I would encourage men all over the country to get involved and grow a Mo to help change the face of men’s health.”

Prostate Cancer UK was chosen as Royal Mail’s main charity partner after a vote by staff earlier this year.

Gerry O’Rourke, Royal Mail’s Regional Operations Director said: “We have a proud history of charitable fundraising at Royal Mail – in fact, we’re Guinness World Record Holders thanks to the generosity of our people.

“So I am very confident that we will continue that tradition by raising funds for this very worthy cause during Movember and in the year ahead.”

[DGP1]

Now, which one should I grow??

[Pinky 1]

When perusing your choices, i never got past 'porn star' .....

[General Mannerheim]

i've heard all the managers are having the Hitler look.Even Moya.

[BernardBresslaw]

It's a shame after all the time and money spent on promotion that the company can't even organise their own website correctly. I signed up days ago and yet have heard nothing back and it won't let me register again.

[Sidley]

O M G I am SICK of this bloody tache, itchy, sticky and I look like a cross between James Hetfield and a Victorian gent or a twat.

[Pinky 1]

O M G I am SICK of this bloody tache, itchy, sticky and I look like a cross between James Hetfield and a Victorian gent or a twat.

............. and you're female

[silly suffolk]

i know its for a could cause and all that but am i the only one who gets pissed off with this annual event? giving to charity is an admirable thing, but isn't it nice to be incognito when being charitable?

[Lounge Lizard]

i know its for a could cause and all that but am i the only one who gets pissed off with this annual event? giving to charity is an admirable thing, but isn't it nice to be incognito when being charitable?

Couldn't agree more, poppies, movember, children in need, I've always been one for giving my time or money to charity incognito and avoid all the big ones.
With all of us working harder making Royal Mail profitable and at a time that they keep running out of rubber bands and mail bags and won't replace clapped out old vans it's strange that they can afford to match money raised for Movember pound for pound.

[DGP1]

O M G I am SICK of this bloody tache, itchy, sticky and I look like a cross between James Hetfield and a Victorian gent or a twat.

............. and you're female

Didn't say where it was being grown

[Sidley]

HRT has some interesting side effects.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

This movember is getting everywhere, even the nana has got into it.

[RedBagMan]

Bloody pointless exercise for me anyway ... 19 days ... and this ????

[FairyFoot]

Scary! Perhaps it'll look better at the end of the month....
OH had a go but it didn't quite work out... Will donate to a cancer charity instead.

[General Mannerheim]

Bloody pointless exercise for me anyway ... 19 days ... and this ????

Bearded Clam?