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Pub's man Gus loses his hair to make them aware

From the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, first published Thursday 4th Apr 2002.

PUB regular Gus Kearnet volunteered to have his hair and moustache shaved by AlisonThornley to raise money for a drug awareness scheme in a local school.

The event at the Park Inn, Montague Street, Blackburn, attracted crowds of people.

Landlady Geraldine Thornley was hoping to raise £200 to pay for a drug awareness scheme to take place at Our Lady and St John's RC High Schoo, Blackburn. The scheme is co-ordinated by Crime Concern to advise parents and pupils abut the dangers of drugs.

Geraldine said: "We were approached by Crime Concern to sponsor them to provide their services to a local school.

"We felt it was a good idea and Gus, a regular at the pub kindly volunteered to have his head and moustache shaved to raise the money."

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