Shrewsbury Santa to brave shave for charity
A familiar Santa beard is about to be chopped off – and all in the name of charity.
Peter Love, who grows his beard every year for Santa duties, is to hold a sponsored whiskers shave off next month to raise funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
Peter, a member of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club, appears on the sleigh every Christmastide to bring joy to those young and not so young.
He said: “I enjoy growing my beard to be an original Santa when riding on the sleigh because I believe it adds so much more authenticity to the character.
“In the past I have frequently been put to the task of false or real – and I am always so pleased to be able to prove real.
“Being Santa during coronavirus has meant this has not been possible when out on the sleigh.
"But when I was Santa at the Grange Primary School in Shrewsbury my elf was allowed to prove to the children I was the real Santa.
“I feel it makes such a big difference and growing my own beard then allows me to have it shaved off for charity which I have now done for more years than I can remember.
“I have chosen Midlands Air Ambulance Charity for my latest shave off because it is an organisation, without Government funding, that we really cannot do without. I hope people will give generously.”
Donations can be made through Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club by visiting www.shrewsburyrotary.co.uk
