John’s ‘Chaircut’ raises over £2k for Portrush lifeboat

Chairperson for the local RNLI Fundraising committee, John Martin, recently had all of his “lockdown hair” cut off to raise funds for the lifeboat charity in what became known as ‘The Chaircut’.

By Community Reporter

Published 19th Oct 2020, 09:41 BST

Updated 19th Oct 2020, 09:58 BST

John gets the 'first cut' from media personality Sarah Travers as professional barber Nico looks on with Brian Moore, compere, in the background

Thanks to sponsorship and collections, John’s ‘hair raising’ venture raised a final total of £2,122.50.

Compere for the event Brian Moore said: “Needless to say, John is delighted and wishes to express his thanks to all concerned.

“Even in these most difficult of times, the goodness and generosity of people never fails to amaze me.”

Media personality Sarah Travers acted as ‘Special Guest Crimper’ on the day and said: “This is just brilliant - well done to all involved”. Local barber Nico of Nico’s Hairdressing, who took over after Sarah’s ‘first cut’, said, “If ever there was a good reason to give up my day off this was it - I couldn’t be more pleased.”

John Martin Portrush