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Apr 2021
Friends shave heads to raise £1,500 for Macmillan
In a matter of minutes Andrew Waite and Michael Brown went from hirsute to hairless - and the bald facts speak for themselves.
Their head shaves have raised more than £1,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support, which is providing support for their respective brothers Martin and David.
Martin, who now lives in Gloucestershire, was diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2020 and is receiving chemotherapy treatments.
David, who is chair of Nidderdale Young Farmers, discovered that he had leukemia in 2019.
His treatments have been provided at the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.
Both have been supported by Macmillan over the course of their treatment.
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Pat Waite, who co-owns and runs the Sandwich Box takeaway in Back High Street, Pateley Bridge, with newly bald husband Andrew, said:
Anybody wishing to make a donation can do so via the pair's Bold&Bald JustGiving page.
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