Simon Foster

Another close shave?

By | Sat 7th September 2024 - 11:00 am

So, it’s that time of year where it will be conference shortly, and once again there will be Glee Club.

This year I’m asking for a hand, because as I did back in 2015 I’m having my hair shaved off for charity.

In 2016 I came within 10 hours of losing my right foot to a horrific infection.  The team at the Nuffield Hospital in Oxford did a brilliant job and saved it with 3 operations, 36 stitches and grams (yes grams) of antibiotics.

So now I’m returning the favour, raising money for the Nuffield Hospitals Trust.  The target is £1,000, and if I hit that before Glee Club at the end of conference, I’ll get my hair shaved off on stage once again.  I’m almost halfway there already.

The link if you can donate is https://tinyurl.com/safshave

Any hairdressers reading this with a pair of shears coming to conference?  Do get in touch through the comments below!

Thanks in advance.

 

* Simon Foster is a lecturer in Politics and Economics, and has published twenty-five books on Politics, PSHE and Citizenship.

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4 Comments

  • Jennie 7th Sep '24 - 3:21pm

    … nice of you to let hosts of glee know and get permission from the venue before announcing this…

  • Glee Club compères 7th Sep '24 - 5:15pm

    As Jennie says, this hasn’t been discussed with the Glee Club team and is very much subject to permission from the Grand Hotel…..

  • Simon Foster 10th Sep '24 - 5:25pm

    I discussed it with Gareth Epps’s on fb who asked me to contact the hotel which I did, and then got permission from the hotel before I posted this article, and informed Gareth that I had done so. If I’d known there was other people to contact on a Glee team I would have done so.

    I didn’t have this problem 9 years ago when I did it. Apologies if I’ve caused offence, happy to do this elsewhere if it’s a problem.

  • Simon Foster 10th Sep '24 - 5:42pm

    Having reflected upon this, I shall do the head shave elsewhere. A shame, we had a lot of fun doing this 9 years ago.

    I hope you have a good Glee Club this year.

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