Hair loss for good cause

THERE was hilarity at Uckfield Community College as male staff winced after having their legs waxed ... to raise money for Children in Need.

It wasn t just legs that came in for the eye-watering hair removal treatment. Eyebrows too were snatched off in an instant.

This was just one of the successful fund-raising events on Friday that boosted the final total collected at the college to 1,500.

Another money spinner was busking by sixth formers Matt Shepherd, Nick Brett and friends. "We weren t sure whether people were paying them to stop or carry on," said Mr Roger Francis, economics and business teacher and head of the sixth form, who co-ordinated the day s activities.

There was also a Students Revenge Staff Cross Country event, in which 20 teachers ran two and a half miles in what should have been a fun run but turned into a hotly-contested event.

The winners were history teacher Roger Billingham and Year 9 head Steve Simmons.

Events also included non-uniform day when each year group had to wear a particular colour, while Year 8 pupils made a line of copper coins 187 metres long, the equivalent of 118. There were also cake stalls and a raffle.