This month our associate director and auctioneer Matt Burrows has taken on a decidedly different appearance.

Gone is the beard but in its place, something strange has appeared on his upper lip.

No, not a caterpillar but a moustache grown in honour of a very special cause.

Matt, a volunteer with the Army Cadet Force, is taking part in Moustache for Mac, a fundraising effort in memory of SSI Alex “Mac” McCullough, a much-loved colleague and friend from the Army Cadets, who sadly passed away last year, aged only 23.

A cadet from the age of 12, Mac returned to the organisation as an adult instructor before he was sadly lost to cancer.

So far, £1,670 has been raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust, the charity which supported Mac until his untimely death.

Matt said: “This initiative is our way of remembering him and raising money for a cause he cared deeply about.

“As part of this noble and hairy, campaign, I’ll be growing a moustache until the end of our cadet’s Annual Camp.

“I’ll be among teenagers who are brutally honest at the best of times so it will be an interesting time!

“Feel free to mock me openly – as long as it gets people talking about the cause, I’ll take it! Thanks in advance for any support you can give – financial or follicular!”

Please visit Matt’s donation page if you are able to make a financial contribution. Follow him on social media and like or share the updates to help spread the word about Mac and the wonderful work the Teenage Cancer Trust does.