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Muzzy-travel: 30 November 2009; Merseytravel has become Muzzy-travel throughout November – all in the name of charity.

During the month, and to raise money for Prostate Cancer Research, a merry band of 19 moustachios has come together to grow an amazing array of facial adornments.

The fundraising was part of the national “Movember” foundation campaign and colleagues from many departments across the organisation, including Chief Executive Neil Scales, threw down their razors and took up the challenge.

Together, Team Muzzy-travel has raised more than £2,000 for the worthwhile cause – and money is still coming in.

Organiser and one of the Merseytravel Mo Bros, Julian Westwood, who heads up the organisation’s TravelSafe team, said: “It is an important campaign for an important cause. Many people don’t realise that one man dies every hour of prostate cancer in the UK, more than 35,000 men will be diagnosed this year and prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK.

“We had some fantastic support. The aim was always that the more we could get to join us, the more we can change the face of men’s health by raising awareness.”

The array of moustaches are styled on a range of celebrities over the years, including Motorhead’s Lemmy, Magnum PI, Zorro, the cop from the Village People and vintage 1982 Graeme Souness.

The Movember foundation campaign asks men to grow a moustache throughout November, raising money via sponsorship, to fund vital research.

2009 is Movember’s third year in the UK.

For more details about the work that is being carried out as a result of Movember funds, the details are available by visiting http://www.uk.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs

Pictured: 17 of the 19 Merseytravel officers who took part in this year’s “Movember” foundation campaign; Back to Media Centre