The pupils at Christ College Brecon never shy away from a challenge and this Movember has been no exception.

On Wednesday, November 20, the entire senior school arrived at the morning chapel service proudly sporting a moustache (some stuck on, drawn on, or in some cases home grown!) and made a donation to Speakeasy Club.

Speakeasy Club is a charity that supports men’s health in sports clubs, sport venues and local communities and the school raised just over £500 on the day. The charity is on a mission to place free well-being & mental health resources in every community sports venue in the world and use the power of sport to normalise conversations around mental health.

A Speakeasy Club bench will be placed on the sideline of Christ College Brecon’s rugby pitch.

A spokesperson for Christ College Brecon said: “Our Sixth Form Prefect team organised a stellar campaign across the entire senior school community and without exception, the pupils met the challenge head on. Together we are making a difference by starting important conversations and encouraging greater attention to the wellbeing of our young men.

“All pupils looked magnificent. Even more magnificent was the sense of raising awareness as well as funds for a Speakeasy bench which will be placed on the sideline of our rugby pitch, showing that it is ok not to be ok. That simple conversation can make a real difference.”

Prefects Darcey and Pete spoke to the senior school and shared with them the reasons why they were asking for support. Darcey, Prefect in charge of Charity Work across the school, told pupils about how they can look after each other and about the good work that is done nationwide in the month of November and beyond.

Pete, School Spirit Prefect, spoke of his own fundraising venture undertaken in February with his friend, Ben, to raise awareness of prostate cancer. The boys raised almost £2,000.

Elsewhere in fundraising efforts at the school, Physics teacher Mr Clive Thomas raised over £17,000 in July for Prostate Cancer UK as he cycled from Lands’ End to John O’Groats.