Beard Liberation Front
25th January
Daniel Norcross to beard Brian Blessed and Michael Rosen in ‘Beard Off’ vote for Beard of Winter 2021
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that cricket broadcaster Daniel Norcross and author Michael Rosen have won the second ‘Trim-Off’ poll for Beard of Winter.
Norcross is arguably the most well known beard wearer to commentate on Test Match Special since the late and much missed Bill Frindall, a former Beard of the Year
In the first ‘Trim-Off’ vote Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and actor Brian Blessed shaved Arnie Schwarzenegger and Tim Farron. The four now go through to a final Beard Off vote.
The Beard of Winter is the first of four seasonal awards that lead to the Beard of the Year Award in December 2021.
The Beard of Winter focuses both on fuller organic beards, suitable for winter weather, but also on beards that have made an early New Year impact in the public eye.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, all of those in the Beard Off vote have gathered considerable support to win the two Trim Off rounds so expect the Beard Off to be a close shave.
The on-line poll is open now and closes on 30th January 2021
The new blended Twitter and web based poll will be in use.
There were two ‘Trim-Off’ rounds from 17-20 January and then from 21-24 January. Each featured four contenders. The top two from each round now feature in a final ‘Beard-Off’ vote from 25-30th January
Vote here:
Beard of Winter 2021 Shortlist
Arnie Schwarzenegger, actor
Tim Farron, MP
Brian Blessed, actor (Through to Beard Off)
Daniel Norcross, broadcaster (Through to Beard Off)
Jack Dorsey, CEO Twitter
Steve Bell, Guardian cartoonist
Jimmy Wales, founder Wikipedia (Through to Beard Off)
Michael Rosen, author and broadcaster (Through to Beard Off)
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