Beard Liberation Front
3rd April
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Michael Rosen & ICU doctor who treated him named as Top Beards of Spring 2021
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that author Michael Rosen and the ICU doctor who treated him Professor Hugh Montgomery are amongst the top 4 in the coveted Beard of Spring Awards which are traditionally announced every Easter weekend.
Four leading beard wearers were in contention in a final round of voting which saw also 1500 votes cast over 3 days of voting.
They were author Michael Rosen and railway historian Tim Dunn who headed up Round Two together with ICU Doctor Prof Hugh Montgomery and Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell who shaved the opposition to win Round One
Tim Dunn topped the poll, while Michael Rosen was second but the campaigners noted that in this exceptional period it was felt more appropriate to have a shared Award.
Beard of Spring is the second of four seasonal awards that lead to the Beard of the Year in December.
The campaigners say that while the second seasonal award of the year traditionally focuses on new beard growth, the focus in 2021 is as much on those whose beards have appeared in a positive public light during the most challenging of quarters.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, the Beard of Spring poll sets the beard-benchmark for the period ahead when beards can be safely flaunted in public as the weather improves. We congratulate the winners who are admirable ambassadors for the hirsute in public life
Beard of Spring 2021
Tim Dunn, railway historian
Michael Rosen, Author
Steve Bell, cartoonist
Prof. Hugh Montgomery, ICU doctor
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