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Beard Liberation Front

27^th June

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National Beard Week 2021 concludes with Lifetime Achievement Award for Michael Rosen.

The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that National Beard Week 2021 has concluded with the announcement of a Lifetime Achievement Award for author and broadcaster Michael Rosen.

Such Awards are comparatively rare and go to beard wearers who have made a  positive impact with their beards over a sustained period.

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis given the Award in 2016 and earlier this year Alexei Sayle also received the accolade.

The campaigners say that while there is no evidence that Michael Rosen was born with a beard or even wore one in his early years, he has had facial hair for many decades.

The public impact of his beard has been overwhelmingly positive although one of his most well- known books is actually titled We’re Going on Bear Hunt not a Beard Hunt as some mistakenly suppose

He was hospitalised with COVID-19 in March 2020 and while he is now impacted by Long Covid his beard has proved resilient. Indeed he was voted joint Beard of the Year 2020 with Michael Sheen in December 2020.

BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Michael Rosen is a great ambassador for the hirsute and we are pleased to give him a Lifetime Achievement Award to mark the conclusion of National Beard Week 2021

National Beard Week 2021

Monday 21st June: Hirsute Personality of the Year: the beard wearer who has made the positive public impact during the year. 2021 winner Gareth Southgate

Tuesday 22nd June: Beard Friendly Sandwich of the Year: the sandwich that goes in the mouth not the beard. 2021 winner: fish finger

Wednesday 23rd June: Hirsute Broadcaster of the Year: the broadcaster whose beard has had the most public impact. 2021 winner Michael Rosen

Thursday 24th June: Pogonophobe of the Year: the most notorious beard hater of the year; 2021 winner: Boris Johnson

Friday 25th June: Beard Friendly Employer of the Year: the field grows wider each year 2021 winner Five Points Brewery

Saturday 26th June: Beard of Summer 2021: the third of the four quarterly seasonal Awards 2021 winner Richard Osman