So it’s that time of year again, the month every man secretly looks forward to more than any other as it’s his chance to pit his testosterone fuelled competitive nature against every other man on the planet. Only this time it doesn’t matter if you’re good at sport, intelligent, a hit with the ladies or a comedy genius, as in this instance you simply have to grow facial hair quicker, bushier and lusher then your fellow man.

This year I have pulled together a disparate team of men from within the Gocompare.com ranks with a single unifying aim: to beat last year’s fund raising figure of £568! Once again these brave and plucky souls have agreed to face public ridicule and risk the possibility of a lonely month whilst receiving the cold shoulder from their other halves. After all, some modern ladies just don’t see the moustache as the rugged face-enhancing delight it once was. This will  undoubtedly be a new experience for many brave mo’ bros, while for others it’ll be no different to any other clean shaven day.

The aim of this blog is to keep everyone fully briefed on the team’s collective hirsuteness as well as how much money we have raised, which is the key to everything we’re doing this month. If you want to get behind us and help us beat the £600 barrier this year, then you can help by donating to your favourite Gocompare.com mo’ grower, or to our overall team, by clicking on the links below:

Gocompare Mo’s – nine brothers united in a common goal of achieving hirsute nirvana

Rod Jones – Rod is a newcomer this year who made a rookie error false start which means he starts a day behind as he looks to grow a classic handlebar in just 29 days

Andy Gray - You may not have noticed Andy taking part last year as he has limited and transparent facial hair so he will again be sporting a classic ‘teenage fluff’ mo’

John Stayt – Another newcomer who is adopting a ‘see what grows’ approach, so who knows what will happen here?

Matt Prosser – A stalwart of the event and historically a strong mo’ grower who last year sported an excellent handlebar mo’, so expect similar hirsuteness this time around

Paul McMillian – A relative newcomer to Goco so once again we’ll have to wait and see what this lad can produce

Leon  Thomas – Another newcomer this year but an experienced head who will no doubt bring some old school mo’-styling to this year’s team

Ben Wilson – Another returnee who once again is already displaying the start of a fine bandito handlebar mo’

Adair Cameron – Adair’s no stranger to facial hair, having sported a goatee for many years. But he’s started Movember clean-shaven and ready to grow a stupendous mo’.

Me (Steve Williams) – Finally it’s me with my 5^th successive year of mo’ growth, which will start with the usual dreams of a handlebar but end up with a modest attempt at the ‘Selleck’

That’s it for now but keep your eye out for my weekly updates. Feel free to submit any tips on mo’ growth and your mo’ style preferences, you never know, maybe one of the team will adopt your style of choice.

Over and out.

Steve ‘Mo Daddy’ Williams