Del Grou with his beard that he grew for more than a year

A High Wycombe man raised more than A 1,000 for a cancer charity, smashing his A 600 target, by growing his beard for more than a year. Del Grou, 44, who is originally from Marlow, decided he was going to grow his beard last January for Cancer Research, after three members of his family – his wife, brother and aunt – were diagnosed with the disease.