Remember, remember . . .

November is upon us and with it have come bonfires and fireworks and the approach of nightfall sometime during the afternoon! The clocks have changed to GMT and by the end of the month it'll be dark when the family leaves in the morning and dark by the time they get back.

The temperature has dropped and it's definitely a month for wrapping up warm.

It's not just November though, it's MOVEMBER!

Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.1 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate, with formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and Ireland. In addition, Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting the campaign and men’s health cause right across the globe, from Russia to Dubai, Hong Kong to Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, and everywhere in between.

No matter the country or city, Movember will continue to work to change established habits and attitudes men have about their health, to educate men about the health risks they face, getting them to act on that knowledge thereby increasing the chances of early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment. 

In 2010, over 112,000 UK Mo Bros and Mo Sistas got on board, raising £11.7 million.

Big steps have been taken towards changing attitudes and habits relating to men’s health around the world but there is still much to be done to catch up with the women’s health movement. Via the moustache, Movember aims to fulfill its vision of having an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health, by continuing to spark conversation and spread awareness of men’s health each year. 

– uk.movember.com

Last year my daughter and I were in a local shopping centre when two police people strolled past – a woman, attired as you would expect, and a man sporting a fantastically outrageous handlebar moustache. Even Lothian and Borders Police were taking on the Movember challenge!