Mr Hunt, flanked by his personal assistant Janet Lord, and Harry Grayson, from the hospice
Peter Hunt, director of the environment department at Blackburn with Darwen Council, shaved off his beard for the first time in 36 years to raise money for charity.
He collected £400 for the East Lancashire Hospice, £265 for breast cancer care, and £200 for a toy fund run by Sure Start and JJB.
All staff in the department also donated luxury food items for hampers, which were then raffled off.
Mr Hunt said: "It has been quite a shock shaving it off, but it has soon grown back."
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