FULL Monty firemen who were banned from stripping in their brigade uniform raised more than £2,500 for charity.
Firefighters were told by bosses at the County Durham and Darlington Fire Brigade that operational kits could not be used for a striptease because of brigade rules.
The Northern Echo said yesterday that the charity night was cancelled, but it has emerged that Glen Stewart and colleagues took to the stage in suits and raised more than £2,500 for the tsunami relief effort.
A spokeswoman for the brigade said last night: "We don't let people use operation kits for anything outside work, whether it be gardening or otherwise.
"The uniforms must remain in tip-top condition for operational duty.
"We support fundraising, whether it is in work time or not. We just have rules to follow."
The event took place at Shotton Hall, County Durham.
The money raised by the event will go to the tsunami relief and Mr Stewart is hoping to take part in a trip to Sri Lanka next Easter to help victims.
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