MEMBERS of the public are being invited to help wax a hairy footballer to raise money for his team.

Kevin Moore, who plays for the Hole in the Wall pub, in Darlington, in The Northern Echo Local Heroes Sunday league, is to bear the pain to help his side.

The sponsored wax takes place in the pub on Sunday, September 23, at 3pm.

Simon Broughton, the team's manager, said: "We've got some really old strips and nets and our corner flags have half the flag falling off so we're trying to raise a bit of a cash for the team.