THOUSANDS of pounds was raised over the weekend as people across Buckinghamshire got into the spirit and raised money for Comic Relief.

Maggot racing, stripping and red noses galore raised money for the charity which was launched in 1985.

Trained masseurs Karen Soper and Muriel Carpenter turned High Wycombe sports centre and Great Kingshill village hall into a massage parlour and raised £400.

The ladies performed a 15-minute seated back massage with acupressure.

Karen said: "We had so many people turn up at the sports centre, we couldn't keep up with the demand. We were buzzing afterwards."

Reporter Victoria Birch took advantage of the special offer and said she felt like a new women after the treatment.

Gemma Sulston and friend Connie Booth persuaded unsuspecting men at a 21st birthday party to strip for Comic Relief.

Seven men dropped their kit to the floor at the Royal British Legion in Princes Risborough and raised £75.26.

Gemma said: "I said to a few of them 'you do know that you have a better body than him' and that they would have women hording over them.

"Men are so gullible, but it was for a good cause."

Other events around the county included beard and head shaves, sitting in a bath of beans, gungeing teachers, fun days and jumble and car boot sales.

For more pictures and full round-up, see Friday's Free Press