Spectators were treated to a strange sight in Reigate at the weekend.

A man wearing a mankini removed a mural off a wall in Lesborne Road as a fundraising stunt.

The mural was created in August to raise awareness and funds of the Hope For Isaac campaign.  Following some complaints, it was agreed the artwork would be removed – but in a manner which would help to boost the campaign’s publicity.

Mark O’Connor, a friend of the artist ‘Uncle Stubble’ who created the mural, removed the artwork using a toothbrush and some paint, dressed only in a mankini.

Louise Elliott started the Hope for Isaac campaign to raise £40,000 for her one-year-old son living with cerebral palsy.  Miss Elliott wants him to undergo an operation in America which may improve his quality of life considerably.