BINMAN Trevor Maguire, a Middlesbrough FC fan, faces the ultimate Boxing Day challenge - dashing in the freezing North Sea wearing a Newcastle United shirt.
Mr Maguire and nine workmates from Redcar and Cleveland Council's cleansing section, will raise money for Cancer Research when they take part in the annual dip.
His boss, a season ticket holder at St James' Park, has promised to write a three-figure cheque for the charity if Trevor wears the black and white strip.
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