EVER fancied locking your boss up for the day?

Oxford Castle and Comic Relief have teamed up to let companies across the county the chance to do just that.

It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for businesses who are raising cash for Comic Relief to put their boss away in one of the cells under the scheme being offered by Castle staff.

Visitors to the castle can also donate money to get the castle’s prison warder locked up for the day on Red Nose Day, Friday March 18.

Castle spokesman Amanda Coombs said: “We’re quite unique in that we have access to some of the nastiest prison cells in the country, with the Castle having been once transformed in to a prison.

“So we decided this year, it would be quite funny to lock up our prison warder if we could raise enough sponsorship to do so.”

Anyone who is raising money just needs to send an email to the castle letting them know why their boss deserves to be locked up.

The castle was used as a prison from 1785 and housed robbers, murderers and other criminals until it closed in 1996.

The castle’s Nick Fletcher added: “This is a unique opportunity for people to get their own back at work.

“We want to get everyone involved with Comic Relief and thought this was a novel approach to raising some much-needed cash.”

The attraction will also give free admission to any child wearing fancy dress or a red nose on Friday, March 18 or Saturday, March 19.

If you want to lock up your boss, email Nick Fletcher at nfletcher @continuum-group.com and state why you think your boss should be caged.

l This year, the Oxford Mail have also teamed up with Comic Relief to offer Oxfordshire communities a slice of £50,000.

Grants of between £500 and £1,000 of Red Nose Day Community Cash is up for grabs for groups and charities across the county.

For information on how to apply, visit oxfordmail.co.uk/li /red_nose or call 01865 798666. The closing date is March 10.

We also want to know about your Red Nose Day events, both beforehand and afterwards.

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