BY day, Noel Preston is an unassuming insurance broker going about his business as managing partner of Preston Insurance Brokers.

By night, he becomes the city’s answer to the eccentric and gifted Muppets drummer, Animal.

Noel and his band Planet Trousza will be entertaining guests during a fundraising night at the i360 in Brighton on Friday, October 26.

The event is to raise the profile and much-needed funds for Teenage Cancer Trust, which helps teenagers through highly traumatic periods.

Noel, who lives and works in Brighton, had first-hand experience of their work when his teenage son Archie was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in April last year.

After a year and a half of intensive treatment, chemotherapy, proton radiation and 36 hours of back and spinal operations, Archie was given the all clear in February and is now into his first of five years’ remission.

While the diagnosis and treatment brought intense levels of anxiety and uncertainty into Noel’s close-knit family, The Teenage Cancer Trust team played a massive part in Archie’s survival, treatment and comfort through their fantastic nurses and facilities.

Now it’s pay-back time.

The October 26 event costs £25 for live music, nibbles and a night time ride on the i360.