Hanson having a ball as he gears up for return to action

British Inclusive Golf (BIG).

Hanson, supported by his wife Laura, his European Tour Caddy Steve Tooby and his wife Tracey,will be hosting a charity ball in aid of Breast Cancer Now at The Venue in Barkisland on Friday, August 4.

Hanson is hoping to raise over £15,000 towards Breast Cancer Now’s lifesaving research, and to support the drive of BIG to allow golf to continue to be a sport for all.

“We are really looking forward to announcing the details of the charity ball, which promises to be a fun night,” said Hanson.

“We hope to raise lots of money for Breast Cancer Now’s vital research to stop women dying of breast cancer, a cause very close to my heart as thankfully both my own mother, Sue, and mother-in-law, Linda, beat the disease.

“Unfortunately, my godmother, Sue Horsfall, recently lost her battle to the disease so we are very keen to make this as successful as we can in her memory.

“The drive to find a cure for this disease is as urgent as ever.

“As an ambassador for the national charity British Inclusive Golf, we aim not only to raise some much needed funds for the fantastic work they do but also help raise awareness of this dedicated charity.”

Catherine Davies, Senior Community Manager at Breast Cancer Now, added: “We really appreciate this event being organised by Chris to enable Breast Cancer Now to fund research into the causes of breast cancer and to develop better treatments.

“Thanks to incredible research breakthroughs, more women are surviving breast cancer than ever before, but more than 30 women still die from the disease every day in the UK.

“If research has the funding needs to continue, by 2050, Breast Cancer Now believes everyone who is diagnosed with breast cancer will live.”

For more information and to book tickets, please contact FunctionsbyTLC@gmail.com from March 17.

Tickets for the event will go on sale from Friday, March 17, on a first come first served basis, priced at £50 per person.

Full table bookings of 10 people are priced at £500 but will be treated to an exclusive drinks package.

A limited number of sponsorship packages for the evening will also be made available. Please contact FunctionsbyTLC@gmail.com for further information and to find out more about Breast Cancer Now visit: www. breastcancernow.org