GolfErs sCorE mAjor suCCEss for ChArity

Golfers hit the top of the leaderboard after raising thousands of pounds for charity over a year of fundraising on the greens and fairways. ThePeterboroughMiltonGolf Clubmanagedtoraiseagrand total of £16,250 for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall during their year supporting the charity.

DaveWright, captainofthe club, said it had been a successful year for the fundraising team.

He said: “The captain gets to chose a charity for the club to support during his year in office.

“The Ladies and Seniors sections also chose their own charity, but it is the club captain whogets somewhatmore exposure in the clubhouse in particular.

“This year the Ladies (Carol Dunn) and Seniors (Rob Lakin) decided to consolidate all our efforts to the one local charity, the SueRyderThorpe HallHospice, afirstforthegolf club.

“We have had a really successful year of fund raising.”

Events during the year included ‘Captain’s Week’ with a number of activities raising £1,500, and an auction on Captain’s Day, which raised £2,300.

The l adies team raised more than £2,000 with various events, and the seniors added £1,700 to the pot.

A cheque was handed over to Nilesh Patel from Sue RyderbycaptainsRob, Carol and Dave last week.

Mr Wright said the team hadallchosenthecharityasso manypeoplehadbeenhelped by the staff.

He said: “Whoever we spoke to during the year had a link somehow to Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall, through relations or friends.

“The generosity of members and guests, and visiting playerswasfantasticthroughout.”

Nilesh, Dave, Rob and Carol at the cheque presentation