Charity Golf Day
- We hold an annual Charity Golf Day, in conjunction with Hindhead Golf Club and generously sponsored by Wise & Co., local Accountants and Business Advisers.
- This event is immensely popular and attracts sponsorship from several local businesses. Now in its fifteenth year, the event has gone from strength to strength. Abbeyfield, home for the elderly, Frensham Pond Sailing Club "Sailability", Bells Piece Cheshire Home, Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre have, amongst others, been the beneficiaries of our event.
Our "Home"
- In 2009 we raised £7,200 for Bells Piece Horticulural project.
- In 2010 we raised £6,500 for Sure Start in Upper Hale
- Incidentally, the golf is always great!
Our 2011 Event in aid of The Ridgeway School.
Torrential rain greeted the 87 golfers who entered the 15th Annual Farnham Lions Charity Golf Day held recently at Hindhead Golf Club. Play got underway on schedule at 08.30 but it was soon apparent that the day would be severely effected by the weather. At 9.30 with only half the teams on the course the weather got even worse and as soon signs of thunder and lightning arrived play was suspended.
Event organiser Geoff Jeal commented; "Having toured the course in the Marshall's buggy it was soon evident that all the greens were flooded and many of the fairways had rivers running down them. I honestly thought that was the end of our day". However the rain relented and the decision taken that play could resume at 11.15. This was due to the quick draining nature of the course, being on sandy soil, and the general high quality maintenance of the course employed by Steve Holmes, the course manager and his exceptional team of green keepers. The rest of the event was played out in beautiful sunshine with some golfers asking for sunscreen!
Roger Wise, Founding Partner of Wise & Co the event's principal sponsor, presented the prizes to Individual winner of the Thom Trophy, Andy Brown with 43 points from Howard Taylor in 2nd Place with 42 points on count back from Peter Cullen also 42 points. Team winners were Partee Animal with 93 points from 2nd place Eggheads 92 points and Browns Cars 3rd with 87 points.
The annual auction was presented as usual by resident auctioneer Mark Head who relieved the participants of a magnificent £2300 which helped swell the funds for The Ridgeway School, Farnham. It is expected that the final figure could be approaching £7,000.
The success of this annual event is due to the high number of regular players, both individual and local businesses and magnificent support of programme advertisers and auction prize sponsors, as well as a large number of Farnham Lions and friends who act as marshalls and stewards on the day.
- Would you like details of entry?..... please send send an e-mail via our Contact Us page.
Our successes so far are listed below.
|
1997 |
Whitmore Vale Home--Accommodation improvements |
£1,195 |
|
1998 |
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice--Specialist hoist |
£2,680 |
|
1999 |
Chase Children's Hospice (St Christophers)--Hobbies Room |
£2,355 |
|
2000 |
Abbeyfield Extra Care--Furnishing Residents' Lounge |
£4,570 |
|
2001 |
Frensham Pond Sailability--Safety Launch, trailer and outboard |
£4,980 |
|
2002 |
Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre--Teacher Training modules |
£4,880 |
|
2003 |
Farnham New Hospital--Hi-tech beds |
£5,460 |
|
2004 |
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice--Bladder Scanner |
£5,880 |
|
2005 |
Bells Piece Cheshire Home--Covered Patio |
£6,500 |
|
2006 |
Disability Challengers--Fitting out the youth facility kitchen |
£6,500 |
|
2007 |
Abbey School--New library in new extension |
£9,100 |
|
2008 |
Woodlarks Campsite--New wet room in new building |
£7,500 |
|
2009 |
Bells Piece Cheshire Home--New high level vegetable beds in garden |
£7,200 |
|
2010 |
Hale Sure Start--New furniture in two common rooms |
£6,500 |
|
2011 |
The Ridgeway Community School Farnham |
£7,000 Approx. |
| Total |
|
£82,000 |
