'Fantastic' St George’s Charity Golf Day returns to St Annes with top prizes - full details
The popular St George’s Charity Golf Day will return this year, with 40 teams ready to take part, all in aid of local charities including Trinity Hospice and Brian House Children’s Hospice.
Hosted by Mick Threlfall of Threlfall Transport Ltd and Mark Leech, Director of Operations at Ribby Hall Village, the popular event will once again feature top hole-in-one prizes, including a brand-new car and cash prizes.
The well-established shotgun competition has been running for more than 10 years and has raised over £140,000 for its chosen charities.
This year’s event will take place at St Annes Old Links Golf Club on Thursday, April 23, and is once again sponsored by David Haythornthwaite, owner of Tangerine Holdings.
Mick Threlfall said: “Year after year, what drives us is our ambition to raise as much as we possibly can for our chosen local charities.
“This is now our 11th annual St George’s Charity Golf Day, and we’re astounded and incredibly proud to have raised such a significant amount for very worthwhile local causes.
“We’re excited to build on that again this year and hope to exceed the £150,000 milestone.
“We especially wish to thank employees at Ribby Hall Village and their friends and families who volunteer throughout the day on their days off, as well as the incredible venue, St Annes Old Links Golf Club, which always donates a good number of prizes to help raise even more money through our silent auction.
“The golf day really is a fantastic event, but it relies on the many local businesses, organisations and individuals who support it. If there are any others who would like to provide prizes for this event, we’d love to hear from them.”
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Jo Fowler, Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager for Trinity Hospice and Brian House, added: “The annual St George’s Charity Golf Day is an event that we always look forward to, and we’re delighted to have once again been chosen as one of the benefitting charities of this very popular competition.
“This annual event remains a wonderful achievement for Mick, Mark and everyone involved in the planning and delivery of the day, and it really does mean so much to charities like ours that they have kindly chosen to support us.
“Every single penny raised at this wonderful event will make a lasting difference. At Trinity and Brian House, it will help us to provide outstanding hospice care and support to patients and their families across the Fylde coast, wherever they are, day and night.”
Event organisers are currently seeking prizes for the silent auction and raffle, as well as businesses interested in sponsoring a hole. For more information, email [email protected].