Golfers back Mayor of Bury’s charity tournament

Kind-hearted golfers made it a ‘grand’ day for local charities chosen by the Mayor of Bury, Councillor Stella Smith.

They raised £1,000 for the Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity and Bury Hospice at the 27^th annual tournament, which was held at Stand Golf Club.

Some 35 players took part, comprising staff from Bury Council and its business partners and suppliers. Prizes were awarded by the mayor and her consort, Mr John Smith, and donations were raffled to help boost the total.

The mayor said: “We were very pleased to attend the charity golf tournament dinner and we enjoyed it very much.

“Thanks to everyone for all their hard work in making it such a successful event, and ‘well done’ on raising so much money for my chosen charities this year. Many thanks to Stand Golf Club for hosting the event and for all their support for the mayoral charities over the years.”

Prizewinners:

Overall Winner’s Trophy – Ian Charnock

Runner up – Saleem AhmedBest

Outward Nine – Amjad Butt

Best Inward Nine – Jacqui Hart

Nearest the Pin for the Dave Watt Memorial Trophy – Terry Brown

Longest Drive – Nick Lowden

Prizes for ‘twos’ – Mobi Rawthorne

The following companies kindly sponsored the event: Bury Leisure, Bodyshop, Delicious at the Fusiliers, Groundwork UK, East Lancashire Railway, HeliCentre, I Will If You Will, Majestic Wines, Millie’s Cookies, Morrison’s, Nicola Shaw Photography, Nando’s, Oodles Soft Play, P J Carney Limited, Pizza Express, Slattery, Stand Golf Club, Tina’s Tea Rooms at Bury Art Gallery, The Bury Black Pudding Company, Unison, Vue Cinema, Wolsey.

ENDS

Press release issued: 11 April 2016.

Picture: The Mayor of Bury, Councillor Stella Smith; Matthew Stewart, Clare Macleod, Debbie Dacre, Ian Charnock and Simon Naylor, captain of Stand Golf Club.