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Ever felt just a tiny bit shattered, achy and footsore after playing18 holes of golf? Ever tried playing 6 different courses in under 40 hours over 2 days....?

Well, that's the challenge we've set ourselves on 12/13 July at 6 courses across sunny North Wales. Among these, Pennant Park, Holywell, Mountain Park, Mold, Old Padeswood and Padeswood & Buckley Golf Clubs have all generously offered to show their support for Claire House by allowing us to play free of charge.

Playing from dawn til dusk each day, we'll be taking on over 32,000 yards of golf and about 25 miles of walking, with 5 frantic journeys between courses to be squeezed in too.

Yep, more than 100 holes on 6 different courses - with no buggies or caddies allowed and every hole to be played to a finish by every player.

Who are we? We are 6 blokes of a certain age who really ought to know better! Mike Brown (Wallasey GC and Shell); David Colvin (RLGC and Matthews & Goodman); Mike Haworth (Pleasington GC and Brookhouse); Paul 'Sombrero' Smith (Childwall GC and KME Yorkshire); and a couple of hopeful hackers who dreamt up the idea - David Lewis (Holywell GC and Weightmans) and Nick Wilson (Unattached and Weightmans).

Why are we doing it? To raise funds for the most worthy of causes - Claire House Children's Hospice on the Wirral, a bright vibrant place of hope for children with life threatening or life limiting conditions (and their families) from anywhere across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man. Claire House needs to raise £200,000 a month just to keep going. Please take a moment to click on the link here and see how your donation could help.

http://www.claire-house.org.uk/?content=howToHelp

We hope very much that the £3500 target we've set ourselves is achievable. That sum would be enough to cover the cost of meeting the physiotherapy needs of all of the children for 2 months. Enough to make a real difference to children in need of our help. Can you help us to help Claire House to help them?

Just to put your mind at rest, everything we raise will go to Claire House - not a single penny of your donation will go towards our expenses. Any green fees, travel expenses, overnight costs, emergency supplies of replacement balls, drinks, bananas, beer money, sticking plasters, blister pads, Dextrosol, Aspirin, Savlon, Ralgex, Kendal Mint Cake, etc are being taken care of by us.

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So please dig deep and donate now. Even small donations may help us to make a real difference to the lives of children and their loved ones who really need all the help they can get.

Many thanks

Mike B, David C, Mike H, Paul, David L and Nick

 

 

 

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Claire House Children's Hospice

Claire House Children's Hospice

Charity Registration No. 1004058

Claire House cares for children aged 0 to 23 with life-limiting/life-threatening conditions from Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man. The charity provides specialist respite care, palliative and terminal care and bereavement and family support for the whole family in a home from home environment where the needs of the children and their families come first.

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Donation by John Schorah on 01/06/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Paul.

Donation by Steve McKeown on 01/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck Paul and remember if you land in the rough, cheat!

Donation by David Matthews on 01/06/10

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Good luck!! xxx

Donation by Sarah Littlemore on 01/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by RICHARD TROTTER on 01/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck David

Donation by Stewart Simpson on 01/06/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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I don't think you'll have any difficulty keeping your heads down after this! Go well!

Donation by Nick Peel on 01/06/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Good luck David.

Donation by anne whyte on 01/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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good luck dave colvin best wishes nick and paige

Donation by Nick Earlam on 31/05/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck, I trust the aches and pains won't be too great, enjoy.

Donation by David Ireland on 31/05/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Don't lose too many balls! Have fun

Donation by Tony Summers on 30/05/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Don't forget that, as part of this new 'Iron Man of Golf' race, you also have to swim between golf courses...

Donation by Mark Landon on 29/05/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Don't do a risk assesment or you'll never leave the clubhouse...

Donation by Andrew Cox on 28/05/10

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Donation by stu smith on 28/05/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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I'd really really love to be with you but...

Donation by Ian Evans on 28/05/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good Luck David. Fantastic charity. Enjoy. Nigel Elias

Donation by Nigel Elias on 27/05/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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good luck David, very happy to challenge you to a round on 14 July

Donation by richard beaumont on 27/05/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Even for a golfer like yourself, this sounds like madness!!! Good luck

Donation by peter forshaw on 27/05/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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David L, here is £1 for each of the 25 miles your knees will carry you and no excuses for not coming in on 14 July! Linda x

Donation by Linda Maguire on 26/05/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$5,227.25
  • Offline donations$3,910.95
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$9,138.19
  • Gift Aid$1,397.27

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