Pickfords recently hosted dozens of clients, suppliers and partners at a corporate golf event and dinner, raising over £7000 for its partner charity, the NSPCC.

This year’s event was held at the Shendish Manor Hotel & Golf Course in Apsley, Hertfordshire, featuring 18 holes across the 5,660 yard, par 70 course.

Twelve four-player teams, including representatives from DHL, Riverside Truck Rental, TOR FX and Twenty CI, competed for the coveted 1st place trophy, while individual players bustled for the Nearest the Pin and Longest Drive trophies.

After an afternoon of swinging, chipping and putting in the Autumn sunshine, guests were ushered into the hotel suite for an awards ceremony and three-course dinner, followed by a raffle, auction and a round of ‘sit down’ bingo, all to help raise money for the charity. 

 

The organisers took the opportunity to promote the NSPCC, inviting Stewart Perry, Fundraising Executive at the NSPCC, to talk about the charity. Pickfords’  Lyndsey Daykin also showcased Pickfords’ new cartons, which feature the NSPCC’s ‘Talking PANTS’ visual.  The cartons are part of a campaign to raise awareness of this important NSPCC project.

 

Managing Director Russell Start, who was in the team that scooped second place  said, “We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our sponsors this year,  we had a great day’s golf and  together we raised a significant sum to support the NSPCC’s future projects.”

 

Photo: The winning team from NRG Fleet Services: L-R Rob Colby, Jon Siviter and Russell Markstein who also collected for Phil Hinks.