We are celebrating over three decades of charity support from our Golf Teams this year, with a huge £100,000 raised for a number of charities across the country!

Since 1993 when the Bond family first opened the doors, both Men’s and Ladies Golf Captains have selected a charity partnership for the year to raise both awareness and funds through various events and competitions. 

“It’s a very proud moment to be celebrating this £100,000 achievement. Every year we have a different Golf Captain for our Men’s and Ladies sections, and every single one of them has worked tirelessly to raise as much as they possibly can during their time as Captain” commented Clare. “We have been helping various charities for over 30 years and as a club, we have so many kind, well-connected and talented people within our community who are all very passionate about supporting causes that are close to their hearts.”

Over 60 different charities have been supported since 1993, including Children’s Hospice South West, Merlin Project, Macmillan Nurses, Marie Curie, Sunrise Appeal, Cancer Research, Churchtown Outdoor Centre, Bodmin Horizon Club, Shelterbox, Cornwall Hospice Care and The Stroke Association, amongst many others. 

Every year since 1993, funds have been raised through a variety of different initiatives, including charity golf open days, competitions, raffles, collection pots and special events for both members and visitors. Through our carefully-curated ‘Captains’ Log’ archive, we can look back and see every Captain since 1993, their chosen charities and how much was raised that year. It’s amazing to delve back in time to see the huge efforts undertaken by all our golf Captains to fundraise on any given year!

Brian Liggat, our Golf Secretary, has been in this position since before 1993 and has been managing the ‘Captain’s Log’ since its inception. Brian said, “I feel very proud that over the course of three decades, our Golf Captains have raised a combined £100,000 for such worthwhile charities in Cornwall and beyond. What an amazing milestone to be able to celebrate, and we are all just as motivated now as we were then about doing our bit and giving back to causes who need our support.” 

Our charity efforts extend further, with Graham and Clare donating and giving back as much as possible. “As a family-run business with community at the heart of all we do, we have charities which are very dear to us who we continue to support after many years.”

Clare continued, “We are also proud to support both Help For Heroes and Care For Casualties. When our son Oliver was 19, he was injured in Afghanistan almost as soon as he joined the Armed Forces. Luckily he survived fairly unscathed. He was flown back to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and two holdalls arrived for him, one from Help For Heroes and one from Care For Casualties, with clothes, toiletries, a mobile phone, everything that he needed inside. We were so grateful to them, and they will continue to be two charities which are very close to our hearts.” 

More recently and following the 2023/24 season, Captain Bryan Hancock chose Guide Dogs as his charity of the year, smashing a £5,000 target with a final sum of £6,684.69 raised. Lady Captain Jane Trapmore chose the Multiple Sclerosis Society as her charity, and raised £1,800 through raffles, an auction, a virtual raffle and generous donations. 

This year’s incoming Captains’ charity will be the Cornwall Air Ambulance which will be shared by Stuart Harris (Club Captain), Sandi Perry (Ladies Captain) and Stewart Bradley (Seniors Captain). 

At Lanhydrock Hotel & Golf Club, we’re so grateful to all our past Captains and Officers, plus our other long-standing and recent members of the club, who together have achieved this incredible £100,000 milestone. They have all become part of our Lanhydrock community over the last 30 years. 

Clare added, “It’s quite overwhelming when you think about the huge number of people who will have hopefully benefited over the years from the monumental fundraising efforts of our Golf Club. THANK YOU!”  

Our Golf Captains and teams will continue in their fundraising efforts this year and we will share updates on our social media pages as we get them!