Canterbury Golf Club’s 2023 Seniors Captain David Spencer and Lady Captain Fran Fearn teed up a range of events over their year in office, supported by their members and friends.
The money will go to East Kent Hospitals Charity’s dementia campaign, and will help fund interactive equipment that is used to provide comfort and distraction for people living with dementia while they are in hospital. It could also be used to fund a specialist chair allowing a patient’s loved one to stay overnight by their bedside.
Head of charity Dee Neligan said: “We were delighted to receive this fantastic amount from the players and members of Canterbury Golf Club, who have been so welcoming to our charity for several years now.
“At the start of the year we invited David and Fran to the Kent and Canterbury Hospital to see some of the work done by our incredible dementia team, and how our charity is able to support them.
“We were able to showcase the interactive equipment, which can be used in so many different ways, from promoting movement with a group or to provide distraction with a favourite song or re-watching a World Cup victory.
“It is wonderful that the club has raised enough money to buy another of these amazing machines that will make a real difference to our patients and staff.”
Events included fundraising golf tournaments, a Christmas coffee morning organised by Fran, as well as a golf challenge by players Max and Ben Rutherford, Alex Beck and Kay Appleby, who played 72 holes in one day.
The club also hosted East Kent Hospitals’ dementia associate practitioner Ann McGovern, who led two sessions training members to become Dementia Friends, helping them to understand more about dementia and how to help people with the condition.
