A CHARITY Golf Day has been organised at Westonbirt Golf Course to raise money for Tetbury Hospital. 

Golfers keen to take part on August 5 should get their entries in as soon as possible.

Former Westonbirt head froundsman, Bob Frayling, came up with the idea in 2016 as his retirement gift.

Bob was a groundsman and green-keeper at Westonbirt from 1982 and in 1999, he became their head groundsman. He retired in 2015 having worked part-time since 2011.

Bob commented: "This is the second time we have put on ‘Bob’s Charity Golf Day’. It was such an enjoyable and successful event last year that this year we hope to raise over £1000 for our local hospital."

Bacon rolls and hot drinks will be on hand along with other refreshments and a cup for the eventual winner.

Anyone wishing to enter should download an entry form from www.westonbirtleisure.com or get an entry form from the Westonbirt Golf Club club-house.

Since the recent NHS re-organisation, Tetbury Hospital serves both Gloucestershire and Wiltshire with more than 20 consultants from both counties holding regular clinics there.

Tetbury Hospital Trust is a charity established in 1991 which receives payment from the NHS for patient treatments though not for new or replacement equipment.

The hospital’s survival depends on local fund-raising and the generosity of local people.