Golfers Tee Off To Raise Cash For Kambia Doctor

A Golf day raised £7,000 for the Kambia Hospital Appeal. The money will be used to train medical personnel to care for patients in the town in Sierra Leone. More than 120 golfers descended on the Cotswold Hills Golf Club for the charity day. Organiser John Kloer said it was a fantastic day. He said: "It was perfect golfing weather - there was hardly any wind. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and gave generously to a good cause. It's really important the area gets another doctor. At the moment there's one doctor for 200,000 people."

Richard Kerr-Wilson (Chairman KHA) and Patrick Brooke (Club Captain)

The money raised was enough to train medical personnel in the country's capital Freetown. The charity now hopes to raise money to train a midwife and nurse for the centre.      

Mr Kloer said: "This is an ongoing project. The idea is to encourage people in Sierra Leone to help themselves."

The charity was launched 12 years ago.

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Maureen Winrow (Registration) and John Kloer (Organiser)	Tess Denley (Ladies Captain), Peter Winrow (Co-Organiser) and John Kloer (Organiser)
Richard Kerr-Wilson presents a prize to Colin Spencer	Enjoying a drink at the Half Way House