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South West branches of builders’ merchant Travis Perkins came together to host a charity darts evening at the Port of Bristol Sports & Community Hub, raising more than £3,000 for Alzheimer’s Society.
Organised by Leonard Pentland, branch manager at Travis Perkins Bristol Clifton, the darts competition was compered by ‘The Voice’ of darts, Russ Bray with 1983 World Darts champion Keith Deller MBE playing on the night.
Leonard commmented: “Our darts evening was another brilliant night for Travis Perkins colleagues and our customers who came along to join in the fun.
“We have been organising these events, with the help of Russ Bray and Keith Deller, for the last 20 years or so, and it is a great way for us to raise money for charity.
“Both colleagues and customers got really into the spirit of the evening, and the atmosphere was absolutely electric. With someone like Russ – whose voice is just iconic within the sport – calling out the numbers everyone has such a good time.”
Money was raised through ticket sales as well as a raffle on the evening with the Travis Perkins branches donating materials, while Keith donated a treasured set of darts from his playing days.
