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The building materials sector came together on a glorious day at the end of May for a day of fairways, fellowship and fundraising, at the prestigious Belfry Golf resport in Warwickshire, in aid of the Maddie Rose Campaign.
The quality of the company and the evening Yellow Tie dinner, hosted by Martin Bayfield, the former rugby international, and all-round good-egg, was undeniable, the quality of the golf, the singing, and the golfers’ outfits more questionable. The dress code for the Dinner was Yellow and the guests pulled out every stop going to prove that, while it can be a difficult colour to carry off, if you wear it with enough swagger, you can get away with it.
The prize for the Longest Drive went to Tom Drage, Nearest the Pin was won by Richard Murphy, the top scoring team was made up of Shanker Patel, Neil Lake, Jamie Herd and John Alavert. Paul Bence somehow managed to blag himself the Best Individual Score, while Bradford’s CEO David Young pipped a number of others to the Best Dressed Golfer prize, proving that real men can wear pink…and yellow.
Dinner attendees were greeted by Steve Durdant-Hollamby, while Jamie Pierce updated diners on the progress of the Maddie Rose Campaign.
The Yellow Tie evening concluded with a raffle, a silent auction of amazing prizes, a definitely not-silent auction conducted by Frazer’s Nick Boyle, and a final rousing rendition of Sweet Caroline. Nearly £40,000 was raised for the Maddie Rose Campaign, which works to highlight employment opportunities in the building materials sector, opening it up to young people who might not otherwise have considered it.
