Charity golfers to the fore

Charity golfers to the fore

7:10pm Tuesday 28th February 2012 in News

SCORES of golfers helped raise thousands of pounds for a cancer charity.

For the past 11 years, Danny and Theresa Dyer have hosted a charity golf day to raise cash for causes that have supported their daughter Victoria who has cerebral palsy.

So far the family has raised 36,200 for charities including East Oxford hospice Helen & Douglas House, respite nursing charity Rosy, the John Radcliffe Hospitals special care baby unit, and Bicester special needs school Bardwell.

The family said 3,200 raised at the golf day last September, will go to Macmillan Cancer Support in the name of family friend Tad Williams.

Mr Williams, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, has turned out for every golf day the family has organised, donating a major raffle prize each year.

So this year he was given the honour of choosing the charity that would benefit.

Mrs Dyer, 48, of Somerville Drive, Bicester, said: Tad was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and has been having treatment. He has had support from Macmillan and because we knew he was unwell we asked him to nominate the charity.

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