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Golfers club together for youngsters with cancer

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Published date17 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Woodsome Hall Golf Club Captains Glenn Paxman and Julie Lee raised the money for Project Youth Cancer, a Yorkshire-based charity supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer

The charity, formerly known as The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust, was chosen by the incoming captains in April 2023.

Throughout their tenure, they hosted events and encouraged members and guests to contribute.

Men's Captain Glenn Paxman has a long-standing relationship with the charity through his company, Paxman, which provides scalp cooling free of charge to young cancer patients via the charity partnership.

The funds were accumulated over the year, starting with the Captain's Charity Golf Day in June 2023, where Glenn generously provided all refreshments at the halfway point on the course and asked members and guest golfers to donate.

The Woodsome Hall Captain's Charity Day in September 2023, a highlight of the Club's fundraising calendar, saw members and guests generously contribute to various fundraising activities. The evening was livened up by special guest and auctioneer Steve Kindon, a former professional footballer and seventime winner of "the Fastest Footballer in Britain award".

The football theme continued with former players Dale Tempest, Alan Starling, Keith Hanvey and Andy Booth, all of whom have played for Huddersfield Town, participating in the golf event. The fundraising efforts received a significant boost with a £1,500 donation from York Racecourse.

Project Youth Cancer is dedicated to supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer through age-specific research and initiatives aimed at improving mental wellbeing during and after treatment. This includes providing one-to-one counselling for young people battling cancer across Yorkshire.

Since its inception in 1996, the charity has invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in funding specific research projects to improve diagnosis and treatment methods.

The charity also supports 47 specialist hospitals throughout the UK that treat teenage cancer, and donates over 500 Christmas presents to young people spending Christmas in hospital every year.

Glenn said: "I am personally delighted to support Project Youth Cancerduring my year...

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