MORE than £4,000 has been raised for charitable causes across Inverclyde and beyond by kind-hearted ladies from Gourock Golf Club during 2024.

The club raised most of the funds for Breast Cancer Now from their recent 'Pink Day' ladies' invitational competition. But 

But local charities did not miss out and recently the ladies’ captain, Liz T. Rankin, and the section’s charities convener Anne Johnstone met representatives from Compassionate Inverclyde and Children in Poverty Inverclyde to hand over £150 cheques to each charity.

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Marie Clair Davidson and Doris Woods said of Compassionate Inverclyde: “It’s about ordinary people making a difference together to reduce social isolation and loneliness, with activities being simply based on kindness.

"These funds will aid our activities which include Back to Home boxes for those being discharged from IRH, NODA (No One Dies Alone), Friendly Visitors and our Friendship Hub.” 

For more information visit the Compassionate Inverclyde website on compassionateinverclyde.org.

Pat Burke, from Children in Poverty Inverclyde, said: “We are indebted to the ladies' section of Gourock Golf Club for their kind donation and their continued support of our charity.

"It is pivotal to our work in the community.”