THE Brendon Arms Golf Society in Bude has donated £1,000 to CLIC Sargent following their charity golf day held in February.

Cancer is shocking, overwhelming, isolating and completely unfair. It takes over your life. That is why everyone 25 and under with cancer, and their families, are entitled to CLIC Sargent’s support.

When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health. Cancer affects every part of life, for the young person and their families — relationships, confidence, money, school, and work. CLIC Sargent care teams will fight tirelessly to minimize the damage it causes.

Sadie Monk sadly passed away in July 2015 and ever since the Brendon Arms Golf Society has organised an annual golf day in her memory.

Tony James from the Brendon Arms Golf Society said: “Sadie Monk unfortunately lost her battle with cancer some four years ago. The Brendon Arms golf society, with support from Bude Golf Club, hold a fun annual golf day at Bude Golf Club in her memory and this year we raised £1,000.”

“I would like to say a huge thank you to all to everyone who took part, to everyone who donated and to Bude Golf Club for allowing us to host it there. Well done to Andrew Finley as well who won this years trophy.”

CLIC Sargent fundraising engagement manager for Cornwall and Devon, Jordan Anderton, said: “A huge thank you to Tony James and everyone involved in the Brendon Arms Golf Society for there incredible support over the past few years in Sadie’s memory. They have now risen over £3,500 for CLIC Sargent which will make a huge difference to the young cancer patients CLIC Sargent support and their families.”

The £3,500 raised by the Brendon Arms Golf Society could fund a room in a CLIC Sargent Home from Home for nearly four months.

The hospital can normally only accommodate one parent in their child’s room, which would leave the other family members to find their own accommodation in a hotel, which they have to pay for themselves.

CLIC Sargent provides these families with a free room in their Homes from Home, helping reduce the financial, emotional and practical burden of a young person’s cancer diagnosis. Through the provision of free, self-catering, relaxed accommodation, just a short walk from the hospital, families can stay together throughout their child’s treatment. This means they are always close to their child, instead of travelling back and forth to the hospital, which for families in Bude, is over two hours away.