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The Royal Guernsey Golf Club (RGGC) ladies’ section has raised over £3,600 for Guernsey Chest and Heart.
As the Lady Captain’s chosen charity of the year, members of the RGGC and their guests have taken part in a number or fund raising activities during the year from a euchre drive, 18 sponsored holes, a swear and fines box, raffle, a drive-in and pro/am golf challenge.
“I chose Guernsey Chest and Heart as the charity for my year not only because it was a local charity but because everyone who lives in Guernsey benefits from this free screening at some stage in their lives. This charity may not have such a high profile as others on the island, but it provides a fantastic and potentially life-saving service. It could not survive without our public donations,” said Lady Captain, Alice Hurford.
Guernsey Chest and Heart is a registered charity providing a free health screening service to islanders aged between 25 and 75 (provided they are not being treated for a heart or circulatory medical condition).
In 2018, 1,934 people attended for a routine screening. Of those 214 (11%) had raised blood pressures, 418 (22%) had raised cholesterol levels and 407 (21%) were above recommended weight. The charity identified 53 people whose ECG's required a follow-up investigation.
Since the opening of the medical centre in November 1974, preventative work has been the main area of activity, primarily through its free health screening programme. In this time over 28,000 people have been seen.
Screening over the past nine months has been running from a temporary site at Stan Brouard’s while the centre undergoes an extensive refurbishment.
“We are now reaching the final stage of the refurbishment project and hope to return to our permanent premises on the site at Les Oberlands at the end of October” said Centre Manager, Carolyn Oxburgh.
“I would like to thank Alice and all the members of the Royal Guernsey Golf Club for their generous donation. This together with support from a number of Guernsey firms and volunteers has been an absolute blessing,” said Mrs Oxburgh. “I cannot thank everyone enough.”
“While the annual cost for running the centre is over £100,000 a year along with the added refurbishment costs we are hugely grateful for the support. Our refurbished premises are going to give us more screening rooms, disabled access and more up-to-date equipment. This will make our service highly efficient and will enable clients to have a positive experience.”
