Buxton and High Peak Golf Club is looking forward to welcoming more people to come and try golf all year round, thanks to a major grant from Tarmac’s national Landfill Communities Fund.*
The Club is currently creating a short six-hole golf course which can be used by anyone all year round. The project will provide the opportunity for anyone to give the game a try; in particular the club is hoping to attract younger people and people with disabilities.
The Club’s Greens chairman Steve Leigh said: “We are delighted to receive this major grant from Tarmac. It will enable us to construct the course from modern products which are engaging and fun to use. The main areas of the new all-weather course will be constructed using artificial grass.
“Limiting the course to six holes ensures the course is long enough to provide fun based activity and skill development, but not too long to prevent it being used by people with disabilities. We are looking forward to welcoming a whole new group of golfers to the Club!”
Tarmac’s Tunstead Stone and Powders general manager, Pete Butterworth, went along to see how work on the course is progressing. He said: “Whilst we operate several sites locally including Tunstead, Hindlow and Ballidon, and support local community projects where we can, we are very pleased that this fantastic local scheme has been awarded a grant from the company’s national Landfill Communities Fund.
“This new short course will really open up the Club’s appeal and attract more people to give golf a try. We look forward to visiting again once the course is complete and busy with players from Buxton and the surrounding communities.”
It is envisaged that the facility will be free to use. The golf course is open to the public approx. 330 days a year with opportunities to turn up and play without prior booking during less busy times.
*The Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund (or Landfill Tax Credit Scheme as it was formerly known) enables landfill operators like Tarmac, to donate part of their annual tax liability to enrolled Environmental Bodies for a variety of approved community and environmental projects. Landfill operators can reclaim 90% of their contribution as a tax credit which means the remaining 10% must be provided either by them or an independent third party. Through the fund Tarmac donates around £1 million each year to community projects throughout the UK. The fund is open to applicants who meet the strict criteria for projects delivering community benefit. For more information please go to www.entrust.org.uk.
Picture caption: left to right – Tarmac’s Tunstead Stone and Powders general manager, Pete Butterworth; Steve Norton, Head Greenkeeper Buxton and High Peak Golf Club; and Nick Berry, PGA Pro Buxton and High Peak Golf Club.