‘Medi-buggy’ gifted to Northamptonshire golf course after player taken ill last year

The buggy can dispatched to reach any players who fall unwell while on the course
By Carly Odell
Published 3rd Nov 2020, 11:03 BST
Updated 3rd Nov 2020, 11:05 BST
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A Northamptonshire golf club has been gifted a buggy stocked with medical supplies that will be on permanent standby to reach players who fall unwell.

The County Golf Club in Church Brampton received the buggy after a member fell ill on the course last year.

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Funded by The Hawthorns independent senior living community, the medi-buggy can be dispatched at a moments notice.

Presenting the 'medi-buggy' to the club are (left) Mark Danis, commercial director Avery Hawthorns Group, and (right) David Seward, general manager of the Hawthorns independent senior living community in Northampton, where several of the residents are still active members of the golf club. Pam Oliver, whose husband fell ill on the course last year, is in the driving seat.Presenting the 'medi-buggy' to the club are (left) Mark Danis, commercial director Avery Hawthorns Group, and (right) David Seward, general manager of the Hawthorns independent senior living community in Northampton, where several of the residents are still active members of the golf club. Pam Oliver, whose husband fell ill on the course last year, is in the driving seat.
Presenting the 'medi-buggy' to the club are (left) Mark Danis, commercial director Avery Hawthorns Group, and (right) David Seward, general manager of the Hawthorns independent senior living community in Northampton, where several of the residents are still active members of the golf club. Pam Oliver, whose husband fell ill on the course last year, is in the driving seat.

The new buggy will be on permanent standby for the exclusive use of reaching any players and even includes a defibrillator unit.

Avery Hawthorns group presented the buggy to members of the golf club, including ladies captain, Pam Oliver whose husband fell ill on the golf course last year.

Pam’s husband is now recovering.

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