Goswick Golf Links awards grants to 13 charitable organisations from Berwick area

‍The club, nestled in the sand dunes just south of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, announced that 13 local charitable organisations would receive a share of a £5,700 fund.

A year ago, the first for this programme, Goswick awarded seven grants totalling £3,500. Goswick created this fund, comprised of a percentage of the visitors green fees it collects during its fiscal year ending in September, in response to increased demand for golf on its authentic links course — rated the No.1 golf course in Northumberland by top100golfcourses.com.

This year’s recipients include:‍

• Berwick Bowling Club
• Berwick Hockey Club
• Berwick Literary Festival
• Berwick Male Voice Choir
• Berwick Rangers Juniors
• Berwick Youth Project
• Border Links
• Brain Box
• Bowsden Village Hall
• Scremerston Knit and Natter
• Tweedmouth Community FC
• Tweed Salmon Queen
• Tweed Triathlon Club

To be eligible for consideration, the applicants needed to demonstrate a sustained commitment to some or all of the following priorities:

• The development of young people
• Contribute to the protection, improvement and sustainability of the local environment
• Participation in golf and other sporting or recreational activities
• Arts, culture and local heritage
• Community health and wellbeing

A committee consisting of the current and immediate past club and lady captains, and Goswick board member Sandra McGonigle reviewed the qualifying applications and determined the grant awards.