BUSINESSES from across the area clubbed together to raise more than £4,000 at a charity golf day.

The event at Blackwell Golf Club near Bromsgrove attracted 21 teams and was organised by Worcester-headquartered regional law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys with all the money going to HCR's charitable trust to be distributed to local causes.

Winners were the Allied Irish Bank, who took the trophy, followed by the team from accountants Crowe Clark Whitehill, only one point behind, with a team from insolvency experts CVR Global, last year’s top dogs , two points away in third place. Adam Jordan and Jim Stevenson won the nearest-to-the-pin awards and the longest drive prize went to Matt Reynolds.

Sam Payne, who leads Harrison Clark Rickerbys’ restructuring and insolvency team, said: “I was delighted to be able to take part myself this year. The course is stunning and a real pleasure to play, and we were, as a firm, very pleased to have been able to raise a substantial sum for the Trust that will be distributed in due course to local good causes.”

Mat Waddington, partner and secretary of the Harrison Clark Rickerbys Charitable Trust, added: "The golf day is such an important event for the trust and we’d like to thank the firm and our sponsors."

The day, which was organized by AMROS Golf Management, ended with a presentation dinner and an auction.