WHEATHILL Golf Club is set to celebrate 30 years since it opened next month.

The club has raised the best part of £500,000 for charity fundraising for charities including the British Heart Foundation, Air Ambulance and Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Guide dog ‘Wheaty’, a black Labrador, was sponsored to train from a puppy and has found a lovely home.

Wheathill, as well as hosting countless golf competitions for members and visitors, facilitates rambler groups, car enthusiasts, local sporting clubs and friends, who enjoy food and refreshments in the popular clubhouse, which is open to everyone.

The main 18 holes is set in beautiful landscape in the Somerset countryside and is a haven for wildlife, including deer, hares, buzzards, owls, frogs and ducks.

The five-acre practice ground is a good place for golfers to hone their skills, along with the eight-hole Academy Course.

The club has three PGA professionals, including Mark Singleton, this year’s Gloucester and Somerset PGA captain.

He is organising a special day for members at Wheathill on Monday, May 1, the day the course opened in 1993.

The club welcome new golfers through from students at schools such as King’s Bruton Golf Academy to more senior players.

The club’s new secretary, Rebecca Thompson, said: “It really is a great place to play golf, meet friends and enjoy a truly healthy pastime.”