Customers and suppliers of Buttle’s builders merchants are being urged to putt their money where their mouth is for a charity crazy golf event to raise money for the Frank Bruno Foundation.

Bespoke courses have been installed in all four of Buttle’s branches – in Leighton Buzzard, Enfield, Kentish Town, and St Albans – using products the company sells. 

With boxing icon Frank Bruno set to turn 60 in November, the Buttle’s team is now inviting clients and suppliers down to put their golf skills to the test and help raise funds for the foundation.

Commercial Manager Hannah Brunton has seen a rise in inter-branch competition since the courses were installed. She said: “It’s been great to get a bit of healthy competition going between our branches, have a bit of fun and raise some money in the process.

“We thought we’d bring the old adage about doing business on the golf course to life in our branches and the idea to build our own crazy golf holes was set. We’ve been delighted by the enthusiasm from the branch teams in creating the courses and the friendly competition it has created between customers, suppliers, and our teams.”

The Frank Bruno Foundation delivers a Round by Round 12-week wellbeing and non-contact boxing programme, which is complemented by a need-led wraparound support service. It has been developed for anyone aged 13 and above, with considered early assessment led intervention for 10 years olds. 

Building self-esteem, confidence, resilience, and discipline are key ambitions the foundation sets out to achieve with programme participants, while also raising public awareness of mental ill health.

The in-store golf course event will run until Friday 12 November.