More than a 100 Travis Perkins colleagues and customers hit the bullseye by raising money for charity alongside two legends of darts in Bristol.
South West branches of the leading UK builders’ merchant came together to host a charity darts evening which raised more than £3,000 for Alzheimer’s Society, the business’ chosen charity.
Scores of Travis Perkins colleagues and customers descended on the Port of Bristol Sports & Community Hub to take part in a darts competition organised by Leonard Pentland, branch manager at Travis Perkins Bristol Clifton.
The evening was compered by ‘The Voice’ of darts, Russ Bray with 1983 World Darts champion Keith Deller MBE taking to the oche on the night.
The event has been running for years, with Leonard having organised more than 20 over the last two decades, raising more than £60,000 for various charities.
Teams of four were entered by branches across the region, made up of Travis Perkins colleagues and customers – with the winners going on to take part in the semi-final and then a final.
Leonard said: “Our darts evening was another brilliant night for Travis Perkins colleagues and our customers who came along to join in the fun.
“We have been organising these events, with the help of Russ Bray and Keith Deller, for the last 20 years or so, and it is a great way for us to raise money for charity.
“Both colleagues and customers got really into the spirit of the evening, and the atmosphere was absolutely electric. With someone like Russ – whose voice is just iconic within the sport – calling out the numbers everyone has such a good time.”
The money was raised through ticket sales as well as a raffle on the evening with the Travis Perkins branches donating materials while Keith donated a treasured set of darts from his playing days. There was also an auction with a digger and a skip being sold off.
Leonard continued: “The support from the branch managers and the assistants throughout the years has been superb, and it was the same again on this occasion. It has enabled us to raise over £3,000 for Alzheimer’s Society.
“The auction and raffle were well backed with everyone being incredibly generous on the evening and hopefully we can think about organising another one later in the year, as they are that popular.”
Travis Perkins is part of Travis Perkins plc and is the UK’s largest supplier of building materials to the building and construction industry.
Featuring a network of more than 500 branches, it supplies thousands of products and materials, including a tool hire service, to trade professionals and self-builders across the nation.
It offers a wide range of quality timber, building materials, kitchens, plumbing and heating, landscaping, painting and decorating essentials and tools for the job.
