The Bromsgrove District Council chairman has raised vital funds for local charities in her first fundraiser.

Councillor Sam Ammar raised almost £2,000 for Age UK Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest in a golf and dinner event at Bromsgrove Golf Centre over the weekend.

She said: “I was delighted to see members of all our political parties coming together to support older people, their families and carers in our communities.”

The event received sponsorship from Alvechurch Football Club, the parish council and local businesses who also put together teams of golfers.

Guests at the fundraiser involved leaders from all the council’s political groups, including councillors Karen May, Peter McDonald and Rob Hunter as well as trustees and the chairman of the charity. 

The district’s Age UK branch is funded locally and is close to Cllr Ammar’s heart as, while campaigning in the last election, she met an elderly man called John who had recently lost his wife.

Cllr Ammer said: “Of all the doors I knocked on and all the conversations I had, my chat with John remained with me throughout the day and beyond.

“So, when council colleagues gave me the privilege of representing them as chairman, I knew that the charity I wanted to support for the year ahead would be one that helps people like John.

“Age UK does just that and it is my honour to support them locally and know that each penny will help Bromsgrove’s residents.”