Really pleased to announce that our kit supplier Event Caddie has agreed to be our first official sponsor! We believe kitting our parakeets out in smart shirts and fleeces, with our parakeets logo on, is a really important way of building a good team spirit and making our children feel they belong to a serious organisation (they do!). So a massive THANK YOU to Event Caddie for helping us continue our project! They have been great in the last two years, supplying our branded shirts and many other golfing accessories, and we look forward to working with them again in future years. If you'd like to help us continue our work, please donate here: https://bit.ly/BVGA_donate. We still need £2K to run the programme again for 10 children or £6K for 20. Thank you!

MEET OUR NEW COACH! We're super pleased to announce Giulio Merolla as our new coach for the 2024 programme, starting in March. Giulio is based at the North London Golf Academy where he uses the latest technology to hone his clients' golfing skills. We're sure that this year's cohort of parakeets will particularly love his indoor TrackMan bays on some of those colder days ahead. Great to have you on board Jules!

Dear Parakeets Supporter We had some bad news last week. We applied for funding for our third Parakeets programme but it was declined. It's perhaps not surprising when an application for a golf academy sits next to so many other good causes at this current time, it finds it difficult to compete. Many people outside golf have little understanding of the benefits that the sport can hold for children. But we know those within the golfing community do know those benefits. Which is why we are appealing to you again! We need around another £2,000 to run this year's programme in full for around 10 children or £6,000 to run it for 20 children as we did last year. Here's that link to donate: https://bit.ly/BVGA_donate. Or if you're on your phone, click on the QR code. If you missed our annual report from last year to see how we spend your money, click here: https://bit.ly/parakeets_annualreport23. As you know, we're a registered charity and you can gift aid your donation. Please help us bring golf to a new generation! Richard (Chair of Trustees) www.bvga.org

Dear BVGA supporter. Thanks to your support back in 2020, the Brent Valley Golf Academy has enjoyed two fabulous years - you can see our more recent annual report here: https://bit.ly/BVGA_AnnualReport_2023. You'll see in the report that unfortunately both our most recent funding applications were declined. We are therefore launching a new fundraising campaign and inviting yourselves, as our original supporters, to make a new donation to keep the Academy going for a third year, and beyond. As a registered charity, we are now able to Giftaid your donations so you may be able to claim back tax on your donation (and allow us to raise more funds). To donate, use the button on our website here: https://bit.ly/BVGA_donate. And, if you are eligible for Giftaid, fill out the form on the same page. MANY MANY THANKS! You will see from the Annual Report what a great project you have brought to life and we really hope we can keep it going with your further generous support. The Board of Trustees of the Charity.

We recently launched Instagram and Twitter accounts! Late to the party, maybe, but all the best people arrive late. Anyway, why not follow us! We're @bvga_parakeets. We'll soon be launching a new round of funding so it will help us to show the world how much you love us. Thank you! Again. Btw we follow back! Rich

As generous backers of Brent Valley Golf Academy, we'd love you to attend our Year 2 Graduation Party this Saturday at 6pm And we're super pleased to announce that none other than BBC star and national treasure, Clare Balding, will be presenting the certificates and trophies! If you'd like to join us, get your free ticket here: https://bit.ly/BVGA_2023_Graduation Hope you can make it!

Nice to see a bit of publicity about the launch of year 2 (not 3!) of the Academy in the council's Around Ealing magazine: https://www.aroundealing.com/news/golf-academy/