THIS year’s Somerset Chamber of Commerce charity golf day at Oake Manor Golf Club raised a record £5,000 for Somerset Sight.

The chamber’s 12th annual golf day attracted more than 70 business people across 18 teams.

Participants played a round of golf and had the chance to try blind-folded putting and blind-folded food tasting to help them understand what it is like to have to rely on senses other than sight.

A two-course dinner was provided in the evening and there were presentations to the day’s winners, as well as a charity raffle and auction.

Somerset Sight, founded in 1919, aims to empower blind and partially-sighted people to live full and independent lives despite sight loss. Today it provides low visual aids, lighting magnifiers and technology to support more than 3,500 blind and visually impaired people of all ages and their families in Somerset.

Charity fundraising and development officer Holly Sutton said: “We were thrilled to be chosen as the beneficiary of Somerset Chamber’s annual golf day this year. It was a fabulous day and we raised a fantastic amount of money. Thank you to all the businesses which took part and gave very generously. The money will help Somerset Sight support more visually impaired and blind people in our local area.”