Viva Esprit Director Paul Fenton aims to help raise money for charity after a 25 mile game of golf in the space of 17 hours!

More than 50 players set their alarms before dawn for a 4.15am start at Richmond Golf Club on Monday, July 4, as they took part in what is being referred to as 'the longest day' for the  golfers.

Paul tee'd off 72 times on the day and completed four back-to-back rounds to raise money for children's charities Me Too and Co and Small Steps

“I wanted to undertake an endurance event for this fantastic cause. I’m not a marathon runner, I’m a golfer so I intend to complete 72 holes in one day starting at 4am. This will involve walking and carrying my golf bag for over 25 miles and I promise to keep my score no matter how bad it is!

By the end of the day there were around 100 competitors/friends/families who then enjoyed watching the sun going down, whilst tucking into a superb BBQ.  The atmosphere, as they all shared a drink and compared tales of woe, was electric - a mixture of pride/achievement and general euphoria at actually grinding it out on such a hot day.

I’m not so sure how many will volunteer to have another go next year though!  

The charity golfers have already raised nearly £16,000 but would welcome any further support.

Enjoy a full day of golf and fun while helping to raise money to grant magical wishes.

The Make-A-Wish Charity Golf Day is back! After a couple of years’ absence, the fundraiser is making a triumphant return on Wednesday 29 June 2011 at Hankley Common Golf Club in Farnham, Surrey, hosted in conjunction with Viva Esprit.

Hankley Common Golf Club is proud to be an Open Championship Regional Qualifier course for the 13th time in 2011; the qualifying rounds will take place a week before the Make-A-Wish Charity Golf Day. If you would like to get involved and play at this fantastic course, teams of four golfers (men and women) are required and the cost of entry will be just £800 per team.

Playing in the Golf Day will also give your team a unique opportunity to benefit from a workshop with Jamie Edwards, one of Europe’s leading peak performance coaches. He provides mental training for the All England Tennis Club, the PGA of GB, St Andrews and has worked with World Cup rugby winner Lewis Moody MBE, Ashes heroes Freddie Flintoff & Michael Vaughan, Ryder Cup stars Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke, and several outstanding young Premiership footballers.

For more information and to secure your team’s place, please call Ashley Cole at Make A Wish on 01276 40 50 84 or email her on ashley.cole@make-a-wish.org.uk.

We hope you will support the Make-A-Wish Foundation UK. To find out more click on www.make-a-wish.org.uk

First time triathlete Nadine Fenton, Director of Viva Esprit, completed her first HSBC Triathlon for charity last weekend (12th September). The event took place at Dorney Lakes, which is the Olympic rowing venue for the 2012 Olympic Games. Nadine ran, swam and cycled in aid of Make-A-Wish Foundation UK raising £1500 and finished in a very respectable 1 hour and 47 minutes. Congratulations and well done Nadine and a big thank you to all who supported.

Viva Esprit will be supporting the Make-A-Wish Golf Day at Hankley Common Golf Club in Farnham, Surrey on Wednesday 29th June 2011. More details to follow ...

We hope you will support the Make-A-Wish Foundation UK. To find out more click on www.make-a-wish.org.uk

Viva Esprit chooses Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK as their official charity

Viva Esprit is proud to be associated with this fantastic charity which grants magical wishes of children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses and raises the capital necessary to fund those wishes. To date it has granted over 5,000 wishes and provided uplifting support and relief for countless families across the nation.

In 2010 around 1,000 children will turn to Make-A-Wish in the UK to have their special wish granted, and we'll be working hard with Make-A-Wish to make many more dreams come true.

We hope you will support us and Make-A-Wish Foundation UK. To find out more click on www.make-a-wish.org.uk

Casey questions benefit of Els' Wentworth redesign

Paul Casey has questioned the benefits of the changes made to the West Course at Wentworth during Ernie Els' redesign.

The world No. 8 is the defending champion at the PGA Championship - which begins at Wentworth today (Thursday 20th May) - and he also won the 2006 World Match Play Championship at the course.

“I’m not sure my local knowledge means much any more round here,” he continued. “I think it’s going to be a very difficult challenge and I think the scores are going to be higher. Something like the 18th is now an intimidating proposition. I think it will still provide drama but it may be that instead of birdies and eagles the guys will be happy to walk off with par on Sunday afternoon.

“I’m not getting emotional over what I think about the changes. For me this is just like a new venue and I’m trying to figure out a way to get it around in the fewest shots possible.”

We'll find out how it plays when we host a clients golf day on the West Course. They're well qualified to comment - it's their 7th year at Wentworth. Watch this space!

New name, new look, same great service

We’ve come a long way since we set up five years ago, and the start of a new decade seemed like a good time to look to the future and make some positive changes.

With a little imagination we could transform your corporate event into something really special

For the last few months we have been working hard with our brand consultants to develop a new identity that encapsulates everything we want our clients to think about us. We now have a new name, a whole new look and feel that expresses the essence of our business – dynamic, inspirational, full of enthusiasm and high quality standards.

So we'd just like to say welcome to Viva Esprit!

We might look different but it's very much the same great service, and we hope that existing clients continue to enjoy having Viva Esprit as your partner for your corporate events.

As a potential client, we'd like to get to know you better so give us a call, drop us a line, get us in for a meeting, we'd love the opportunity to start inspiring you and your organisation