GOLFERS swung into action to help keep the dreams alive of a couple killed on honeymoon. The families of physiotherapist Ben Mullany and his doctor wife Catherine set up a charity in their memory to give financial help to medical students.

The kind-hearted gesture touched the hearts of Pontardawe Golf Club members, who decided to hold a fund-raising night for the Mullany Fund.

They raffled off a number of prizes, including lessons with golf pros and a round at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.

Event organiser Norman Hopkins decided to put on the night after a letter from one of Catherine’s aunts. He said: “They asked us whether we could donate a few prizes to raffle, but everyone at the club wanted to do something more than that.”

So, they decided to put on a fund-raising night — complete with raffle and entertainment. “We were only too pleased to help,” added Mr Hopkins. “The Mullany Fund means a lot to people at the club because Ben and Cath were both from the Swansea Valley. One member, Viv Date, donated £200 out of his own pocket to make sure the night reached the £1,000 mark.”

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