Naomi House & Jacksplace hospice clay shoot raises £80,000

On Friday, July 4, more than 100 people gathered at Purdey in the Royal Berkshire Shooting School for the Naomi House & Jacksplace charity clay shoot.

The event aimed to raise the equivalent of a nurse's annual salary, and surpassed this, bringing in £80,000.

The event featured a guest appearance from Charlie Ireland, land agent and familiar face from the TV series Clarkson's Farm.

The day consisted of a series of shooting rounds, featuring both aerial and ground-level targets, to showcase skills as well as battling it out to be the top scoring team.

A group of people who took part in the shoot, along with Charlie Ireland. (Image: Naomi House & Jacksplace) Ahead of the afternoon dinner, a speech was given by Matt and Imee, a family supported by Naomi House & Jacksplace.

Their son Freddie, who died in 2023, had received care from the hospices.

They said: "The Naomi House & Jacksplace team guided us through our worst fears in such a gentle and respectful way that even though we were, and will forever be, devastated by Freddie's death, we can look back knowing that everything that could possibly be done, was done, and Freddie died with dignity."

Following the dinner, guests took part in a charity auction, with a range of exclusive prizes generously donated by supporters of Naomi House & Jacksplace.