Our nominated charity this year is Ichthyosis Support Group.

25% of entry fees directed will go directly to the Ichthyosis Support Group and Waverton Investment Management will again be kindly donating an additional £2,000. 

I am really hoping we can reach an impressive total for this Open. Please do spread the word amongst your friends and family!

Ichthyosis, pronounced Ick-thee-o-sis, describes a group of conditions in which the skin is dry and scaly. Lots of people have dry skin conditions (such as eczema or psoriasis) but they tend to be patchy and they come and go. By contrast, in ichthyosis the scaling is continuous and usually affects the whole body. Most types are congenital, meaning that they are present at birth, and inherited, meaning that they result from genetic changes, so they may run in families.

My colleague at Waverton, Mudassar Ulhaq is a trustee of the charity. In this short clip [click here], Mudassar explains how the condition has affected his 11 year old son Ibrahim.  You will hear from other sufferers too.  This is a harrowing condition and this charity is more than worthy of our support.