Eddie Hearn joins golfers to boost Brentwood School bursary scheme
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GOLF DAY: Eddie Hearn, Sam Mason, Director of Development at Brentwood School and David Ox of Winged Boots (Image: Richard Barker)
Winged Boots, a travel company based in Essex, hosted a charity golf tournament recently at Heron Country Club, raising awareness of its 1622 Corporate Partnership which enables local businesses to fund full bursaries at Brentwood School for high-achieving students.
The charity event brought together local Essex businesses, Brentwood School alumni, and famous faces such as Eddie Hearn and Teddy Sheringham – both clients of the travel company – for 18 holes of golf.
As well as launching the 1622 Corporate Partnership earlier this year, Winged Boots was the first business to fund a full bursary to Brentwood School, with a student from Marshall Park Academy in Romford having enrolled at Brentwood in September.
Heron Country Club, which hosted the day complimentary, is the second local business to join the Corporate Partnership and will also fund full bursaries for pupils at Brentwood School.
The 1622 Corporate Partnership was created in collaboration with Brentwood School Foundation 1622 Club – Brentwood School’s charitable arm, whose name pays homage to the date on which Brentwood’s statues celebrating Virtue, Learning, and Manners were signed.
Bursaries are awarded on a meritocratic basis, helping students from challenging socio-economic backgrounds access a life-changing education.
Winged Boots co-founders, Daniel and David Ox, were both beneficiaries of similar transformational bursaries at Brentwood School, where now they send their own children.
David, said: “The 1622 Corporate Partnership is deeply personal to both my brother and me, and it’s an incredible privilege to give children in the local community the opportunity to access such a life-changing education.
“Without a transformative bursary, I wouldn’t have been able to attend Brentwood School myself, so I know first hand the profound impact it can have.
“At Winged Boots, our mission is to keep raising awareness of this initiative through events like our recent Golf Day and inspire more local businesses to join us in transforming young lives.”
For more information about Winged Boots, please visit: www.wingedboots.co.uk