General knowledge buffs drawn from the Shropshire business community turned out in force to The Corbet Arms, Uffington to take part in a British-themed quiz raising cash for hospice care.
It was the fourth annual event to be organised by insolvency specialists BCR, based on Battlefield Enterprise Park, and a record £1,040 was made for Severn Hospice.
Bankers, lawyers and accountants drawn from local firms were tested on their knowledge of all things British including questions on sport, geography, TV, music and current affairs.
BCR Managing Director Phil Wood was quiz master and he also posed some local questions such as ‘Which poet wrote the line Clunton and Clunbury, Clundungford and Clun, are the quietest places under the sun’ and ‘Which public house is reputed to be the oldest licensed premises in Shrewsbury?’
The event attracted 40 people including bankers from NatWest, accountants from TCA and Whittingham Riddell and lawyers from FBC Manby Bowdler, Hatchers and McLoughlin & Co.
Hatchers held on to their quiz champions title for a second year.
Val Edwards from Hatchers said: “We are really thrilled to win this event for a second successive year and to have our other team in second place is the icing on the cake, so we are very pleased to be supporting BCR in their splendid efforts to raise funds for such a good cause as Severn Hospice.”
BCR Director Nick West said: “Our annual charity quiz is one of the main fundraising activities we hold and I’m thrilled that so many people joined us in support of its fourth successful year.
“An enjoyable evening with good-humoured rivalry achieving a nice sum for the local hospice. A big thank you to everyone who attended, donated and contributed to the event and congratulations to team Hatchers who held their title for the second year.”
BCR, which also has offices in Market Drayton and Newport and Staffordshire helps troubled businesses get back on their feet with specialist recovery and restructuring services.
For more information call Nick West on 01743 540 145 or visit: www.bcr-insolvency.co.uk.
