"THEY’VE raised more than £3,500 from pub quizzes helping to circulate money back into the local community. The Crown Inn, Kings Somborne’s only pub have been raising funds for local projects since it came under new management two years ago.
Since then, the local school, scouts and junior football club have all benefited from the cash raised through the quiz. The weekly winners of the quiz choose which local charity or community group receives the prize pot and can also donate their own personal winnings too. Around 40 people attend the Tuesday night quiz every week and the money has provided the school with new rubbish bins, redecorated the entire scout hut and contributed to redecorating the village hall.
Landlady Judith Evans, who runs the pub with landlord Terry Minter, said: “We wanted to do a regular fund raising event because the pub is very much a
part of the village community. “As part of that we wanted to make sure we were putting something back in to the community. “We’re delighted with the response we’ve had to the quiz, it’s become a weekly social event for people and it’s very much about getting people involved.”