ONE HUNDRED and twenty-eight Somerset folk challenged their general knowledge last Friday (September 13, 2019) to help raise funds for two charities during a quiz evening at a farm shop in the county.
The Charity Quiz & Supper Evening in aid of League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital and Compass Disability Services was held at Rumwell Farm Shop on Friday, September 13 and raised £450.
Anne Mitchell, Joint Owner of the farm shop, which is located on the A38 between Taunton and Wellington, said: “This was our third and final quiz night of the year. We raised the money from entry fees for the quiz and also by hosting a raffle.
“We would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who came along. The money will be split between our two charities of the year both based in Taunton, League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital and Compass Disability Services.
“Our Charity Quiz & Supper Evenings have proven very popular with our customers over the past few years and they are a great chance for families, friends and work colleagues to get together for some healthy competition.
“The winning team this time was ‘Fast and Furious’ – the Meredith family. Each team member got to take home a hamper and also the Rumwell Cup.”
Compass Disability Services is a user led charity and its Board of Trustees is comprised of at least 80% disabled individuals. The charity has adopted the Social Model of Disability as a way of working to remove barriers which exclude disabled people from equality of opportunity.
It also runs Compass Wellbeing, which is the first dedicated, fully inclusive wellbeing centre in Taunton. It aims to offer a wide range of activities, therapies and experiences that benefit members of the community, promote integration and tackles the problems caused by isolation, exclusion and loneliness.
While the charity has a background in working with disabled people, the wellbeing centre is open to people of all ages and abilities and boasts a café, garden, hydro pool and sensory room.
League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital formed in 1959 by the Rotary Club of Taunton. It promotes voluntary service in the hospital and raises funds to buy extra equipment over and above what the NHS can afford.
The charity runs a shop in the Duchess Building and a trolley service around the wards, supplying patients, visitors and staff with some of the little extras to make life more comfortable. Bastable Lodge opposite A&E was also built by the charity to accommodate relatives of acute patients free of charge in times of crisis.
For more information, please call Rumwell Farm Shop, which is located in Rumwell between Taunton and Wellington, on 01823 461599, visit www.rumwellfarmshop.com, follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/rumwellfarmshop or log on to www.facebook.com/Rumwellfarmshop.
