KEEN quizzers are invited to sign up for Rumwell Farm Shop’s first Charity Quiz & Supper Evening of the year with proceeds from the event going to Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance (January 2025).
The multi-award-winning Farm Shop is holding its Charity Quiz & Supper Evening on Friday, January 31 in aid of its new Charity of the Year.
Anne Mitchell, Partner at Rumwell Farm Shop, which is on the A38 between Taunton and Wellington, says: “Our three Quiz & Supper Evenings last year were a great success and from them we raised hundreds of pounds for our 2024 Charity of the Year, Mind in Somerset.
“In 2025, we’ve decided, as they are so popular, to host four quizzes, and our new Charity of the Year, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance will receive proceeds from all of these.
“It’s a fantastic charity that does amazing work in our county and we’re so pleased to be supporting it in 2025.
“So, please join us to exercise your grey cells and blow away the cobwebs after all the Christmas and New Year excesses on Friday, January 31 from 7pm for our first quiz of the year. It promises to be a fun evening out.”
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance provides lifesaving, pre-hospital critical care, to patients in need.
Its team of highly skilled pilots, critical care practitioners, nurses, and doctors are operational for 19 hours a day, 365 days a year; together they work tirelessly to save lives in our area.
The service is 95% funded by charitable giving, including events like our quizzes. Last year, it was tasked to 2,909 incidents: with each mission costing approximately £3,500.
Charlotte Humber, Supporter Engagement Officer for Somerset from Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, says: “It’s wonderful to have been selected by Rumwell Farm Shop as their Charity of the Year for 2025. This partnership represents a great opportunity for us to raise invaluable funds while also generating awareness of the lifesaving work that we do. 2025 is a significant milestone year for us as we’ll be celebrating our 25th anniversary. Our service came online at 8am on March 21, 2000; 52 minutes later we were tasked to our first mission.”
During the evening there will also be a fundraising raffle with a selection of great prizes from the Farm Shop and from its suppliers and friends. All the money collected from the raffle will be donated to the charity.
Anne adds: “Anyone keen to take part will need a maximum of eight people in their team. Once they are all organised, simply book up via our website. If you get the most answers right on the night, you’ll get to lift our much sought after and sparkly Rumwell Cup. The winning quiz team members will also each take home a £10 Rumwell voucher too.”
Tickets cost £19.50 per person for a two-course hot supper and include a £1 quiz entry fee. Tables must be booked in advance and online.
The Charity Quiz & Supper Evening in aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance will be held at Rumwell Farm Shop, which is in Rumwell between Taunton and Wellington, on Friday, January 31, 2025, from 7pm.
For further details and to book tickets, please visit www.rumwellfarmshop.com. For more on Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, please visit www.dsairambulance.org.uk.
