KEEN quizzers in Somerset are this month (January, 2019) invited to sign up for a Charity Quiz & Supper Evening taking place at an award-winning farm shop in the county.
The event, which is in aid of League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital, will take place at Rumwell Farm Shop’s cafe on Friday, January 25 at 7pm.
Anne Mitchell, Joint Owner of the farm shop, explained: “Our Charity Quiz & Supper Evenings in 2018 were a great success and in total raised £1,965 for our charities of the year.
“The evening will be fun for all with good food too and all in aid of one of our charities of the year for 2019, League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital, which is one of the oldest charities in Taunton.
“The evening is a great opportunity to get together with a team of friends, maximum eight people per team, raise money for a local charity and also to be in with a chance of winning a prize and the glory of taking home the Rumwell Cup.
“During the Charity Quiz & Supper Evening there will also be a raffle with a selection of prizes from our shop, our suppliers and friends. All of the money from the raffle will be donated to the charity.
“Supper will be served from 7pm with hot food choices followed by a choice of desserts. The supper will cost £14.99 for two courses and the price includes a £1 quiz entry fee, which will be given to the charity. To book your table, please call us on 01823 461599 ext 4.”
League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital was 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. Hundreds of individuals and families have benefitted from the lodge. To add to all this, League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital has supported the New Jubilee Building with £422,000 worth of equipment.
Peter Renshaw, Chairman of the League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital, said: “We’re ecstatic that we have been chosen as one of Rumwell Farm Shop’s charities of the year for 2019.
“We’re looking forward to building our relationship throughout the year and raising awareness of the work we do.
“We hope lots of people book a table for the Charity Quiz & Supper Evening and support our cause.”
Rumwell Farm Shop is an independent, family-run, award-winning business owned by the Mitchell family. It was originally a potato store, when David and Anne Mitchell began selling their potatoes and free-range eggs at the gate.
Due to customer demand, the range of products soon increased, and the farm shop grew into the place it is today. David and Anne’s sons, James and Jack, are now also involved in the business as well as daughter-in-law Sophie.
Rumwell Farm Shop has a traditional butchery counter selling free range pork and Aberdeen Angus beef reared just four miles away on the family farm. There is also a delicatessen, bakery, jam kitchen, food hall, wine cellar and gift room.
Home grown potatoes are also still available, when in season, as well as everything from fruit, vegetables and groceries to plants, flowers, gifts and cards.
The Rumwell Cafe can seat approximately 80 people. The food prepared in the cafe kitchen is sourced from the farm shop, the Mitchell family farm and regional suppliers.
Families are welcome to the cafe and there is a menu especially for children. The cafe also serves afternoon teas, carvery on a Sunday and is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages.
The Charity Quiz & Supper Evening in aid of League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital will take place at Rumwell Farm Shop on Friday, January 25 at 7pm.
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.
