Over £2,500, including matched funding from Barclays Bank, was raised for the ‘In Bloom’ campaign at the recent Wine and Wisdom Quiz.
It was the 20th ‘In Bloom’ annual quiz with 35 teams taking part. The Eco-Composting Shield was won by the Allendale Bridge Club for the second year running and five teams tied for second place. The losing team, All Wine, No Wisdom graciously accepted the ‘loser prize,’ of an Easter egg each.The money raised will be used for this years ‘In Bloom’ campaign. The judging of the town in the Regional Competition, Small Town Category takes place in July. Next years Wine and Wisdom Evening has already been booked for Friday, 7 March 2014.