Wokingham Lions

THE Great #Woky Pub Quiz is back. Starting on Thursday, September 24, Lion Ian Grange will again host his virtual online pub quizzes.

He is planning monthly quizzes on the last Thursday of everymonth through to January next year.

All monies raised from each quiz will be donated to a different local charity.

Proceeds from this month’s event will be given to the Ollie Young Foundation, which funds research into brain tumours in children.

Globally, Lions are focusing on five key areas: childhood cancer, vision, diabetes, hunger and environment.

Ian said: “We look forward to running our pub quizzes again, which will help support local charities.

“Equally important is the sense of fun and community that the quiz has generated among those taking part.”

The quizzes will start at 8pm, and are live-steamed over Facebook.

During the months fromApril to June this year, more than 250 teams were participating each week, and over a quarter of a million minutes of quiz video was viewed on the Facebook page @WokinghamLions.

More than 700 questions were asked, set bymembers of Wokingham Lions.

Friends and families who can’t be together have formed virtual teams, withWokingham members, joined by friends and family across the UK and the world, including players in New Zealand, Sweden, Singapore, Canada, Portugal and the United States.

Earlier this year, the club raised more than £4,500 from quiz participants, which was donated to theWokingham Borough Community Hub, to support individuals and families in need during the Covid pandemic.

In addition, the club donated another £1,000 from a grant from Lions District funds, bringing the total to £5,500.

Anyone can participate via the Wokingham Lions Club Facebook page at fb.com/wokinghamlions/ video.