Big Quiz raises £4,000 for St Wilfrid's Hospice Eastbourne

The Ship Inn at Meads held a fundraising quiz for St Wilfrid's Hospice in memory Ahmad Mossahebi-Mohammadi, the father of landlady Faye. Ahmad had been the landlord of the Buccaneer as well as the Ship, and ran the nightclub Maxims for 25 years.

The "Big Quiz" was a curry night, with 24 teams battling for the trophy, as the staff sold raffle tickets and a "guess the baubles" competition to raise money for the Hospice.

Quizmaster Manny, assisted by the glamorous Laura, put the teams through their paces, and at the end, two teams were tied in first place. The winners of the tie break question were "Cheese on 5", whose captain Dave was celebrating his birthday. They won a £100 voucher for a meal at the Ship.

But the biggest winners were St Wilfrid's Hospice, for whom the night raised an amazing £4,023. Faye hopes to make it an annual event, so that great cause can expect more of the same.