Inaugural 'TWiz' competition raises £504 for Twickenham schools

By The Editor 13th Aug 2021

A fun night was had by all who attended the first ever TWiz Competition in Twickenham raising £504 for Twickenham schools.

The quiz was hosted by Interupt the Routine, on Fri June 11 and fundraised for five local schools: Archdeacon, Trafalgar, St. Richard Reynolds, St.James' and Twickenham Primary Academy.

TWiz is an online quiz event that allows you to sit at a virtual table with your friends with questions from local and international celebrities - Twickenham's included Twickenham MP Munira Wilson and Harry Potter star David Bradley!

Attendees said: "Was one of my favourite nights of 2021."

Another added: "I laughed a lot and had too much prosecco!"

Robert Blackwood of Interrupt the Routine said: "It was an immense privilege to be involved in bringing the community in Twickenham together.

"I hope that this a sign of a growing community support whereby families from all our schools go out to various events at all these schools because there's something great for everyone there, so watch this space...."

Quick Quiz: Try a question for yourself!

Darren Bartlett, local estate agent and one of the quiz's sponsors, added his own question to the quiz.

The question was: How many owned properties in Britain have two or more spare bedrooms?

Is it a- 22% b- 26% c- 57% (Answer at the bottom of this article!)

Twickenham sponsors

Over the past 16 months, it has become very clear the difference supporting local businesses can do.

Please do check out the TWiz sponsors:

The team hope to organise another event in the coming months so watch this space, and join us for the next one to help support local schools and businesses!

As well as TWiz, Darren Bartlett is also a proud sponsor of Twickenham Nub News. Our sponsors allow us to continue to produce top-quality, local news free to our readers.

ANSWER: B, 26%!

     

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