A QUIZ night to support and promote the campaign to ‘Save the Britannia’ – The Britannia Inn on Bath Road, Wells, or the Brit, as it was commonly known – was a big success.
There were furrowed brows, cheers of delight and plenty of laughter as several teams put their knowledge to the test at St Thomas’ Church Hall on June 20. More than £200 was raised at the East Wells Community Benefit Society (CBS) event as the group continues its efforts to raise enough money to buy the empty pub.
Theo Butt Philip, Chair of the East Wells CBS steering committee, said: “I am delighted that the evening went so well, and that we had so much support from the community. We have raised money to help with the campaign, and showed how much people still care about having somewhere to get together and spend time with their neighbours.”
So far, 20 per cent of the initial target of £340,000 has been raised to buy and refurbish The Britannia Inn and reopen it as a pub and hub for community activities.
Most of this has come through the purchase of shares in the East Wells CBS. The share offer has been extended until June 30, after which alternative forms of funding may be explored.