15/10/2026
This time last week we were throwing answers around the pub willy-nilly, trying to prove ourselves as the best of the best when it comes to pub quizzes.
Based on our previous exploits, we weren't holding out a huge amount of hope… but somehow, this time, we only blooming pulled it out of the bag!! 🤯😂
OK, so we weren't quite the best of the best… but we came JOINT SECOND — which meant a rather splendid £200 to split between our two chosen charities, The Warboys Under Fives and The Woodlands Trust. ❤️
A huge well done to everyone who came down, got involved, scratched their heads, argued over answers and generally represented The Oak brilliantly. We are super proud of you all! 🥰
And a massive thank you to the St Ives Rotary Club for taking on the formidable task of organising 31 rooms full of competitive quizzers, keeping everything running smoothly and making such a brilliant evening happen. 👏
There was a lovely press release written about the evening, but, this was the bit that was most poignant to us -
"Another £2,800 was raised for charity last night as the total sum raised by this event across the years was pushed over £75,000! 31 pubs and clubs across Huntingdonshire entered the Rotary St Ives Charity Quiz, with 500 quizzers competing for the ‘Quizmaster Cup’, kindly sponsored by Wellington Wise Estate Agents. With each venue competing as one team against all other venues,
the winners (once again!) were The Swan at Old Weston, with a staggering 188 points (out of 195!). They will be presented with the Trophy, 12 bottles of w**e and £300 for the charity of their choice, which is Old Weston Village Hall. They will also have to have another new Quizmaster, as winning quizmasters must move on to another pub!
Two pubs tied for the ‘largest team’ prize, reporting 40 quizzers taking part, and each winning £200 for their chosen charity. The Prince of Wales in Hilton chose the Arthur Rank Hospice, whilst the Gurkha on the Green in Brampton nominated the Gurkha Military Fund.
We also had two teams tied for 2 nd place – again winning £200 each for their chosen charities. The Admiral at Over chose Over Day Centre, and the Royal Oak at Warboys are splitting their donations between Warboys Underfives Pre-school and The Woodland Trust."
