
Question Time at Whitstable RNLI
The questions were many and varied and came in quick succession when Whitstable RNLI held a fundraising Quiz Night in the South Quay Shed at the harbour on the Saturday evening of 27th May which raised £1113.00 for lifeboat funds.
Around 18 teams took part in the event which filled both floors of the venue and South Quay Shed Manager Dave Cocozza who acted as compare and question master was kept busy firing off questions such as 'What is the more famous name of the painting also known as “La Gioconda”, in Star Trek what was Captain Kirk's middle name, how many property squares on a standard Monopoly board can you build houses or What was the first British newspaper to publish a daily crossword.
Being an RNLI event there were questions on boats and water including in which year was the RNLI founded, 1824 of course and what colour signifies the Starboard side if a ship. Naturally all the lifeboat contingent present answered those questions correctly.
After a keenly fought contest team 18 of Brian Hadler, Dave Hancock, Will Smith and Dave Parry who named themselves 'Scumbag College' which apparently is from the film 'The Young Ones' emerged as winners.
Joint Chairs of Fundraising at Whitstable RNLI Pete and Jo Fenton said “This was one of our first big fundraising activities since taking on the role and we thank everyone who came and supported the station for our first quiz event”
“It was a great success and a brilliant night. We would like to thank David Cocozza at the South Quay Shed for providing an amazing quiz and venue and we raised an amazing £1,113.00 for this very worthwhile cause”.
“We would also like to say a special thank you to Whitstable RNLI crew members, Steve, Ben, Ollie, Will, Vicky, Rich and Dave for helping out at very short notice on the night and to the following local businesses who provided raffle prizes:
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Anchors Aweigh Vintage
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The Larder
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Millie and The Tiger
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Far and Few
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The Offy
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Jane @ Graham Greener
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Pure Indulgence
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Herberts
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Garage Coffee
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Granny Smiths
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Toys and Trends
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Staines Farm Shop
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Tea and Times
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Whitstable Produce Store
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White's of Kent
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Gilberts
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Honey Kanes
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Blueprint Coffee
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Browns Flower Shop
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Flory and Black
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Boardworx
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The Beach Cafe
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Kent Cycle Hire
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Jo Jo's Restaurant
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Holland and Barrett
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Quayside Pub
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Hotel Continental
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Jims Butchers
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Whitstable Vintage Lifeboat Trips
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Rock Paper Scissors
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Seaglass and Stone Art
The station will be holding another quiz night on Saturday December 2nd.
Notes to editors
Whitstable RNLI Lifeboat Station was established in 1963 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and is one of 237 lifeboat stations around the shores of the UK and Ireland. The volunteer crews provide a maritime search and rescue service for the Kent coast. They cover the area between the Kingsferry Bridge on the Swale, in the west, around the south-eastern side of Sheppey and along the coast through Whitstable and Herne Bay to Reculver in the east and outwards into the Thames Estuary.
The station is equipped with an Atlantic 85 lifeboat named Lewisco, purchased through a bequest of a Miss Lewis of London who passed away in 2006.
She is what is known as a rigid inflatable inshore lifeboat, the boat’s rigid hull being topped by an inflatable sponson. She carries a crew of four people.
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