Quiz Night - October 2025 - £1,400 raised!

Saturday 4th October 2025

The second quiz night of the year has been our most successful yet, with 96 keen quizzers ready and rearing to go! The evening featured 8 question rounds and a picture round, testing everyone’s knowledge.

The team finishing in last place managed a modest 58 / 110 earning themselves a cheeky ‘losers’ prize - a lemon each. Meanwhile, the winning team proved themselves to be true quiz pros with an unbelievable 106 / 110, taking home a tub of Quality Street that we’re sure went down a treat.  

As always, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who joined us, donated prizes, or helped organise the event. Thanks to your amazing support through tickets, donations, the raffle and the game of Heads or Tails, we raised a phenomenal £1,427.23!

Scarecrow Festival - September 2025

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September 2025

We attended the Scarecrow Festival in Sawbridgeworth for the second year in a row over the 2 days committee members split the time between them all. We were donated £35 over the two days by generous members of the public, communicated with a number of people about Kids in Need – how we started, what we do, etc  and a lots of information sheets were handed out and a couple of wish forms.

The 10th anniversary of the festival saw around 2,000 people attend. The theme for this year was endangered animals, with quirky scarecrows including the Loch Ness Monster, Superman and Jermey Clarkson.

Bentley Golf Day - July 2025 - £2,100 raised!

Thursday 10th July 2025

Bentley Golf Club was the venue for our annual Charity Golf Day where 53 golfers gathered to enjoy a course which, was in excellent condition. The weather was extremely warm at 27 degrees and after the golfers enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls, the field set off for a 9 hole Texas Scramble. After a light lunch the early groups teed off for an 18 hole individual and team Stableford competition.

Upon completely the course, a quick wash and change of clothes was needed ahead of the four course evening meal. Thanks to the generosity of Bentley GC, all of the golfers and some additional evening guests the event managed to raise the magnificent sum of £2,165.14 for Kids in Need. Our sincere thanks go to everyone for their support and continued kindness.

Quiz Night - April 2025

Saturday 5th April 2025

What a fantastic evening! Bentley Golf Club was the venue for our first quiz night of 2025  where 80 eager quizzers gathered for a fun-filled evening of trivia, laughter and community spirit.

Thank you once again for everyone’s generosity – from the quiz teams to the raffle ticket buyers – we’re thrilled to share that the evening raised a wonderful £824.54! Every penny will go towards granting wishes for children and making a real difference to the lives of those they help.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, donated prizes, helped organise and run the night, or simply joined in the fun. Your support made this event a success and we couldn’t have done it without you.

Scarecrow Festival - September 2024

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2024

The Scarecrow festival in Sawbridgeworth is an annual event where residents create scarecrow displays around the village, with scarecrows located all over the village and a focal point at St. James the Great Church. The festival features a public vote for the best scarecrow, community stalls, live music, food and fundraising for local charities.

Bentley Golf Day - May 2024

Bentley Golf Club was the venue for our annual Charity Golf Day where an amazing 55 golfers gathered to enjoy a course which, was in excellent condition. The weather was lovely providing highs of 20 degrees and after the golfers enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls, the field set off for a 9 hole Texas Scramble. After a light lunch the early groups teed off for an 18 hole individual and team Stableford competition.

Upon completely the course, a quick wash and change of clothes was needed ahead of the four course evening meal. Thanks to the generosity of Bentley GC, all of the golfers and some additional evening guests the event managed to raise the great sum of £1,723.10 for Kids in Need. Our sincere thanks go to everyone for their support and continued kindness.

Quiz Night - March 2024

Our Charity Quiz Night on Saturday 16th March 2024 was another fantastic evening filled with fun, friendly competition and community spirit. A brilliant 77 quizzers joined us for a night of trivia, laughter and prizes.

After serval exciting rounds and plenty of brain-teasing questions, the night wrapped up with smiles all around – an amazing total of £903.05 was raised.

The funds came from ticket sales, donations, the raffle, and of course, the ever-popular game of Heads or Tails. Every penny goes towards supporting the charities vital work, and we’re so grateful for everyone who came along, donated, or helped make the night possible.

Thank you for your continued support – we can’t wait to see you all at the next quiz night.

Bentley Golf Day - September 2023 - £2,400 raised

Bentley Golf Club was the venue for our annual Charity Golf Day where 50 golfers gathered to enjoy a course which. The 2019 rain seems to be far behind us with another day of low winds and highs of 23 degrees - and after the golfers enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls, the field set off for a 9 hole Texas Scramble. After a light lunch the early groups teed off for an 18 hole individual and team Stableford competition.

Upon completely the course, a quick wash and change of clothes was needed ahead of the four course evening meal. Thanks to the generosity of Bentley GC, all of the golfers and some additional evening guests the event managed to raise the magnificent sum of £2,479.75 for Kids in Need. Our sincere thanks go to everyone for their support and continued kindness.

Bentley Golf Day - May 2022

Bentley Golf Club was the venue for our annual Charity Golf Day where 43 golfers gathered to enjoy a course which, was in excellent condition. The weather was generous to us again - with low winds and highs of 19 degrees - and after the golfers enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls, the field set off for a 9 hole Texas Scramble. After a light lunch the early groups teed off for an 18 hole individual and team Stableford competition.

Upon completely the course, a quick wash and change of clothes was needed ahead of the four course evening meal. Thanks to the generosity of Bentley GC, all of the golfers and some additional evening guests the event managed to raise the sum of £1,067.50 for Kids in Need. Our sincere thanks go to everyone for their support and continued kindness.

Quiz Night - April 2022

Our Charity Quiz Night on Saturday 30th April 2022 was a fantastic evening full of laughter, friendly rivalry, and plenty of head-scratching moments! We were delighted to welcome 55 quizzers, all ready to put their knowledge to the test across a variety of fun and challenging rounds.

Thanks to everyone’s enthusiasm and generosity – through ticket sales, raffle entries, donations and our much loved game of Heads or Tails – we raised an amazing £486.53.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, donated prizes, or helped run the event. Your continued support makes these nights such a success and helps us raise vital fund that enables us to do the work we do.

We’re already looking forward to the next quiz and hope to see even more teams ready for the challenge.

Quiz night - November 2021

Our Charity Quiz Night on Saturday 20th November 2021 was another brilliant evening bringing together people of all ages for some fun, laughter and a good bit of friendly competition. We had a fantastic turnout of 68 enthusiastic quizzers, all eager to show off their knowledge across a range of tricky question rounds.

The atmosphere was full of energy from start to finish, and thanks to everyone’s generosity – through tickets, donations, the raffle – we raised an impressive £718.

We’re so grateful to everyone who came alone, donated prizes, and helped make the night such a success. Events like this wouldn’t be possible without your continued support, and every penny raised goes towards helping us make a real difference to children’s lives up and down the country.

We can’t wait to welcome you all back for the next quiz night.

Bentley Golf Day - £1,300 made

Bentley Golf Club was the venue for our annual Charity Golf Day where 43 golfers gathered to enjoy a course which, was in excellent condition. The weather forecast for the day was thankfully much better than the rain experienced in 2019! With a mild 17 degrees the golfers enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls, the field set off for a 9 hole Texas Scramble. After a light lunch the early groups teed off for an 18 hole individual and team Stableford competition!

Upon completely the course, a quick wash and change of clothes was needed ahead of the four course evening meal. Thanks to the generosity of Bentley GC, all of the golfers and some additional evening guests the event managed to raise the incredible sum of £1,354.54 for Kids in Need. Our sincere thanks go to everyone for their support, tolerance and kindness.

Bentley Golf Day 2019: £2000 raised - in spite of the weather!

Bentley Golf Club was the venue for the first of our Charity Golf Days where 62 golfers gathered to enjoy a course which, despite the lack of any appreciable rain, was in excellent condition. The weather forecast for the day did not inspire much confidence but having enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls, the field set off for a 9 hole Texas Scramble. After a light lunch the early groups teed off for an 18 hole individual and team Stableford competition but no sooner had they done so than the heavens opened and within 10 minutes ducks were surfing and swimming on the 4th green and the 18th green had been transformed into a pond. The club professional then closed the course declaring it unplayable!

Thus it was that the golf came to a premature and sad conclusion but in the prevailing spirit of the day everyone stayed on for an earlier than planned four course evening meal. Thanks to the generosity of Bentley GC, all of the golfers who braved the elements and some additional evening guests the event managed to raise the magnificent sum of £2,000 for Kids in Need. Our sincere thanks go to everyone for their support, tolerance and kindness on what proved to be a wet and frustrating day.

Kids in Need Charity Ball 2018: £12,500 raised!

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Thank you everyone who attended the 2018 Kids in Need Ball. £12,500 was raised off the back of the event.
Our chairman Marc Pinkus gave an address on the night but also provided this statement as part of the event programme:

Dear Friends

Welcome to the 2018 Kids In Need Charity Ball, and on behalf of the Committee and all those that have helped to make this event possible, we wish you a very enjoyable and fun-filled evening.

Once again we all gather, this time to celebrate 36 years of Kids In Need and all that we do in granting wishes for the most deserving children. In 2018 we have hosted two hugely successful golf days and received charitable donations from those that have run, those that have swum and those that have cycled......In some cases they’ve done all three!

I’ve had the distinct honour of chairing this Committee for almost a year and I know I speak for all of them when I say that none of what we do would be possible without the support and encouragement we receive from you, our incredible supporters. So a huge “THANK YOU” for all that you do and for helping us to bring some happiness to the children that we in turn support.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our Trustees and the whole of my outstanding committee who, as dedicated volunteers work so hard all year round not just granting wishes but also finding the time to create this amazing event.

Wishing you all a wonderful evening.

Marc Pinkus Chairman

Photographs from the event to follow - watch this space!