Wells Blue School held its annual Quiz Night last wek, and for the second year in a row the event was packed and raised a record sum of more than £2,500 towards essential education resources.

Despite being the largest secondary school in Somerset, the Blue School is one of only a handful to benefit from a thriving Parent Teacher Association which augments the school's funding.

The PTA has already partly funded a new Sixth Form Centre as well as helping the school to purchase specialised equipment such as a 3D printer for the Design Technology department and a suite of iPads for Geography field trips.

As PTA co-chairs Lorraine Millington and Polly Mackintosh explain, it relies heavily on the support and good will of local businesses.

They said: "Once again, the raffle we held at the Quiz Night was extremely popular and raised a large portion of the evening's revenue.

"The reason people were snapping up raffle tickets with such enthusiasm was undoubtedly the range of incredible prizes donated with such generosity by local businesses, and we offer them our warm thanks for supporting us.

"And the team that won the quiz, The Jays, were extremely grateful for their prize which was once again a scrumptious cheese hamper donated by Wyke's. Huge thanks to the fabulous PTA team who worked so hard to make the night a success."

The evening was also supported by the company Create Flavours who matched funds raised by the PTA to help them reach their total.

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Following the success of the quiz, the PTA team are now looking forward to future events they'll be involved in, including the school's Carol Concert in December.