More than £500 has been raised for Tendring District Council Chairman Peter Balbirnie's charity fund - just weeks before the end of his year in office.

A quiz was staged at Clacton's Princes Theatre where popular quizmaster Adrian Robinson posed the questions to the teams taking part.

The event attracted an excellent turnout and when all the money was added up the fund was boosted by £541.56.

Cllr Balbirnie thanked all those who turned out and made it such a successful fundraiser.

"It was an excellent evening and I was delighted that Adrian was able to come along," he said. "The teams thoroughly enjoyed it and battled hard for the honours on the night."

The winning team was named Special Measures and they were a bit of a mystery entry.

They turned up on the night having seen the quiz advertised in the Clacton Gazette earlier that day.

The five-strong team picked up a bottle of wine each and their all important trophy for coming out top dogs on the night.

"I don't think they have been to one of the Chairman's quizzes before and unfortunately we did not get their individual names or where they came from," added Cllr Balbirnie. "However, it was good to see a new team on the honour's board."

The Chairman's charities this year are Shopmobility, the Princes Theatre Youth Company, the West Cliff Theatre Trust and play groups in Little Clacton and Weeley.