CHARITY
The winning team – The Brocket Arms (Wigan)
DARTS PLAYERS LOOK SHARP IN NATIONAL FINAL
T
he Brocket Arms (Wigan) has been crowned
the champion of the Wetherspoon charity darts
competition for 2022.
The team, which previously won the tournament in 2018,
beat The Rodboro Buildings (Guildford) in the final held at
The Trent Bridge Inn (Nottingham).
Following the forced cancellation of the 2020 and 2021
tournament, Wetherspoon’s employees were more than ready
for their annual charity darts contest this year.
Staff from pubs across the UK and the Republic of Ireland have been
at the oche, once again, raising funds for Young Lives vs Cancer.
The teams from Wetherspoon’s pubs in the Republic of Ireland
were raising funds for LauraLynn.
More than 400 teams battled it out in area heats, at 63 venues
across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, hoping to win the
highly coveted darts trophy (and bragging rights) for 2022.
In a bid to reach the national final, across pubs from Brecon to
Brighton, Dundee to Dublin and Croydon to Carlisle, the arrows
have been flying for fun and fundraising.
Teams from The George Hotel (Brecon) and The Coliseum (Abergavenny)
are pictured at the area heats held at The George Hotel
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Area heat winners progressed through to regional finals,
including in Ireland, with 10 victors from those tournaments
competing in the national final, at The Trent Bridge Inn.
The other eight finalists were The Old Unicorn (Leeds),
The Admiral of the Humber (Hull), The Golden Lion (Newmarket),
The Furze Wren (Bexleyheath), Palladium Electric (Midsomer
Norton), The Lord Caradoc (Port Talbot), The Crown
(Berkhamsted) and The South Strand (Dublin).
Regional manager and event organiser Richard Marriner said:
“It was great to be able to run the national final after having to
cancel the last two years, owing to COVID-19 restrictions.
“I’d like to thank the pubs which hosted the area heats and did so
well raising money for Young Lives vs Cancer, as well as pub
manager Philippa McFadden and her team at The Trent Bridge Inn
for hosting the final.
“Thanks to the efforts and generosity of staff and customers
at all of the participating pubs, the tournament raised more
than £160,000 for Young Lives vs Cancer.”
All of the competing teams at area heats staged at
The Society Room (Glasgow)