By Joe Seager

Birmingham Progressive Synagogue (BPS) member Joyce Rothschild has paved the way for another of her trail-blazing drives to give Macmillan Cancer Support a massive financial boost.

So light up your time in lockdown by taking part in the legendary quiz Joyce launched 24 years ago to show her gratitude for treatment which helped her recover from breast cancer.

She began by reaching out to buy crucial equipment for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Since then, all the proceeds from the quiz have gone to the Macmillan Cancer Support charity to bolster its outstanding work for patients and their families.

The brain-teasing contests that Joyce and her husband, Mark, have devised for many loyal supporters have raised a colossal £183,561 so far. And it takes only a minimum donation of £2 to take part.

Joyce said: “I am lucky to have so many people who have kept their long-term interest in the quiz. They are like a family willing to support a charity close to their hearts. And now I’m looking forward to lots of new people joining us too.”

There is always a different theme for each quiz. This year’s 100 clues are based on words ending in four of the five vowels – too many words end in E – so it could be sombrero, panorama, safari or plateau.

Copies of the quiz can be obtained by e-mailing joycesquiz@gmail.com and donations can be paid by cheque or online at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/joycesquiz2020.