THE Beccles v Bungay Challenge reaches its climax next week with the final event of the 2008 series.The town councils from the two towns go head-to-head in a quiz at the King's Head Hotel at Beccles - and when that is over the challenge trophy will be presented to the winning town.

THE Beccles v Bungay Challenge reaches its climax next week with the final event of the 2008 series.

The town councils from the two towns go head-to-head in a quiz at the King's Head Hotel at Beccles - and when that is over the challenge trophy will be presented to the winning town.

The Journal, which organises the annual event aimed at bringing organisations in the twin Waveney Valley towns together in friendly competition, is providing a splendid new trophy which will be presented each year to the winners.

Beccles are in pole position to take it for the first time. Bungay have won it for the past two years, but Beccles lead by two points this year, thanks to a victory in the ten-pin bowling challenge between the Beccles and Bungay medical centres.

Teams of six, comprising GPS and reception staff from the Beccles Medical Centre and the Bungay Medical Centre competed in the tenpin match at Potter's Resort, Hopton. The Beccles team emerged victorious with 1164 points to their opponents 1040.

“Bungay have vowed their revenge for next year,” said Dr Tim Morton, who organised the Beccles team.

There are two challenges left, a jenga challenge this evening between Worlingham Pharmacy and St Mary's Practice, Bungay, at Bungay, and the town council quiz on Wednesday.

Terry Reeve, associate editor of the Beccles and Bungay Journal, which organises the challenge, said there was still all to play for, and everyone was welcome to go along to the quiz.

At the event, attractive plaques will also be presented to each of the winning teams in this year's challenge, and he hoped representatives of the teams would be there to receive them. The quiz starts at 7pm.

Results so far: March 17: Beccles Flower Club beat Bungay Flower Club in a plant quiz - one point to Beccles.

March 28: Bungay Camera Club beat Beccles Camera club in a colour and black and white print challenge - one point to Bungay.

April 4: Beccles Helping Hands beat Bungay Green Dragon at skittles at the Bear and Bells - one point to Beccles.

April 4: Beccles Royal British Legion beat Bungay RBL in the first leg of a cribbage challenge at Bungay.

April 6: Rowing races, Beccles and Bungay teams won one race each - half a point to each town.

April 16: Bungay WI beat Beccles Morning WI at tiddlywinks at Beccles Quaker Hall - one point to Bungay.

April 18: Bungay Royal British Legion beat Beccles Royal British Legion at Beccles RBL club in the second leg of their cribbage challenge, with each club taking half a point overall.

April 22: Beccles squash players beat Bungay squash players 3-2 at Beccles Sports Centre - one point to Beccles.

April 24: Beccles Scrabble Club and Bungay met at Bungay Library and the game finished level at 6-6 - half a point to each team.

May 1: Bungay Area Lions Blub beat Beccles Lions Club 7-6 in a darts challenge at the Chaucer Club at Bungay - one point to Bungay.

May 14: Beccles Medical Centre beat Bungay Medical Centre at ten-pin bowling at Hopton - one point to Beccles.

May 15: Beccles Golf Club v Bungay Golf Club in a match at Beccles, 3pm (result awaited).

Still to come: May 23: St Mary's Practice, Bungay v Worlingham Pharmacy at giant Jenga at St Mary's Practice in Lower Olland Street, 7pm.

May 28: Beccles Town Council v Bungay Town Council quiz, King's Head Hotel, Beccles, 7pm.