Lions Tales

Budleigh Salterton Lions Club have been working together with the Deaf Academy to support Deaf Education. The Deaf Academy based in Exmouth in Devon covers the whole of the South West and is the oldest Deaf School in the UK. FVDG Richard Allen and Lion Gill Wilson...

Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club has raised almost £15,000 after three months of successful fundraising during the summer. In June, the club organised and hosted its annual Classic Car Show in Staveley which, this year, raised funds for Carer Support South Lakes....

As part of its 50th Birthday celebrations, Wokingham Lions Club is presenting 50 Golden Awards of £500 to charities and deserving good causes throughout 2024. One of those is Kaleidoscopic, a charity run by and for survivors of domestic abuse, where a Golden Award is...

In September, the 13th Annual Tonbridge Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k Races saw a record turnout of nearly 1,500 entrants. Established in 2011 as a joint initiative by the Tonbridge Lions Club and the Tonbridge Rotary Club, races are now managed by a national running...

On 7th September, New Century Leos arranged a charity car wash at Felixstowe Fire Station which saw a fantastic turnout. Together with fire fighters and volunteers from Lions of Felixstowe, Helen Keller Internet Lions Club and Yarmouth Lions Club, New Century Leos...

Cheddar Vale Lions Club went quackers on August Bank Holiday Monday, when it held its popular annual Duck Race. The spectacle attracted incredible support from visitors, with both races of 1,000 ducks completely sold out by the start of the first race. The majority of...

For the second year running, Oadby and Wigston Lions Club joined forces with Leicester's Bardi Wind Orchestra to hold a successful joint charity concert at the De Montfort Hall, raising money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. At the end of August, members...

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race has been held every year since 1966, always on the second Saturday in June. It is a mighty pageant of decorated beds, passengers and runners, combined with a gruelling athletic contest around a course of 2.4 miles. It is...