Message in a Bottle
This simple and free project is designed to help save lives in the event of a medical emergency.
Getting down with the Heroes
During November, our Club has provided seven primary schools in the Tendring Area with a set of books about the Wild Tribe Heroes. The books are a collection of gentle and engaging stories about animals that find themselves in trouble when their lives are affected by plastic in the oceans or palm oil deforestation. The
Christmas Hamper Draw Results
Well the Christmas Hamper Draw has ended and the winners were drawn on Saturday afternoon. The winners were for first prize Ticket Number 00212; second prize was ticket number 00921 and third prize was ticket number 01096. All prize winners have been notified and now received their hampers. Well Done everyone, it was a very
42nd Charter Anniversary
On Saturday 6th November, Our Club celebrated the 42nd Anniversary of the presentation of its Charter with over 70 guests. A great time was had by all and the formalities ended with the presentation of a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellowship to Lion President Alan Mercer. See picture featuring Lion President Alan receiving his award from
First Major Event since 2019 a BIG Success
On Saturday 2nd October, we held our first Charity Auction for three years and our first major event since Christmas 2019. It was a big success with takings on the day totalling £1,978 but we expect to surpass that amount when we take into account special items that were sold via e-bay to get a
Car Boot Sale Stall this Saturday
We shall be at the Late Riser Car Boot Sale at London Road, Clacton on Sea on Saturday, 18th September. Come and see us. Lots of good things for you to buy. #carbootsale #comeandseeus #clactononsealions #comeandjoinus
Date for your Diary
Can we suggest that you put the 2nd October in your diary as that is the date of this year’s BIG Charity Auction back with us after a two year break. There are 269 lots including plenty of collectables. Check out our Instagram and Facebook pages for pictures of some of them over the coming
Community Fair
Tomorrow, 26th August, we shall be in Clacton Town Square with our fundraising games adding to the fun that this event always brings every year (ignoring 2020 when it did not happen). Come along and see us there. Win yourself a cuddly toy or just have a chat. We would love to meet you all.
ASDA Green Token Scheme
Starting on 1st August for two months our Club has been selected to receive a grant from the ASDA Foundation the amount of which depends on the number of votes we receive. Due to Covid-restrictions, you can only vote for us online at www.asda.com/green-tokens but you can due this once a week up to the
Alan gets set to Roar again
Lion Alan Mercer has taken up the mantle of President of local charity, the Clacton on Sea Lions Club (CIO), for the second time this month having previously served as President in 2009-10. He is looking forward to a busy year and intends to enjoy every minute of it as the Club hopefully is able
Recycling News
Our recycling projects are back up and running and there is now a new project with a bin at Holland on Sea Co-op Store specifically for the recycling of old inkjet cartridges which will then raise funds for our Charity. This is in addition to our ongoing recycling bins as shown on the current list.