Message in a Bottle
This simple and free project is designed to help save lives in the event of a medical emergency.
Remembrance Sunday duties
On Remembrance Sunday, our President, Lion Tony Rowntree, accompanied by a number of other members laid a poppy wreath at the Clacton War Memorial whilst over at Brightlingsea’s War Memorial, our 1st Vice President, Lion Alan Mercer also accompanied by a number of members laid another poppy wreath. We will remember those who gave their
Another Recent Donation
Another catch up on our donations with a cheque for £500 being handed over to David Bye of the Veteran’s/Frydays Breakfast Cafe to assist with their arrangements to provide Christmas Meals.
Money for Macmillan Cancer Support
Catching up with some of our recent donations. One of our members made a load of pasties to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support as we could not hold our usual coffee morning for them. These pasties were bought by members and friends and raised £150 which we topped up from Club funds to £200
CIFT Quiz Sheet Winners
We have now added the winners of the Colchester Institute Foundation Trust Quiz Sheet, which finished at the end of March 2020, to the website at www.clactonlions.co.uk/cift-quiz-sheet-2019-20/ Congratulations to the four winners who will have received their cheques by now.
Covid Quiz Sheets
Quiz Sheet 22 has now been released today. To join the mailing list just send your details with a request to be included on a weekly basis to entry@quizline.org.uk
Website Updates
Have you checked out our website lately? A programme of improvements is nearing its close at present with new pages on Projects, Quiz Sheets and Membership plus the updating of some out of date information. Keep checking back because a further update of the Quiz Sheets section is expected soon.
Welcome to our President for the next 12 months
Today we welcome Lion Tony Rowntree as our President for the year starting on 1st July. Lion Tony is a bus driver in the Colchester area and a Special Constable locally. His year starts as most of the Club’s activities are suspended due to the Covid-19 crisis. Weekly ZOOM meetings are taking place for social
The New Normal
This week we are trying out the new normal with a meeting of our Trustees tonight via our ZOOM facility and on Wednesday rather than just a social get together via ZOOM, we will be holding a Business Meeting as we need to prepare for the coming Lions year even if we are not able
Covid-19 help to All UK Air Ambulances
Clacton on Sea Lions are proud that the Lions Clubs International Foundation has donated in excess of £160,000 towards PPE and other protective gear to benefit all 21 of the UK’s Air Ambulances. This part of the massive response by our International Foundation to assist communities affected by the Coronavirus which so far has resulted
More Help for Local Foodbanks
Following the receipt of a grant from Lions Multiple District Foundation for the UK, our Club topped up the grant and made four £300 donations last week, one to each of the Foodbanks covering Clacton, Harwich, Walton and Brightlingsea, incorporating three of the most deprived areas in the UK. We have supported the local foodbanks