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Celebrating 100 years of service. Click the logo for more information
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The Isle of Axholme Lions. A charitable organisation serving the Isle of Axholme, North Lincolnshire UK, since 1966.
(Part of Lions Clubs International)
The World's Largest Service Club Organization
Lions Clubs International, a service membership organization of over 1.4 million members worldwide founded in 1917 in the USA.
Our 46,000 clubs and 1.4+ million members make it the world's largest service club organization and also one of the most effective. Their members do whatever is needed to help within their local communities. The Lions motto is "We Serve." Local Lions Club programs include sight conservation, hearing and speech conservation, diabetes awareness, youth outreach, international relations, environmental issues.
**This years Santa Float itinerary**
Where Santa??
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Steve retires after 45 years selfless service. Isle Lions member Steve Burrell of Haxey(left) is presented with the highest honour in Lions Clubs International, the Melvin Jones Fellowship, by District CE LCIF officer Alan Hall, in recognition of his selfless service to the Isle lions & the Isle of Axholme Community over the years. Steve joined the Isle Lions in December 1978 & is retiring to live in Scotland, we wish Steve & Trish all the best for the future, & our deepest thanks for all his work & dedication over the years. |
Brilliant @ the Car Show, even the sun shone for us, huge thanks to all the exhibitors & visitors, making it such a spectacle & raising funds for the Isle of Axholme Lions.
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New Equipment for Eastoft School
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Helping out Eastoft CE Primary School with a great piece of play equipment for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) in the EYFS part of the school. Pictured left to right, teacher Sarah Eggington, Isle Lions President Tyrone Smyth, Exec Head Janine Bassindale & schools Business Mgr Lynsey Oxley "The children and staff are thrilled with the new outdoor STEM equipment! Children are being creative with the outdoor equipment, developing their fine motor and social skills. It was a much needed piece of equipment to brighten up our outdoor area! Thank you Isle of Axholme Lions"! Janine Bassindale, Exec Head |
Isle Lions member John Smedley presents a cheque for £250 to Project Linus local co-ordinator Helen Nixon
Project Linus UK is a 100% volunteer non-profit organisation. Their aim is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children from birth to 18 years of age , who are seriously ill, traumatised or otherwise in need through gifts of NEW, HOMEMADE, WASHABLE quilts and blankets, lovingly made by volunteers. It is called a hug that they can keep.
Volunteers are all local to our area and to date have been providing quilts to children in Scunthorpe, Gainsborough and Retford. They rely heavily on the generosity of all the sewers and knitters to provide wool, fabrics and wadding but occasionally also ask for support from organisations to help purchase fabrics to make the quilts which not only take many hours to make but are also quite costly.
Since April 2022 we have provided 134 quilts to children across North Lincolnshire alone. The vast majority going to Scunthorpe Hospital Disney Ward and the Women’s Refuge.
I would also like to say that anyone who knows of a child who is ill can request a quilt on their behalf.
Project Linus UK
£1000 donation to Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice.
Isle Lions members Colin Ridley, Alan Holgate & David Hollier, present a cheque for £1000 on behalf of the Lions, to Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice Regional Fundraiser Eleanor Hughes. https://www.bluebellwood.org/ |
The Isle Lions had a mobility scooter donated, which was in need of overhauling & refurbishment, this was carried out courtesy of Eden Mobility in Scunthorpe: https://www.eden-mobility.co.uk/ for which the Lions are very grateful. The scooter has been donated to Julie Marshall of Belton, pictured with Lee Jagger, Group Manager for Eden Mobility, left, & David Hollier Welfare officer for the Isle Lions.
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57th Charter Dinner held at Thonock Golf Club Gainsborough.
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Isle Lions President Tyrone Smyth, presenting founder of the supporting families coping with cancer group, Bosom Family Support ( https://www.hopehousebfs.org/ ) Joanne Sowerby , with a cheque for £250, at the Lions charter dinner held at Thonock Golf Club Gainsborough.
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We made a recent presentation of £500 to Firefly, https://www.firefly-support.co.uk/ the cancer awareness & support group. Pictured is Firefly organiser Ian Bacchus being presented with £500 by Lions member Trevor Watson at a meeting held in the Red Lion Epworth. |
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Further support for Ukraine with our Polish Partners. |
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Lions Donate toys & games to local food banks.Deacon of Epworth Baptist Chapel & food bank volunteer, Claire Todd pictured with the Isle Lions Colin Ridley, surrounded by food parcels & some of the parcels of toys & games the Lions
have donated for distribution to needy children throughout the Isle of Axholme. The Lions support the Food banks in Epworth & Haxey to the tune of £100 per month each, the Chapel is distributing 85 parcels of food & toys throughout the Isle for Christmas. |
We've made a double spread in the National Lions magazine long with our twin Dutch club d'Bernisse!
Isle Lions support the Air Ambulance Isle Lions Member Terry Condliff (centre) presenting a cheque for £2000 to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance co-pilot Ben Hare (left) & chief operating officer Stuart Elms (right) at Waddington. The money was part of the proceeds raised form the Lions Car Show in September. |
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Support for South Axholme Academy
Netball Teams.
We have recently presented South Axholme Academy with 20 netball dresses & position tabards. The academy have four very successful teams with 46 girls participating that have been successful in several tournaments & competitions. Many of the girls involved also play for Epworth, the County, and Aspire. Several are in training with Loughborough Lightening one of the foremost teams at national level. One of the girls plays for France and another has competed in the England Invitational under 17 trials.
Lions President Tyrone Smyth, left is pictured presenting the kit to members of the team along with academy principal Scott Barlow. Tyrone said "we are delighted to be able to support such well deserving young people, who show such tremendous commitment & dedication to their sport & the academy".
Netball Teams.
We have recently presented South Axholme Academy with 20 netball dresses & position tabards. The academy have four very successful teams with 46 girls participating that have been successful in several tournaments & competitions. Many of the girls involved also play for Epworth, the County, and Aspire. Several are in training with Loughborough Lightening one of the foremost teams at national level. One of the girls plays for France and another has competed in the England Invitational under 17 trials.
Lions President Tyrone Smyth, left is pictured presenting the kit to members of the team along with academy principal Scott Barlow. Tyrone said "we are delighted to be able to support such well deserving young people, who show such tremendous commitment & dedication to their sport & the academy".
J's Cycle Shack Helps Isle of Axholme Lions
Isle Lions were asked if they could help an under 5-year-old refugee from Ukraine who has Cerebral Palsy. Dimitry arrived in Epworth with his mum but without any assistive aids he had back home. Isle of Axholme Lions stepped in to try and help and one of the things available through their neighbouring Lions in North Notts Lions Club was a trike potentially suitable for Dmitry. Having been in storage for some time, the trike needed a bit more than TLC, so Lion David Hollier took it to J’s Cycle Shack in Epworth to see if they could work their magic on the trike.
The challenge seemed a little beyond them with some rusted parts but Lion David spoke with Jones Engineering in Westwoodside who brought their skills to bear which allowed Kevin Dawson at J’s Cycle shack to transform the trike into a very usable piece of specialist equipment. Isle of Axholme Lions are most grateful to Kevin and the companies involved for so readily lending a hand to help make a young boy’s life just that little bit better.
Pictured is Mark Summers (L) who, with his partner Pam is hosting Dimitry and his mum together with Kevin (centre) and Lion David Hollier. Also pictured is a very happy Dimitry.
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**Once again a terrific Car Show, many thank to Lions member Terry Condliff & his team for putting on an excellent event. Huge thanks to all the exhibitors & the public for attending.**
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Outgoing President of the Isle of Axholme Lions Mike Hare, left, welcomes new President, Tyrone Smyth, after receiving his chain of office, at a dinner held in the Epworth Tap. |
This item has appeared in the Summer edition of the Lions Clubs of the British Isle magazine.
Here is a message form our partner club Kalisz in Poland , explaining what some of our contribution, along with our twin club d'Bernisse in Holland, is being used for, along with some pics they sent us.
" I’m sure you’ve seen our relationship on Facebook, but only in the event that we let you and your club know by e-mail about the completion of the tasks made possible by your financial support.
In the first dose, four partners, a little bit of your club, a little bit of the Lions Club De Bernisse from the Netherlands, a little bit of us, the Lions Club Calisia, and a little bit of our specialist healthcare centre proHIGIENA. For a total of two and a half thousand zloty, we bought intravenous cannulas, cannula patches, infusion fluid transfusion apparatus, which are urgently needed in the event of large blood loss, e. g. from gunshot wounds. We also bought haemorrhagic dressings for bleeding wounds and nitrile gloves necessary for microbiological safety, syringes, needles and other medical aids. The transport went to Saporozhye – this is the region where the hardest fighting takes place and where these medical supplies are most needed. There is a volunteer centre that takes care of getting help as close as possible to the front line.
The subsequent transportation of medical supplies was entirely possible thanks to the money donated by your club. We were able to buy 100 tactical stasis. This is a type of equipment that allows an injured soldier to stop bleeding in the event of a gunshot wound, both in the upper and lower extremity. Every soldier should have such a bracelet to help himself in a critical situation. This stasis only saves lives, and it’s said that most fighters die of bleeding.
Thank you for your help and we hope we have fulfilled your expectations."
Best regards
Robert
" I’m sure you’ve seen our relationship on Facebook, but only in the event that we let you and your club know by e-mail about the completion of the tasks made possible by your financial support.
In the first dose, four partners, a little bit of your club, a little bit of the Lions Club De Bernisse from the Netherlands, a little bit of us, the Lions Club Calisia, and a little bit of our specialist healthcare centre proHIGIENA. For a total of two and a half thousand zloty, we bought intravenous cannulas, cannula patches, infusion fluid transfusion apparatus, which are urgently needed in the event of large blood loss, e. g. from gunshot wounds. We also bought haemorrhagic dressings for bleeding wounds and nitrile gloves necessary for microbiological safety, syringes, needles and other medical aids. The transport went to Saporozhye – this is the region where the hardest fighting takes place and where these medical supplies are most needed. There is a volunteer centre that takes care of getting help as close as possible to the front line.
The subsequent transportation of medical supplies was entirely possible thanks to the money donated by your club. We were able to buy 100 tactical stasis. This is a type of equipment that allows an injured soldier to stop bleeding in the event of a gunshot wound, both in the upper and lower extremity. Every soldier should have such a bracelet to help himself in a critical situation. This stasis only saves lives, and it’s said that most fighters die of bleeding.
Thank you for your help and we hope we have fulfilled your expectations."
Best regards
Robert
The Isle of Axholme Lions along with fellow clubs, Glanford & Lindsey, Scunthorpe, Barton, Winterton & Brigg, have been supplying the cuddly toys to the hospital. 120 toys per two months, for the past 5 years, to help comfort children who have to attend the hospital.
Pictured is Terry Condliff of the Isle Lions along with Laura Gooderham, Community Champion for the Health Tree Foundation, with some of the cuddly lions for the children.
Our Quiz for the Ukraine @ the School Innn Epworth
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Thank you for all those who attended our quiz to raise funds for the Ukraine, we raised £525 which will go directly to our Polish partner club, along with the £1500 we have already donated, also supported by our twin club de Bernisse in the Netherlands who generously donated 1000 Euros. The funds will go directly to buy essential goods & equipment needed by the refugees.
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Here are two pics of equipment being used in Poland by our partner club Calisia(Kalisz), to help the Ukrainian refugees, with the funds we have directly sent to them.
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In the first picture the "Katy Perry's" winning Isle Lions ROAR team from Owston Ferry, Brannah Gallagher, Maddison Everatt & Sophie Davey with teacher Darren Cross. In the second the team with their trophy.
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Without your support, we can’t support local schools, groups, charities and individuals in need in the Isle.
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Helping out in their local communities is what being a Lion is all about. Making a difference in The Isle of Axholme and further afield is what we do.
Want to make a difference? email us: membership@isle-lions.org.uk
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The Isle Lions are supporting the Isle of Axholme during the COVID19 pandemic, we have been serving the Community & People for 54 years! |
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This year more than ever we have more and more people volunteering to make a difference during the COVID19 Pandemic – if you want to keep hold of that magic feeling why not see what we as Lions do all year round.
This year more than ever we have more and more people volunteering to make a difference during the COVID19 Pandemic – if you want to keep hold of that magic feeling why not see what we as Lions do all year round.
Lions Volunteer to make a difference to our local communities, people across the British Isles and across the Globe.
It’s a great time to acknowledge all those around the Isle who have been lending their power by volunteering to help their neighbours and community at large through the pandemic.
A MASSIVE THANK YOU to ALL of them
It’s a great time to acknowledge all those around the Isle who have been lending their power by volunteering to help their neighbours and community at large through the pandemic.
A MASSIVE THANK YOU to ALL of them
Isle Lions supporting communities during COVID-19 crisis
Isle of Axholme lions have donated £1,000 from their funds and to support the Food Banks in both Crowle and Epworth at this critical time.Lion President Glyn Snowden said: “This is significant sum of money that we are putting to good use straight away. As soon as we realised the potential problems some of our local residents might be having, in putting food on the table, at the end of March we made emergency payments from our funds, raised in the Isle, to both Food Banks. This Coronavirus pandemic is hurting lots of local people in lots of different ways - just because we are all social distancing doesn’t stop us from caring - we are doing what we can. This cash injection will help us do more in our local community to help those who need it most.
We are delighted to be working with the Baptist Church in Epworth who are the focus of Food Bank assistance in the South of the Isle, and Mayor of Crowle Alan Rayment and Councillor Julie Reid on behalf of the Crowle Town Council Food Bank initiative.”
When a humanitarian crisis strikes, the Lions Clubs Foundation of the British Isles works with and are guided by their own Lions members who are ordinary people actively working at the heart of their communities.
Isle of Axholme Lions Club supports a range of good causes and local projects where you can get involved, please contact us on here on Facebook.
Isle of Axholme lions have donated £1,000 from their funds and to support the Food Banks in both Crowle and Epworth at this critical time.Lion President Glyn Snowden said: “This is significant sum of money that we are putting to good use straight away. As soon as we realised the potential problems some of our local residents might be having, in putting food on the table, at the end of March we made emergency payments from our funds, raised in the Isle, to both Food Banks. This Coronavirus pandemic is hurting lots of local people in lots of different ways - just because we are all social distancing doesn’t stop us from caring - we are doing what we can. This cash injection will help us do more in our local community to help those who need it most.
We are delighted to be working with the Baptist Church in Epworth who are the focus of Food Bank assistance in the South of the Isle, and Mayor of Crowle Alan Rayment and Councillor Julie Reid on behalf of the Crowle Town Council Food Bank initiative.”
When a humanitarian crisis strikes, the Lions Clubs Foundation of the British Isles works with and are guided by their own Lions members who are ordinary people actively working at the heart of their communities.
Isle of Axholme Lions Club supports a range of good causes and local projects where you can get involved, please contact us on here on Facebook.
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Do you have a few hours to spare each month?
Do you want to meet new friends and help those in need in your local community and across the world?
The fellowship of the Lions Club can offer you this and much more
Interested? Then click HERE
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization. We have 1.35 million members in more than 45,000 clubs in over 206 countries and geographic areas. Founded in 1917, we are best known for fighting blindness, but we also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects, including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled
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The Isle of Axholme Lions Club was formed in 1966 to raise funds for a variety of projects important to local communities and to support Lions' national and international charitable causes. Situated in the Westernmost part of North Lincs, separated from the rest by the River Trent with Doncaster to the West and Scunthorpe to the East, the two main towns are Crowle and Epworth, there are 12 parishes containing 21 settlements, in an area of approx 52,000 acres and a population around 19,000. We are part of Lions Clubs International, British Isles & Ireland, in District 105E covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.
We are twinned with the De Bernisse Lions Club in the Netherlands, it is located to the South of Rotterdam, we have a very close relationship with the club, both socially and fund raising, having experienced several exchanges and jointly funded projects together
We are twinned with the De Bernisse Lions Club in the Netherlands, it is located to the South of Rotterdam, we have a very close relationship with the club, both socially and fund raising, having experienced several exchanges and jointly funded projects together
Our main fund raising is during December (1st - 24th) when we travel all over the Isle of Axholme with Santa's float, this has raised many thousands of pounds a year, over several years.
We also hold a giant Easter egg raffle over the three weeks up to Good Friday. Locating about 35 eggs at various pubs, shops, schools and other premises throughout the Isle.
Our annual golf tournament in June, now in its 22nd year, hosted at the Lincolnshire Golf Club, Hirst Priory, between Belton and Crowle, is another regular fund raiser which has also raised thousands of pounds over the years.
Other fund raising events, past and present, have included numerous quizzes, Burns suppers, sportsman's dinners & entertainment evenings, barbecues, bonfire nights, auctions, carol singing, hog roasts, even clay pigeon shoots and splat the rat!
**Latest Isle Lions support /donations**
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When: Third Tuesday of every month, 7:30 pm.
Where: The Red Lion, Market Place
Epworth, North Lincs
DN9 2EU
01427 872208
Where: The Red Lion, Market Place
Epworth, North Lincs
DN9 2EU
01427 872208
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