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The first Lions club in the UK was London (Host) officially chartered on 1st March 1950, and Tonbridge and Brighton followed in quick succession. MD 105 Lions have a “royal origin”, courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who sent her equerry Colonel Edward Wyndham (later Lord Leconfield) to Canada to thank the Lions for providing substantial funds for children orphaned during the Blitz. Colonel Wyndham was so impressed with the Canadian Lions that he decided a Club should be established in England. Subsequently, Windsor (Ontario) Lions Club sponsored London (Host), as the first Club in the British Isles. Lord Leconfield was the Charter President, and meticulous in attending every meeting, where his tall, genial presence added distinction to their functions. Lions expanded rapidly throughout England. By 1953 the first Lions Club in Scotland was chartered in Glasgow and by 1955 the first Lions Club in Ireland in Dublin. In 1961, District 105 became a Multiple District with two Districts A and B. Today, MD 105 consists of 13 Districts, 944 Clubs and 20,000 men and women throughout the British Isles and Ireland
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.
District 105CE to which the Isle of Axholme Lions belong, has over 1600 members across some 90 clubs serving the counties of Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and some adjacent areas. We also have service projects that are supported across the British Isles and also globally. We predominantly deliver services and projects covering our Global Causes; namely Vision; Environment; Childhood Cancer; Diabetes and Hunger as well as specific services focusing on Youth and Disaster Support.
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.
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.
District 105CE to which the Isle of Axholme Lions belong, has over 1600 members across some 90 clubs serving the counties of Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and some adjacent areas. We also have service projects that are supported across the British Isles and also globally. We predominantly deliver services and projects covering our Global Causes; namely Vision; Environment; Childhood Cancer; Diabetes and Hunger as well as specific services focusing on Youth and Disaster Support.
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.
