Lions Club of Tavistock
Serving our local community since 1976
Homes in Tavistock will probably already received our leaflet with all our Christmas activities outlined - here's a digital version page 1 page 2
With apologies to one of our sponsors, West Country Financial, whose name
was incorrectly recorded on our leaflet.
Ukraine
Ken Shield a member of the Lions Club of Tavistock will be setting off once again to Warsaw on Saturday 26th October, taking an ambulance and much needed aid for onward transportation into Ukraine.
A full list of the items that are needed is below. Donations can be delivered to collecting points at Shields DIY on Vigo Bridge and Sovereign Wines which is now located on Pitts Cleave Industrial Estate.
Lions Club members were out on Bedford Square on Saturday 12th October collecting money to help finance Ken’s trip and the Lions were also in Tesco, Tavistock on Friday 4th and Friday 11th October collecting goods for Ukraine. Thank you, Tesco and thank you to everyone who gave so generously!!
News from the Lions!
The beginning of July saw the start of a new Lions’ year with Alan Wroath taking over as President. He said at the handover of the Presidential chain that he was looking forward to the forthcoming Carnival week and that he hoped it would be a great success. Well, his wish came true and it proved to be one of the best Carnivals for many years and the Club’s decision to have the procession on the Sunday proved to be very fortuitous as the bad weather on the previous day would have meant another postponement as in 2023. There was a great response to an excellent procession by participants and the viewing public alike with just over £2,500 being collected enroute, the highest total for many years. The standard of entries was extremely high with St.Peter’s and St.Rumon’s Schools winning Best in Procession.
The next major event in the Club’s calendar will be the annual fireworks display on Saturday 2nd November which will again be held at Tavistock Community Football Club at Langsford Park and further details can be seen on the Fireworks Display page. On Thursday 5th December at 7pm, the Club’s Trees of Light on the front of the Town Hall will be switched on forming the much-photographed centre piece of the town’s Christmas lights raising money for four local well deserving charities - Marie Curie (Tavistock and Yelverton), Motor Neurone Disease Association (Plymouth) Children's Hospice South West and the Derriford Children's Cancer Charity
The Club will be serving up its excellent burgers and hot dogs on Dickensian Evening as well as running its Christmas postal service again which has proved to be very popular over the last four of years with around 4,000 cards being delivered by Club members in the Tavistock and Whitchurch areas during the week leading up to Christmas. Full details will be available on the Club’s web site and Facebook page in due course and in the leaflet that Club members will be delivering to homes around Tavistock.
Just before Christmas, Santa will once again be out and about on his wonderful sleigh with members of the club visiting local schools and distributing gifts which will have been financed by a donation from Tavistock Athletic Club following its highly successful Town Relays and Fun Run held during Carnival Week. Santa will also be in the Square before Christmas helping Club members with their bucket collections so all in all, a busy time for the Lions before they go into an exciting and busy 2025!
The latest Lion magazine is now available - find out more about what Lions International does
Our Young Ambassadors
Are doing a fantastic job supporting our activities! They did a lot to help in Carnival Week and were brilliant in the Procession with their interpretation of the Wizard of Oz! Next term they are going to be helping us prepare for Christmas. They are great!!!
Two new members!
Sally Scorcher and Graham Hill are pictured with President Graeme Ugle and Membership Chair Lyn Roberts.
We are always keen to welcome new members to the Club who share our desire to serve and support our Community - and have fun doing so!
Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Tavistock Lions can do so by BACS to:
Account name: Lions Club of Tavistock
Account number: 61102427
Sort code: 40-44-05
We have a new page with links that may be helpful to you.
If you are older or have a disability and need support with IT or want to find out more about Lions' Message in a Bottle scheme, have a look here!
Ukraine Crisis Relief - an ongoing project
Lions International have been heavily involved in supporting the people of Ukraine in different ways, from fund raising to collecting items for relief trips. Tavistock Lions have also made a number of donations to the national Lions effort.
On a more practical level, since last January, club members have already completed several return trips as part of a convoy of vehicles taking much needed aid to Warsaw in Poland for onward transport into Ukraine.
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A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our week of fundraising and collecting donations for our next trip to Ukraine.
Last weekend we raised around £550.
To that we can add -
Friday 23rd at Tesco’s: £238.92
Friday 23rd Quiz: £447.00
Saturday 24th in the Square: £688.54
So with more to come, this gives an amazing total of over £2.000.
A fantastic result! Thank you so much from us and all the Ukrainians who were always there with us!
Anyone wishing to make a financial contribution can do so by BACS to:
Account name: Lions Club of Tavistock
Account number: 61102427
Sort code: 40-44-05
Christmas with the Lions.mp4Recent Donation Presentations
It is always such a highlight to present cheques, and we have recently handed over £2,500 from the Trees of Light to each of the Charities below.
All of them do such a great job in their different fields:
Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer Fund.
Tavistock Area Support Service
Parkinson Uk ( Tavistock Group )
St Luke’s Hospice.
It was your support that made it possible. The photo shows recipients with Lions’ President Graeme Ugle, John Noblet who organised the Trees of Light and Brenda Moyse, Community Service Chair.
