New Lions Club in Beverley
Mon 5th January 2015
A new Lions Club is being formed in Beverley, to be known as Beverley Westwood Lions Club.
This will run alongside the existing club but will concentrate on providing a family-orientated membership suited to the lifestyles of modern living, with both male and female members.
It is important that Beverley has a Lions Club for the future and that several of the events which we have come to expect in the town are continued e.g bonfire and fireworks on 5 November, Fun Run on 1 January, Christmas lights and tree decorations at the Market Cross, remembering those not with us by lighting a candle/message for the tree, children's entertainment at family race day in August and the concerts for pensioners etc.
The new club will be running its own programme but assist in helping existing events.
The necessity to form a new club has been due to the advancing ages of existing members, (in mid 2015 10 of its 17 members will be over 80), its reluctance to accept ladies, lack of new ideas, inability to undertake physical work and health problems.
An initial meeting was held in November and it was obvious there was interest in continuing Lions Club activities in Beverley.
A follow up meeting will be held on Tuesday 20 January at the Beverley Arms Hotel, at 7pm for 7.30pm.
The membership is for people over 18 who wish to help the local community and feel they want to give something back to those less fortunate than themselves – all the money raised is used locally or for National/International disasters, where none is lost in admin. costs.
If you are interested in learning more about Lions, please join us on 20 January and contact one of the organisers, Alan Porter (01482 882514) or Les Ford (01482 866696).
