Welcome to Falmouth & Penryn, Cornwall, UK.

Sunday Aug 22nd 2010

We entertained 24 teams and a beachful of spectators with our TIDE RACE at Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, on Sunday afternoon. And promoted LIONS, and raised a few pounds to be given to good causes in the local community!

Teams of up to eight build a pile of sand,

defend it, then last team standing wins!

July 25th - Penryn Town Council - Quayside Civic Service

Lion President Toops Brook in full regalia, with Penryn Mayor, Mary May.

Hymns were accompanied by Carharrick Silver Band; Piper Andy Stewart led the parade down Penryn High Street to Penryn Quay. The weather was brilliant - Penyn River in the background. Collection was in aid f the RNLI, Falmouth Lifeboat Richard Cox Scott is in the background.

July 13th - Lion President Toops Brook hands over a £100 cheque to Cliff Brown, Treasurer of Falmouth Memory Cafe (for further information see www.falmouthmemorycafe.org.uk)

On July 5th, Lion President George Atherfold became Lion Ex-President George when he handed over the presidency to Lion Toops Brook (our first lady president)

At the same time, a number of local charities benefited from the President's Annual Handout.

If your charity or good cause operates in the Falmouth/Penryn area and would like the support of the Lions, please send an e-mail to toops2@btinternet.com stating (a) the organisation's name (b) secretary's name, address and telephone (c) what you do and (d) why you need our help.

The beneficiaries of the Charity Trust account this year were:

Shelterbox, Elderly Peoples'Outing, Cornwall Youth Cricket,
Penryn Old Peoples Club, Saturday Club Penryn, Cruse Bereavement Care Cornwall, Optomist Club (contributing towards a bowel scanner), Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust,  Tanya's Courage Trust, Falmouth Memory Cafe, Merlin Project, Penryn Federation and Cornwall Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre.

Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in 205 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.