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Welcome to Chepstow and Caldicot Lions

Our new homepage is your first stop for the very latest news, and activities going on in the club. We will be updating it more regularly than we have done before, and you'll want to come back more often as we'll be adding new things every month. [Updated 26/02/2024]


Easter is coming! 

WIN a beautiful Easter egg bundle with cuddly bunny

Woo Hoo! We have an online raffle for you to WIN one of the Easter egg bunny bundles, especially good if you cannot get to one of the five locations selling tickets over the counter.

👉Enter the raffle online.

The winner will be drawn on 29th March at 5pm by the Raffall app. 85% of all funds raised from this online raffle will go to local Lions projects, with the remainder going to the online provider to cover costs. The winner will be contacted by us, and we'll arrange delivery / and or collection.


We'd like to take a moment to introduce ourselves and share the work we do as the Chepstow and Caldicot Lions. 

🔍 Who Are the Lions?
The Lions Club is an international service organisation with a simple mission: to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, and encourage peace and understanding worldwide. Our local chapter, the Chepstow and Caldicot Lions, is deeply committed to making a positive impact right here in our community.

🌟 What We Do:
Lions are passionate about service and dedicated to helping those in need. From organising community events to supporting individuals facing challenges, we strive to make a meaningful difference. Whether it's providing aid during times of crisis, offering assistance to the less fortunate, or promoting health and education initiatives, Lions are always ready to lend a helping paw.

🤝 How You Can Help:
We believe that positive change starts with collective action, and we invite YOU to join us on our mission. Here are a few ways you can make a difference:

1️⃣ Become a Member: 
Consider joining the Lions family. As a member, you'll have the opportunity to actively participate in various projects and initiatives, contributing your time and skills to benefit the community.

2️⃣ Volunteer: 
If you're unable to commit to full membership, we always welcome volunteers for specific events or projects. Your time and energy can make a significant impact.

3️⃣ Donations: 
Financial contributions play a crucial role in supporting our charitable efforts. Every donation, big or small, helps us continue our work and reach more people in need.

4️⃣ Spread the Word: 
Help us raise awareness by sharing our posts, events, and initiatives on social media. The more people know about our cause, the greater the positive impact we can achieve together.

📞 Get in Touch:
If you're interested in learning more about the Chepstow and Caldicot Lions or getting involved, please feel free to reach out to us via direct message on facebook, or contact us  
We're always excited to welcome new faces and fresh ideas.
Thank you for your ongoing support, and together, let's make our community a better place for all. 🌟🦁

#WeServe

#kindnessmatters

#MakingADifference

 


Noah's dream is realised 

Noah's Retreat was officially opened for business and Lions were delighted to pop down and be present for the grand opening. Noah has done all the hard work of course. He really is the superhero.

Noah Herniman is a local teenager with an inoperable brain tumour. He suffers with neurofibromatosis, meaning tumours grow on his nerve tissues, was diagnosed with an inoperable benign tumour at the core of his brain in 2021 following the cancellation of his routine MRI scans due tyo COVID. He has undergone 74 weeks of chemotherapy, and has recently been told that these have been unsuccessful and that his tumour has grown significantly.

Despite this Noah has raised more than £35,000 to buy a caravan to offer families with a severely ill child a free respite care stay in the holiday home. Noah has spent his life raising thousands of pounds for various charities but his caravan mission is his biggest charitable achievement to date. The caravan was purchased through Noah's own fundraising, collaboratively with Morgan's Army another child cancer fundraiser, and a substantial donation from Chepstow and Caldicot Lions, and many other local businesses and individuals. He’s named the caravan Noah’s Retreat and has gifted the whole thing to Swansea-based organisation Kids Cancer Charity who will manage and administer the unit. Local Chepstow and Caldicot families with children undergoing chemotherapy will have first priority for bookings, although the interested families wishing to make family memories together whilst living with cancer can come from any part of the country.

Noah's Retreat is now closed for the winter, and will be getting some necessary repairs over the winter, and an accessibility upgrade too. So far this season there have been 6 families who have been able to use the lodge. That's six families coping with childhood cancer who have been able to spend repsite time together and make memories. 

Noah's dream has finally been realised, and now he's asking himself, "What's next?"

Noah standing outside the new mobile holiday home to be called Noah's Retreat

*Independently of the excellent work done by Noah to realise his dream with Noah's Retreat,  Chepstow and Caldicot Lions have also sponsored another six local families at Kids Cancer Charity respite care, with a donation of £3000 to the charity. 


ROAR Winners 2023

The FANTASTIC news is that Pembroke Primary School, Chepstow, have won the 2023 Lions Roar Competition for region 105CW which includes all of South Wales and parts of South West and Central England.  This is a fantastic achievement for the children, the school, the teaching staff and for Wales. We as a club are so proud of all of our schools who entered and took part again this year, but most of all to the children of Pembroke Primary School who took their project ideas, prototype, and marketing to the nation and won!  😍🥰🥳 Well done Pembroke Primary School.

Of course - we're now starting to talk to schools about their participation in ROAR2024, so watch this space, as we ramp up with the schools, and eagerly look forward to another excellent year for ROAR.


 

Message in a Bottle

Walking Football Clubs, including those in our area, are now returning to play in Chepstow and Caldicot. As they do, players have been given a Message in a Bottle donated by this club. Message in a Bottle can save a life, and is recognised by Ambulance services, first responders, and the Walking Football Association. The bottle is designed to hold key medical details and contacts in case of an emergency. More


Social Media

Have you checked out our presence on Social Media? As well as this website and our Facebook Page, we have a Twitter account (now known as X) which we tweet from on a regular basis, and an Instagram account where we show off some of our recent images. You're more than welcome to look us up on Social Media, Follow us, Like us, Comment, and Share.


Join us as a member or volunteer?

Finally we would like to finish for now with a mention on how you can join us. If you would like to help in the community, as a volunteer, or perhaps as a member, then simply get in touch with us on Facebook. 

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#childhoodcancer #vision #chepstow #caldicot

 

 

 


 

 

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