STORYTIME WITH THE LIONS

Our first "Storytime with the Lions" at Street Library and organised by the Friends of Street Library took place on Wednesday 39th July.

TESCO DONATION

 

The customers and staff at the Tesco store in Glastonbury have come up "trumps" with a most generous donation of £250 to the club.

This was the proceeds of their in-store second-hand book shelves during June and the proceed will be added to the club's charity account to help support local, national and international causes in the coming months.

Members of the club visited the store and met the store's Community Champion Kristie Mynott who presented the donation to our Club's President Lion Peter Cole.

A club spokesperson said "We are most grateful to Tesco for the donation. This is a great example of recycling books and giving a benefit to those less fortunate than ourselves."

INCOMING PRESIDENT

 

The 1st July sees the beginning of a new Lions year although many of our projects just keep going.

In the photograph our outgoing President Lion Derek Green on the left, hands over to our incoming President, Lion Peter Cole.

Derek has done a fantastic job leading the club for two years and has personally got involved in many of our activities and projects - thank you!

This next year sees our club celebrate its 50th birthday and it is especially appropriate that Peter is our President because he is one of two Charter/Founder members still in our club. The other Charter member is David Wall.

We look forward to an enjoyable and fruitful year of service with a special birthday party on Saturday 25th April 2026 at the Loft in Street.

Save the date!

MID-SOMERSET MUSICAL SPECTACULAR

 

35 years of the Mid Somerset Musical Spectacular at Strode Theatre were celebrated across two nights in June.  These concerts have been organised with Somerset Music over the years and this year it was ably supported by Nicola Thompson.

Over the two evenings over 250 youngsters performed on teh stage, many performing at a professional theatre for this first time.

On the Monday evening we welcomed a number of guests including a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Michael Motum, and one of the original organsiers, Nigel White.

Thanks to all our performers!

 

SPECTACLE RECYCLING

A consignment of 3640 pairs of spectacles for recycling was shipped to our National Headquarters in March by Lion Coln Marsh from the SW Virtual Club.  The total consignment was over 15.000 pairs from clubs in our Zone.

We continue to collect used spectacles from:

Boots Opticians, Street and Wells

Specsavers, Street

Eyetech, Street

West Mendip Hospital

SEA CADETS

Glastonbury and Street Sea Cadets applied to the Howard Martin Memorial Fund to install new heaters, purchase a small dehumidifier and find re cycled classroom chairs and tables to finish off a renovation project at their headquarters in Glastonbury.  The classroom used by the Junior Cadets required rejuvenating and the youngsters organised a sponsored event that raised almost £1000 towards the project by kayaking, running and cycling around Cheddar Reservoir.

A spokesperson for the Cadets said "The benefits to our Junior Cadets will be enormous. The Portacabin was leaking and damp with paint peeling off inside.  The project has given the Juniors pride in their dedicated area - a warm inviting space ready to learn and enjoy the sea cadet experience in comfort that is the least they deserve."

A Lions spokesman said "When we looked at the application we were impressed by the effort that the Cadets had put into raising some funds towards the rejuvenation themselves.  The Howard Martin Memorial Fund was set up to help support young people in our area and this grant certainly ticks all the boxes and more.  When we visited T.S. Excalibur we were made most welcome and appreciated the opportunity that Sea Cadets offers in developing young people." 

HOWARD MARTIN MEMORIAL FUND

Howard Martin was a member of Glastonbury and Street Lions Club for many years and previous to that he had been both a Lion and a Leo in other parts of the country.

He passed away in March 2023 and he left a very significant legacy to the club that it received in summer 2024.  It was his wish that the legacy be used to support young people and the groups, schools, clubs and organisations in which they are involved in our local community.  After discussion and thought the club set up the Howard Martin Memorial Fund and in the autumn invited grant applications from some local groups.

A number of schools and groups took up the opportunity and one of the first to receive a grant was Baltonsborough CE VC Primary School.  The school wants to create an outdoor area where children can explore the world around them and develop a sense of belonging.  The club were particularly impressed by the teaching staff who had undertaken a 26 mile sponsored walk in aid of the project.

A club spokesperson said " It was Howard's wish that his legacy be used locally to help children and we believe that this project captures the essence of what he wanted to achieve and support.  Other recent grants have included providing football kit to a local youth football team, sponsoring a musical workshop at a local infants school and helping the Sea Cadets complete a refurbishment project of a Portacabin at their headquarters.  We will be welcoming further applications in the future."

Lions Ronnie Harkness and Chris Ford presenting a cheque to members of staff at the school

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