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On Thursday the 24th of October Truro Lions Club held their annual Dinner Meeting at Truro Golf Club, which was attended by Lions their partners and our special guests from Cornwall Air Ambulance.

In September Truro Lions held their annual Crystal Golf Competition which raised an amazing amount for our Principal Chosen Charity Cornwall Air Ambulance HELI2 Appeal and for other local good causes 

Following the meal Lion President Mike Kalis gave a short speech introducing our guests, thanking everyone for attending, the Golf Club for providing us with lovely meals, and finally to Lion Bill Rudd for organising the evening .

Lion President Mike then presented the cheque for £7,504 which was gratefully received by our Guests:

Karen Hurn- Cornwall Air ambulance Head of Fund-Raising 

Jen Morgan -Fund Raising Officer 

Karen and Jen then spoke to explain the reasons for raising funds for a second Air Ambulance and how they operate 19 Hours a day and 365 days a year.

Photos taken by Lion Geoff and Norma Kaye

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THE CRYSTAL - GOLF COMPETITION 2024

CRYSTAL GOLF UPDATE!

We are very pleased to advise that the Crystal Golf is expected to raise a fantastic amount of close to £9,000! Many thanks again to all involved who made this happen!

On Friday the 6th of September the Lions Club of Truro held their annual Crystal Golf Event at Truro Golf Club . The weather leading up to the event was not good especially the day before, but we were surprised to wake up on the Friday to a dry calm start to the day. Dom ,the Head green keeper , and his team had done a fantastic job in preparing the course in difficult conditions so many thanks to them, and the Golf Club for allowing us to hold another successful charity event and for excellent meals provided throughout the day by Jess and her team.

Forty-Six Teams took part in the competition, another fantastic turnout ! Thank you everyone for entering!

In the evening, an Auction took place followed by a raffle both being extremely well supported raising significant amount of money for this year’s main cause - CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE  HELi2 APPEAL and a smaller portion for other local good causes. Thanks to everyone who purchased Auction Items and entered the raffle.
 
The total amount raised will be published shortly but the first signs are very encouraging!!
 
  Ed Harris of Lodge and Thomas did a star job managing the Auction. Thank you, Ed.
 
Many thanks to our main sponsor James Miller & Associates and to all our other generous sponsors who made valuable contributions to make the day a success, including the ongoing support from Paul Macintosh .
 
Finally, a big thank you for all the hard work put in by the organising committee for planning the event plus very significant help from fellow Lions and partners before, during and after the event, including those who cooked and served refreshments to the players halfway round the course.
 

Truro Golf Club Captain Mark Dawes said a few words and was presented a cheque by the club for his chosen charity.

President Mike Kalis followed with his vote of thanks to all concerned and finally Sue Williams ( Volunteer Ground Crew)and Rob Cowie ( Volunteer Trustee and Chairman finance and investment committee) spoke on behalf of Cornwall Air Ambulance explaining their HELi2 project and thanking everyone for their fund-raising efforts .

  President Mike Kalis then presented the prizes to the Competition Winners as follows:
 
 
Nearest to the Pin 16th (Sponsored by BeGorgeous Salon ) : 

John Edwards ( Team Dave Thomas)- John scored a HOLE IN ONE to take the Prize
 
Ladies Longest Drive (Sponsored by Cathedral Chiropractic) 

Vicky Stevenson of CAW ( Cornwall) Ltd "A Team"
 
Men’s Longest Drive ( Sponsored by Hawkins Motor Group ):

Jared Mortimore of Spike's Taxi Team
 
Putting Competition( Sponsored by Handelsbanken): 

Steve Drury of Victoria Inn Team 
 
Ladies Crystal Winning Team(Sponsored by Paul McIntosh ) :-    73 pts.

A Walk in the Park

Men's Teams ( All prizes sponsored by James Miller and Associates)
 
 Winners of the Crystal Trophy:
 
Men's 1st Place: - Harbour Inn A    92 pts.
 
Men's 2nd Place: - Cormac's Finest  89 pts.
 
Men's 3rd Place:   - The Unmasked Highwaymen 87 pts. 
 
Men's 4th Place :   - Salmon & Collett Building   86 pts. 
 
Men's 5th Place :  -  Logical Cleaning Solutions 85  pts. 
 
Hole in One     (  Sponsored by Handelsbanken.)

As above John Edwards of Team Dave Thomas

Please see excellent photos taking during the day by our Photographer - Norma Kaye and a contribution by Lion Tony Randall.

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On Saturday the 25th of August the annual Porthscatho Regatta was held. Superbly led by the incredible Hilda Powell who never considers stopping year after year and her son Lion Steve who were very ably supported by Lion Alan Downie and his wife Lesley, Lion President Mike Kalis, Lion Richard Moore and his partner Beryl and Lion Sue Gibbs. A fantastic amount of £843 was raised from the Tombola Sales of Cuddly Lions . 

We also recently attended Tregony Heavy Horse Show and Veryan Fete with our Cuddly Lions which together raised a total of £348 .

A massive thank you to the general public who participated in all 3 events raising money for Lions local good causes and congratulations to all Lions and Partners who manned the stall yesterday and to Lion Mick Pawlak  who assisted Hilda and Steve at Veryan and Tregony.

Photos courtesy of Alan and Lesley Downie

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Yesterday the 20th of July the Lions Club of Truro visited CHBN (Cornwall Hospital Radio ) at Treliske to celebrate 44 Years of this important Service plus 10 Years as a Community Service . Around 60 people attended the celebration which featured live streaming from the studio and studio tours of their impressive state of the art digital studios.

Over the years Truro Lions have played a very important role in  their development as you can see from the photos in this post and we were mentioned in the speeches by CHBN Chairman Mark Sanders and CHBN Honorary President Justin Leigh ( Former BBC Spotlight Presenter) .

Lions attending were President Mike Kalis and his wife Jane plus Lions Alan Chick and Alan Downie who are featured in the photos together with  Mark Sanders and Justin Leigh plus Town Crier Lionel Knight.

Photos courtesy of Lions Alan Downie and Alan Chick

 

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Oscar was diagnosed with Leukaemia in January 2022 and in March 2024 his complete his treatment. Oscar wanted to give back to his local hospital (Treliske) as they do not have a huge amount of money and support coming into the children’s ward like the bigger hospitals, therefore we created a go fund me page to create comfort packs to newly diagnosed children and parents in the first few days of diagnosis. Oscar and his Mum remember those first few nights well and just having things like paracetamol, note book and pen to write down lots of information, toothbrush even a phone charger can make some difference. 
Oscar raised over £3000 from family, friends and donaters. He continued to supply these packs to Clic Unit at Treliske hospital when they need more. 

Photos show President Mike presenting the Lions Cup to Oscar.on July 16th 2024
Well done Oscar!

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On the 15th of July  a group of intrepid Lions, Partners and Friends assembled at Stithians Show from 5.30 am in truly awful weather conditions to do our annual stint on the Entry Gates until 4pm . The weather was poor throughout the day but it didn't stop a steady flow of visitors attending the show !

Lion Bill Rudd was as usual at his brilliant best organising our presence and constantly visiting and helping teams at both gates . We thank everyone involved for their efforts and keeping cheerful despite the weather ! Special thanks to Lion Alan and Angela Chick for providing much needed shelter and drinks in their Camper Van.

We look forward to receiving a generous donation from the Stithians Committee which will go into our Charity Account 

Photos courtesy of Lesley Downie ( thanks Lesley)

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On Sunday the 30th  of June Truro Lions held their annual Handover at Truro Golf Club to mark the start of the new Lions Year.  Lions their partners and guests sat down to enjoy a lovely Sunday Lunch

Outgoing President Richard Moore in his speech thanked everyone for coming, and that he was very pleased that the Truro Team of members and partners utilised their outstanding talents doing a great job with our various fund raising and service activities .  Fundraising over the last Lions year included our usual events such as Crystal Golf, Christmas Hampers , Easter Eggs, Used Book Sales , Cuddly Lions, and Stithians Show.

The club gave many hours-of-service Marshalling at Children's Hospice SW events and others including Pencalenick School, the Refuge, Newquay Beer Festival , Litter Picking and the Memory Cafe. 

Richard gave a big thank you to all Officers, Members , Partners, and Friends for all their efforts through the year and a special thanks to his partner Beryl for all her help and support. He also gave thanks to Jess and the staff of the Golf Club for providing us with a lovely meal and to Lion Julian for organising the event.

Richard then presented long service awards to Lions John Comben (30 Years), Bill Rudd (40 Years) and Alan Chick (50 Years)

He then handed over the Presidents Chain of Office to VP Mike Kalis and wished Mike and his Wife Jane all the very best for their year, from himself and Beryl.

New President Mike Kalis then said a few words of welcome to everyone present and looked forward to receiving support from Members and Partners for his year of office . 

Mike then handed the VP Chain to our new Vice President Julian Collinson before giving a bunch of flowers to Beryl.

Finally Richard presented a cheque of £5,000 for his chosen charity Penhaligon’s Friends to our guests Nathalie Buckland and Barby Hartley who gave an overview of Penhaligon’s Activities , especially how they would use the donation for their Memory Days , which brings together bereaved families to spend the day together and help them cope with their loss by sharing memories of loved ones and creating memories for the future. This applies to bereaved children, parents, and other family members.

Traditional photos were then taken in the Club thanks to our Photographer Norma Kaye

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On the 15th of June Truro Lions and Partners were out in force volunteering as Marshalls at the 10th Anniversary CHSW Rainbow Run at RAF St.Mawgan, with 1300 runners of all ages taking part. Congratulations to Kiley Pearce and her Team for a wonderful day which raised an amazing amount for CHSW of £95,000!!

Lions Julian Collinson, Steve Powell, Richard Lewis, Mike Kalis , Bill Rudd, Alan Downie, Alan Chick and Keith Wellington ably assisted by our ladies Jane Kalis, Mary Rudd, Lesley Downie and Angela Chick. Well done to all.

Photos courtesy of Lesley Downie

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Lions Liz Randall, Tony Randall and Keith Wellington were our volunteers Marshalling at the Race for Life event on the 12th of May which was a fund raiser for Cancer Research UK

 

 

 

Post and Photos courtesy of Lion Peter and Brenda Read

On the 10th of May Brenda and I together with Tony and Liz Randall assisted with the marshalling at the Cancer Research Pretty Muddy Run at Stithians Showground today. Truro Lions have been involved in this event for several years  and we were delighted to be invited to help again. Apparently there were 1700 hundred runners taking part, both children and adults. It was announced officially that to date £92,000 has been raised with more monies expected. A very worthwhile event. Peter Read.

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On the 21st of April Truro Lions had a gazebo at Volunteers Day which  featured 30 stands on Lemon Quay. We were blessed with glorious weather even if Roary the Lion suffered somewhat in the heat!

We managed to spread the word to the general public about what we as Lions do in and around Truro and enhanced our visibility.

We had a Tombola for cuddly Lions which raised £40 for our funds.

Well done to Lions Peter Read, Steve Powell and Liz and Tony Randall who organised and ran the stall and. Big thanks to Roary the Lion who did another star turn on the day( aka Liz and Tony) !

Selection of photos included in the post courtesy of Brenda Read and Liz and Tony Randall

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In the early part of March Truro Lions Club started their 2024 Giant Easter Egg campaign in the Pannier Market plus 26 locations(mainly Pubs)** in Truro and surrounding areas .Also an Easter Store Collection at Tesco.

This year we chose Penhaligon's Friends as the main recipient of the funds raised and an amount for other local good causes

We are proud to announce that after concluding the draws at the Easter Weekend, we have raised an excellent total of £2,533!

This amount is due to the outstanding generosity of the public of Truro and surrounding areas, especially in these continuing difficult times. We are extremely grateful to all who entered the draws.
We would like to express our appreciation to the management teams of the Pannier Market and Joe at E Cigs R Us , who allowed us to locate there and sell our lines, and to all the Patrons of the other 26 locations who actively promoted our Giant Eggs with their customers. Also, many thanks to Tesco allowing us to do a Store Collection.

Finally, many thanks to our Lions and Partners who manned our Market and Store locations .

**Locations as follows: Cornish Arms, Old Ale House, Norway Inn, Chiverton Arms, Old Plough Inn, Ship Inn, Miners Arms, New Inn, Red Lion, Punch Bowl and Ladle, Railway Club,Railway Inn, Victoria Inn, Victory Inn, Wig and Pen, Truro Golf Club, 7 Stars, Star Inn,  Plume of Feathers, Elerkey Bar, St. Agnes Hotel, Mercedes Garage, Hawkin Arms, Royal Oak, Barley Sheaf and the Brit.

 

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Truro Lions Club celebrated their 53rd Charter Anniversary Lunch at the Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth, on Sunday the 7th of April 2024 

 President Richard Moore and his partner Beryl hosted the Lunch with Distinguished Guests District Governor Lion James Mathers and his Wife Lion Gail, Mayor of Truro Carol Swain and Mayoress Sarah Douglas Martin together with a great representation from other local clubs including St. Austell, Newquay Towan Blystra, Hayle and Penzance . also attending Zone A Chair Lion Phil Bunt with his wife Lion Jill.

The event was very successful with excellent food and service, provided by the Hotel.

President Richard thanked all members and partners for their support during his year and gave special thanks to Lions Julian Collinson, Geoff Kaye for organising the lunch , Lions Sue Gibbs, Anna Stenning and Liz Barnes for an excellent Tombola, and to all our guests who came along to celebrate with us. 

He also described the activities for fundraising , donations and service carried out in his year and thanked Alisha and her Team from the Greenbank for all their hard work with the room presentation and service for the meals.

The President's speech was followed by a response from District Governor James Mathers on behalf of Lions Club International , who at the end of his speech presented Lion Vice President Mike Kaliszczak with his Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the highest award in Lions. Lion Liz Randall gave the toast to all our Guests and finally Mayor Carol Swain responded.

All the speeches were well received , with a good sprinkling of humour.

Lion Vice President Mike Kaliszczak who did an excellent job as Toastmaster ended with a couple of entertaining Poems.!

Thanks to Norma Kaye for taking the photographs

 

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A fantastic sum of £158 was raised by Truro Golf Club members in the run up to Easter, supporting Truro Lions by selling draw tickets for a large chocolate Easter Egg. The sum raised will be donated by Truro Lions principally to Penhaligon's Friends, a local Children's bereavement charity, and other local good causes.

Pictured here is the draw winner, Jeff Slee, being presented with his egg by Gemma Taylor, one of the Truro Golf Club bar staff, along with Julian Collinson, golf club member and representing Truro Lions. The staff were instrumental in supporting the Lions by selling draw numbers to members, under the supervision of Jess Hull, Bar and Restaurant Manager.

Julian thanked the golf club members, through Jess, for their generous support.

Congratulations to Jeff for winning, and we hope you enjoy all that chocolate!

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Yesterday we made the draw for the 2 Easter Eggs at the Pannier Market ably assisted by the town Cryer Lionel Knight.

The winners were Ticket Number 758 Aimee Ossitt from Fraddon, and Ticket Number 621 Quinton Dale from Truro.

Photos show the draw and later the presentations made to Aimee and Quinton.

As advised previously total amount raised for all locations will be published soon .

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On the 26th of March we had a collection day at Tesco in Truro as part of our Easter Fund Raising Campaign. We are very pleased that due to the great generosity of the shoppers we raised a fantastic £300 towards our Presidents chosen Charity Penhaligon’s Friends and other local good causes.

Many thanks to Tesco for allowing us to collect and  to our team of volunteers on the day including Roary the Lioness( Lion Liz Randall) seen in the photo with Lions Mick Pawlak and Richard Mitchell . 
We will publish full results after Easter including the Pannier Market and all the locations in Truro and Surrounding Areas.

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Truro Lions and Partners attended the Lions District Convention last weekend at Croyde in Devon. In the photos are Lion President Richard Moore and Beryl, Lion Bill Rudd and Mary, Lion John Cardew and Elaine and Lion Alan Chick and Angela. Photos courtesy of the Convention Organisers were taken at the Themed party night on the Friday and at the business session on the Saturday

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Truro Lions have now started selling lines (cost £1 per line) towards our Easter Egg Draws, at locations in and around Truro, including the Pannier Market, where we will be every Wednesday, Friday. And Saturday between 10 am and 3 pm. from the 6th of March until the 30th of March when the draws will take place.
Proceeds raised will be for Penhaligon's Friends and other local good Causes 

We will also be present at Tesco Truro store on Wednesday March 27th  doing a bucket collection for the same causes.

Looking forward to seeing you either in the Market or at Pubs and Clubs and other locations in and around Truro, which are as follows:

Punchbowl and Ladle, Norway Inn, Royal Oak, Cornish Arms, Elerkey Bar, Plume of Feathers, Ship Inn, Mercedes Garage, Hawkins Arms,Star Inn, Britannia,Seven Stars, Railway Inn, Railway Club
Chiverton Arms, Red Lion, Victory Inn, Miners Arms, St. Agnes Hotel,  Truro Golf Club, Old Ale House, 
Victoria Inn, Wig and Pen, Plough Inn, New Inn,  Barley Sheaf.

Photo 2 shows Lions Sue Gibbs and Mick Pawlak starting the draw today at the Pannier Market

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Yesterday the 19th of January Truro Lion President Richard Moore visited the home of Lion Mike Kaliszczak to present him with a very well-deserved Melvin Jones Fellow Award. This was in recognition of his serving as the Treasurer for 10 Years with his previous Club Lancaster and Morecambe Lions in Lancashire.
Lion Mike is currently the Vice President of the Lions Club of Truro and will take over as President on July 1st 2024.

Photos show President Richard Moore presenting the award to Lion Mike and also a photo of President Richard and Lion Mike with his wife Jane, together with Membership Chairman Lion Bill Rudd and Public Relations Officer Lion Geoff Kaye

 

 

Post from Cornwall Refuge Trust yesterday 

A big thank you to Truro Lions Club for organising a surprise visit from Santa Claus. The children had a magical morning when Santa visited, helping to spread joy and happiness.

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We would like to wish everyone in Truro and Surrounding Areas a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Health New Year!
Thanks for all your generous  support in 2023!

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During the last 4 weeks the Lions Club of Truro have been running Christmas Hamper draws at the Pannier Market in Truro plus a cash collection at Tesco.

We have concluded a very successful campaign raising a great amount of just over £2,500! The monies raised are for our principal Charity Penhaligon's Friends plus other local good causes including LARF( Lauren and Rosies Fund -Cancer Charity) and the Invictus Trust (Mental Health Charity)

This was only possible due to the wonderful support from the people of Truro and surrounding areas . A big big thank you to all who visited us and very generously entered the draws and donated at Tesco.

Many thanks to Tesco, the CO-OP and Marks and Spencer's for their generous donations to fill our Hampers and to Lampier's Butchers of Threemilestone who jointly funded with us a £30 Meat Voucher.

The Pannier Market have again been especially supportive this year allowing us to 3 days each week.

Many thanks to John Roach and E Cigs R Us for their great support! Also thanks to Ann of Martins Bakery for making the draws.

We also thank Tesco for allowing to us to do a one-day Cash Collection for the Charities listed above.

Finally, we couldn’t achieve our results without our dedicated Lions , Partners and friends, who were on duty at the Markets!

The recipients are as listed on the attached photos, together with a photo showing the recipients 

The draws for the winners of the Hampers were made on December the 16th and have since been delivered to the winners (First, Second and Third Prizes)

The Winners are as follows

First Prize . No. 1384.  Mr. Nick Chaffin of Porthscatho 

Second Prize. No. 1420. Ms. Linda Potter of Truro ( Photo shows Hamper being received by her daughter)

Third Prize . No. 57 Mrs. Penny Gange of Mevagissey.

Photos are included of the 3 lucky winners

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Last Sunday the 3rd of December Lions from local Clubs once more assisted with marshalling at Children’s Hospice South West Santa Run at the Eden Project.

Featured in the Photo from Truro Lions were Lion Bill Rudd and his wife Mary and Lion Keith Wellington. 

Also the following from Truro Lions attended and assisted with marshalling were Lion President Richard Moore , his partner Beryl Devany and his daughter Eleanor, Lion Steve Powell, Lions Liz and Tony Randall and Chris Caton friend of Lion Bill and Mary 

Once again well done to all for helping CHSW ! and congratulations to all the runners taking part.

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FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
In loving memory of Ken Hart, 17/07/1947 – 18/11/2023

The funeral service will be held on Friday 8th December 2023, 12 noon at Penmount Crematorium, Truro. 

In lieu of flowers, we would like to ask that any donations be made to Truro Lions Club in Ken’s name. 

Following the service, we will have a reception at Truro Golf Club, which you are invited to.  

We would be grateful if you could pass this message along to anyone who knew Ken and would like to join the family in our celebration of his life.

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Further to our recent post the Club made a very encouraging start to our Christmas Hamper Fund Raising Event yesterday in the Pannier Market! Photo shows Lion Sue Gibbs on duty.

On Saturday Evening the 11th of November there were 10 Lions and Partners helping out with Marshalling at Children’s Hospice Southwest Moonlight Memory Walk at Heligan 

Taking Part were:

lions Liz and Tony Randall
lion Bill Rudd and his wife  Mary
Lion Keith Wellington
Lion Steve Powell 
Lion President Richard Moore and his partner  Beryl Devany
Lion Sue Gibbs 
Lion Julian Collinson

Well done to all !

The Lions Club of Truro will be starting its Christmas Hamper Draw, fund raising event on Friday the 24th of November at the Pannier Market and then every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday ending on Saturday the 16th of December when the draws will be made.

.We will be raising funds for the Presidents Chosen Charity Penhaligon’s Friends plus contributions to LARF ( Lauren and Rosie Fund- ( Cancer Charity ) and Invictus Trust ( Mental Health Charity) and other local good causes. There will be a First, Second and Third Prize this year as shown below.

We will also be holding a Store Collection at Tesco on Friday the 15th of December for the same causes.

 

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Yesterday the 26th of October Truro Lions Club held their annual Dinner Meeting at Truro Golf Club, which was attended by Lions their partners and our special guests   from the Motor Neurone Disease Association (Cornwall Branch).

In September Truro Lions held their annual Crystal Golf Competition which raised an amazing amount for our Principal Chosen Charity MNDA (Cornwall Branch) plus other local good causes.

The photos show the presentation of the cheque to our guests, who were:

David Maloret - Treasurer (former chairman) who received the cheque of £7,500 from Lion President Richard Moore and gave an acceptance speech being very grateful to receive our donation.

Jeremy Thomas - Secretary 

Carole Aspen -Association Visitor 

Christine Bungay - Carer’s Champion.

President Richard thanked the Truro Golf Club staff for their excellent meals and to everyone for attending.

Many thanks to Lions Anna Stenning and Peter Read for organising what turned out to be a very enjoyable evening!

Photos taken by our Photographer Norma Kaye

 

 

 

 

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34 Truro Lions, Partners and Friends visited the Hall for Cornwall today October 5th for a tour behind the scenes. It certainly was an eye opening experience and made us all realise the tremendous amount of work that goes on each day to prepare for the shows!  This was followed by a delicious afternoon tea and cakes served to us in the Green Room Cafe by our hosts. Many thanks to our HFC guides and to Lions Anna and Liz for arranging the visit.

Photos courtesy of Lesley Downie

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**UPDATE**

THE CRYSTAL - GOLF COMPETITION 2023

The event raised a fantastic amount. First indications show a figure close to £8,000 .Huge thanks to all our competitors and to everyone who participated in the Auction and the Raffle!

 
On Friday the 8th of September the Lions Club of Truro held their annual Crystal Golf Event at Truro Golf Club on what proved to be a very hot and humid day. Forty-Nine teams entered the competition,a fantastic turnout given the continuing difficult conditions the country is experiencing at this time. A big thanks to them all for taking part. The Golf Club made sure the course was in excellent condition and our thanks to them for that - plus the excellent evening meal served to the competitors.Truro Golf Club Captain Peter Brooks invited us back for next year.
In the evening, an Auction took place followed by a raffle both being extremely well supported raising significant amount of money for this year’s main cause - the Motor Neurone Disease Association (Cornwall Branch) and other local good causes including Penhaligon's Friends.
 
The total amount raised will be published shortly but the first signs are very encouraging!!
 
  Bob Mosley  did a star job managing the Auction. Thank you,Bob 
 
Many thanks to our main sponsor James Miller & Associates and to all our other sponsors who made valuable contributions to make the day a success, including the ongoing support from Paul Macintosh and new sponsors this year -Skinners/Goodh Brewery, Handelsbanken, and Tregunna Funeral Directors.
 
Finally, a big thank you for all the hard work put in by the organising committee for planning the event plus very significant help from fellow Lions and partners before, during and after the event, including those who cooked and served refreshments to the players halfway round the course.
 
Please see excellent photos taking during the day by our Photographer - Lesley Downie.Lion  President Richard Moore presented the prizes.
 
Competition Winners were as follows :
 
Nearest to the Pin (Sponsored by BeGorgeous Hair): Richard Daniel
 
Ladies Longest Drive (Sponsored by Cathedral Chiropractic) :Liz Ashton
 
Men’s Longest Drive ( Sponsored by 3MS Maintenance ):Jared Mortimore
 
Putting Competition( Sponsored by Handelsbanken): John Elder
 
Ladies Crystal Winning Team(Sponsored by MOR Interiors) :CAW(Cornwall) Ltd. -89 points.
 
 Winners of  the Crystal Trophy - sponsored by James Miller and Associates were
  
1st Place: Dave Cilla and St.A. Members -93 points
 
2nd Place: Golf Fathers -92 pts.
 
3rd Place:  Motown Pirates -89 pts. (back nine 47)
 
4th Place :   Team Dave Thomas -89 pts. (back nine 46)
 
5th Place:   PMH Builders – 89 pts. ( back nine 45)
 
Hole in One -  Sponsored by Handelsbanken.

John Grant of the Cormac Finest Team(only the second hole in one in 32 Years)

 

 

On Monday the 17th of July  Truro Lions did their annual stint on the Stithian’s Show manning the gates both in and out plus the member's pavilion .

The Club did their job superbly with grateful thanks from the Organisers and the great number attending the show.

Thankfully, the weather managed to stay dry ! 

Many thanks to all Lions and Partners who attended and worked very hard, especially Lion Bill for his exceptional Organisation ably assisted by Lion Alan Chick for the use of his Camper Van and Gazebo plus excellent cooking of the end of day BBQ by the two Alan’s and their assistants Mary and Angela .

The Club will receive £1,350 to our Charity Account from the Stithian’s Show Committee reflecting our achievement.

Photos courtesy of Lesley Downie

Lions and Partners enjoyed a really good relaxing afternoon at the reopening of Skinners Brewery. Excellent Betty Stogs Beer, Lovely food and great entertainment by Hit and Miss and Truro Male Voice Choir. Great to see a local business back up and running !

 

 

 

On Sunday the 25th of June  Truro Lions held their annual Handover at Penrose Kitchen to mark the start of the new Lions Year.  Lions and their partners, sat down to enjoy a lovely Sunday Lunch

Outgoing President Geoff Kaye in his speech said he was very pleased that the Truro Team of members and partners utilising their outstanding talents did a great job with our various fund raising and service activities .  The club raised about £22,000 over the last Lions year with our usual events such as Crystal Golf, Christmas Hampers , Easter Eggs, Used Book Sales , Cuddly Lions,  and Stithians Show , The Turkey /Syria Earthquake Appeal . Geoff said he was particularly proud of the £4,000 raised for the Earthquake Appeal which once again showed the outstanding generosity of the public of Truro and surrounding areas and visitors to the City.

The club gave Approx 1000 hours of service to Marshalling at Little Harbour events and others plus helping at the Memory Cafe. 

Geoff said a big thank you to all Members , Partners, and Friends for all their efforts through the year and a special thanks to his wife Norma for all her help and support.

He then handed over the Presidents Chain of Office to VP Richard Moore and wished Richard and his Partner Beryl Devany all the very best for their year, from himself and Norma .

New President Richard Moore then said a few words of welcome to everyone present , especially wives of past Lions and those not well enough to attend, and looked forward to receiving support from Members and Partners for his year of office . 

Richard then handed the VP Chain to our new Vice President Mike Kalis before giving a gift of a rose to Norma.  Geoff in turn then gave an Orchid to Beryl.

Finally, Richard thanked Lion Bill Rudd for producing the new 2023/24 Directory and to Penrose Kitchen for providing us with lovely meals.

We then went outside on the patio for group photos and a chance to have a chat

 

 

 

Yesterday members of Truro Lions with their partners and friends volunteered Marshalling at the CHSW Rainbow Run held at RAF St. Mawgan.

On duty were Lion Julian Collinson, Lion Keith Wellington, Lion Steve Powell, Lion Alan Downie and his wife Lesley with their friend Chris Caton, Lion Mike Kalis and his wife Jane.

First indications is that the event was very successful financially with Approx 1,300 Runners and Participants.

Also in the photos is Kiley Pearce of CHSW.

A big well done to all concerned!

 

 

On Wednesday the 7th of June the Lions Club of Truro visited Truro Foodbank to make a cheque presentation of £1,300 .

The Donation was made from the funds raised during our Easter Egg Draws having chosen the Foodbank as the main recipient.

Yesterday we received a letter of thanks from Wendy Vincent , Secretary to the Trustees of Truro Foodbank thanking us for the donation which will be used to buy groceries and hygiene products for theneeds of local families in food crisis.

Shown in the photo are Simon Fann of the Foodbank , together with Lion President Geoff, and Lions Mick Pawlak and Sue Gibbs

 

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On Saturday the 20th of May the annual Race for life Muddy Run took place at Stithians Showground . There were over 1700 runners taking part Children and Adults .

Cancer Research UK were hoping to raise a substantial amount and with the number taking part they are on to a winner.

Truro Lions were on duty marshalling represented by Lion Peter Read and Brenda, Lion Bill Rudd and Mary and our brand new members Liz and Tony Randall( Liz and Tony also did the Race for Life the following day)

 

A big well done to all who took part and our Lions and Partners for being on duty

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At our Club Meeting last Thursday the 11th of May Truro Lions welcomed 2 new members. Liz and Tony Randall. The photo shows the induction ceremony carried out by Lion Keith Wellington their sponsor

Many Congratulations Liz and Tony and welcome to Truro Lions from members and partners.

 

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After our recent Easter Egg Campaign we had a spare Egg which we raffled at our Club Meeting. It was won by Lion Mick Pawlak who then donated it to the Cornwall Refuge Trust pictured together with Lion President Geoff Kaye

 

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Yesterday April the 24th several Lions and wives made a visit to Little Harbour, the Children’s Hospice at St. Austell.
 
The purpose of the visit was to have a tour of the premises and view first hand items purchased with our recent donation, which totalled £22,000.  This project initiated by Lion Keith Wellington was to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Lions Club of Truro in 2021. Lion Keith was the chairman of what was called the 50/50 Appeal, with the initial aim of raising £40,000 to be shared equally between Childrens Hospice SW and Cornwall Hospice Care. Despite the restrictions placed on us by covid the Club still managed to raise a fantastic amount of £44,000.
 
The excellent tour was given by Amanda Masters CHSW Area Fundraiser for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and Becky Jolliffe who looks after Reception and Admin. It was very informative and sometimes emotional to see first-hand the work carried out at the Hospice and how they care for their patients and families in the most difficult of circumstances.
 
We saw 6 very comfortable chairs and stools purchased with our donations for each Childs bedroom, purposely for the comfort of a parent when close to their child, day or night. We also purchased 2 Medication Pumps which are essential medical items and replaced their older models. During COVID shutdown we gave an interim donation of £11,000 to assist cash flow when their fund raising was curtailed.
 
Following the visit Amanda Masters wrote the following comments.
 
Amanda Masters, Area Fundraiser for Children’s Hospice South West said “On behalf of all of the children and families that we support at Little Harbour I would like to thank Truro Lions for all of their hard work in fundraising and for giving us such a generous donation. We really do rely on the support of the local community to ensure we can keep providing vital care to families so it means so much to us that you are part of that.”
 
Please pass on our sincere thanks to all the Lions for their continued support, everyone at Little Harbour appreciates it so much 😊
 
🌈See you at Rainbow Run🌈

Present were Lion President Geoff Kaye and Norma, Lion Keith Wellington, Lion Alan Downie and Lesley, Lion Peter Read and Brenda and Lion Mike Kalis.
 
Please see photos attached with this post

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In the early part of March Truro Lions Club started their 2023 Giant Easter Egg campaign in the Pannier Market plus around 30 locations(mainly Pubs)** in Truro and surrounding areas .Also Easter Store Collections at Waitrose and Tesco.

This year we chose Truro Foodbank as the main recipient of the funds raised and we are also supporting Young Carers, CAAP(Cornwall Accessible Activities Programme ) , Chaos and Cornwall Refuge Trust.

We are proud to announce that after concluding the draws at the Easter Weekend, we have raised an excellent total of £2,500!

This amount is due to the continued outstanding generosity of the public of Truro and surrounding areas, especially in these very difficult times. We are extremely grateful to all who entered the draws.
We would like to express our appreciation to the management teams of the Pannier Market and Joe at E Cigs R Us , who allowed us to locate there and sell our lines, and to all the Patrons of the other 30 locations who actively promoted our Giant Eggs with their customers. Also, thanks to Waitrose and Tesco allowing us to do Store Collections 

Finally, many thanks to our Lions and Partners who manned our Market and Store locations .

**Locations as follows: Bassett Arms, Cornish Arms, Old Ale House, Rising Sun, Fox and Hounds, Norway Inn, Chiverton Arms, Old Plough Inn, Ship Inn, Miners Arms, New Inn, Red Lion, Punch Bowl and Ladle, Railway Inn, Victoria Inn, Victory Inn, Wig and Pen, Truro Golf Club, Penrose Kitchen, Plume of Feathers, Elerkey Bar, St. Agnes Hotel, Mercedes Garage, Hawkin Arms, Royal Oak, City Inn.
 

 

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Truro Lions Club celebrated their 52nd Charter Anniversary Lunch at the Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth, on Sunday the 2nd of April 2023

 President Geoff Kaye and his wife Norma hosted the Lunch with Distinguished Guests , District Governor Elect Lion James Mathers and his Wife Lion Gail, together with a great representation from other local clubs including St. Austell, Newquay Towan Blystra, Camborne Redruth, Hayle and Penzance . also attending was Past District Governor Lion Lesley Clarke and Zone A Chair Lion David Broadhurst.

The event was very successful with excellent food and service, provided by the Hotel, and entertainment provided by Anton Mullan with his renditions of many 1960's hits , especially some Beatles Classics.

President Geoff thanked all members and partners for their support during his year and special thanks 
to Lions Julian Collinson, Peter Read, Richard Moore for organising the lunch , Lions Sue Gibbs, Anna Stanning and Liz Barnes for an excellent Raffle, and to all our guests who came along to celebrate with us. Finally thanking his wife Norma for her unstinting support .

He also described the activities for both fundraising and service and in particular the fantastic amount of over £4000 raised for the Earthquake Appeal for Turkey and Syria 

President Geoff presented long service awards to Lions Peter Willett 35 Years and Liz Barnes 10 Years plus honourable mentions for Lions John Cardew 45 Years, Steve Powell 10 Years and Richard Moore 10 Years( Not present Lion Mick Pawlak 20 Years), who had received their awards at a recent Club Meeting 

All the speeches were well received , with a good sprinkling of humour.

Thanks to Lion Alan Downie and his wife Lesley for taking the photos

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Truro Lions have now started selling lines (cost £1 per line) towards our Easter Egg Draws, at locations in and around Truro, including the Pannier Market, where we will be every Wednesday, Friday. And Saturday (except Good Friday) between 10 am and 3 pm. from the 8th of March until the 8th of April when the draws will take place.
Proceeds raised will mainly be for Truro Foodbank and other local good causes including Young Carers, Chaos, CAAP and Cornwall Refuge Trust 
We will also be present at Tesco Truro store on Wednesday April 5th doing a bucket collection for the same causes.
Looking forward to seeing you either in the Market or at Pubs and Clubs and other locations in and around Truro, which are as follows:
Pandora, Punchbowl and Ladle, Norway Inn, Royal Oak, Cornish Arms, Elerkey Bar, Plume of Feathers, Ship Inn, Mercedes Garage, Hawkins Arms, 
Chiverton Arms, Red Lion, Victory Inn, Miners Arms, St. Agnes Hotel, Fox and Hounds, Peterville Inn, Truro Golf Club, Old Ale House, Rising Sun, 
Victoria Inn, Wig and Pen, Britannia, City Inn, Plough Inn, New Inn, Penrose Kitchen, Bassett

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When the awful news broke about the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Northern Syria, the Lions Club of Truro quickly mobilised teams to collect for the humanitarian Appeal. Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday people will have seen 'Lions' around the city of Truro. collection donations. This effort was made possible by the local authorities rapidly responding to issue licences to collect. Thanks to them.

The response from the people of Truro and many visitors was truly magnificent! Over the 3 days we collected a total of £3,345. Truro Lions have added another £500 from our funds, and we will be donating a total of £3,845 to the Earthquake Appeal later today. Update final total £4,080

Many many thanks once more to those who contributed to this outstanding donation.

Also, thanks to our teams of Lions and Partners for their efforts collecting around Truro and once again to John Roach at the Pannier Market for allowing us together with Joe and Rosemary at  E Cigs R Us to set up a base there for our operations .

Photo shows some of the Lions on Duty on Saturday .Lions Keith Wellington, Bob Moore, Steve Powell, Peter Read and Mick Pawlak.  Post dated February 13th 2023

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During the last 4 weeks the Lions Club of Truro have been running Christmas Hamper draws at 2 locations in Truro - Lemon Street Market and Pannier Market

Even though we could only do half the number of shifts at Lemon Street Market , due to circumstances beyond our control , we concluded a successful campaign raising a great amount of just over £2,000.

Originally, we had pledged £3,500 to all the local good causes we supported but fortunately we are still able to keep these commitments , supplemented by funds already raised from previous fund-raising efforts.

This was only possible by the wonderful support from the people of Truro and surrounding areas . A big big thank you to all who visited us and very generously entered our draws, especially during such difficult Financial Times for our country.

Many thanks again to Waitrose and Tesco who generously donated significant amounts of goodies for the Hampers and Roach Fine Foods who jointly funded with us 2 x £30 Meat Vouchers .

The Pannier Market have been especially supportive this year allowing us to do extra shifts to replace days lost at Lemon Street Market. Many thanks to John Roach and E Cigs R Us for their great support!

Finally, we couldn’t achieve our results without our Lions Partners and friends, who were on duty at the Markets!

The recipients are as listed on the attached photos, together with a photo showing the receipients.

The draws for the winners of the Hampers were made on December the 17th and have since been delivered to the winners ( 2 First and 2 Second Prizes)

The Winners are as follows

Lemon Street Market

First Prize . Brian Stevens of St. Ives who is a Volunteer Hospital Driver

Second Prize. Ampera Heras of Truro who is an NHS Nurse.

Pannier Market

First Prize . Mary Bedford of Fowey

Second Prize . Sally Hudson of St. Ives

Photos are included of 3 of the lucky winners

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Truro Lions together with partners ,friends and family were out again marshalling today at the Children’s Hospice South West Santa Run , which took place at the Eden Project.

In attendance were Lions :

Julian Collinson, Mick Pawlak , Peter Read, Steve Powell, Richard Moore ,Bill Rudd, together with Jenny Pawlak, Lesley Downie, Mary Rudd, Beryl Devany, Eleanor Moore and Chris Caton 

Many thanks to All. great effort !

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TRURO LIONS ROARING TO HELP THE VULNERABLE AT CHRISTMAS
 
At our Club Meeting on Thursday the 10th of November, Truro Lions made a commitment to help ease the burden of the cost-of-living crisis on our local community by donating over the Christmas period a total of over £3,500 to many local good causes in Truro and surrounding areas.
 
In order to raise money to support these causes we will be raffling a superb Christmas Hamper at both the Lemon Street Market and the Pannier Market.. The hampers will contain a wealth of good quality festive items donated by our local supermarkets. There will also be a runner-up prize at each location. Tickets will be on sale at both markets from Friday the 25th of November and on each Friday and Saturday untill the final draw on Saturday the 17th December.
 
We can't do anything though without the support of the generous people of Truro and beyond,, so we are looking forward to seeing you buy your tickets at Lemon Street and Pannier Markets, each week leading up to Christmas.

Photos show a first and second prize!

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Last Saturday the 12th of November Truro Lions once again provided Marshalling for Children's Hospice SW for their Moonlight  Charity  Walk at the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Marshalling were Peter Read, Keith Wellington,Anna Stenning, Steve Powell,Bill Rudd and his wife Mary,Chris Yexley and his wife Ruth, Richard Moore and his partner Beryl together with Lesley Downie, Chris Caton,Dick Butter and Celia Hillman.

Very well done to all!

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President Geoff Kaye attended the Remembrance Parade and Service today in Truro with his wife Norma on behalf of the members of the Lions Club of Truro.

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Yesterday the 27th of October Truro Lions Club held their annual Dinner Meeting at Truro Golf Club , which was attended by Lions and their Partners and special Guests  Simon Fann from Truro Foodbank and Ian Butler , Jayne Penlerick from Cornwall Blood Bikes .

In September Truro Lions held their annual Crystal Golf Competition which raised an amazing amount for our chosen Charities Truro Foodbank and Cornwall Blood Bikes plus putting an amount aside to support other local good causes.

The photos show each Charity receiving cheques for £3,000 . As you can imagine both organisations were surprised and delighted to receive the amounts expressing their gratitude with short speeches and explaining how they operate.

This was followed by 3 awards of the Melvin Jones Fellowship ( The highest Lions International award)to 3 truly outstanding members of Truro Lions , Alan Downie, Mick Pawlak and Bill Rudd who have all made very significant contributions to the club over many years and to Lionism.

Our grateful thanks to Truro Golf Staff for their lovely meals and to Lions Liz Barnes, Anna Stenning and Immediate Past President Peter Read for organising, what turned out to be a very enjoyable evening !

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On Wednesday the 21st of September Kenwyn Community Association held a concert at Kenwyn Church. The event organised by Andrew Lancaster on behalf of Kenwyn Church,  raised a splendid total of £300 for Truro Foodbank . This was one of a series of Concerts.

On Thursday there was a Club Visit to Truro Foodbank where a cheque for £300 was presented to Simon Fann by Lions Keith Wellington and Bill Rudd.

Members and partners present Lion Keith Wellington, Lion Bill Rudd and his wife Mary, Lion Alan Chick and Lion Mick Pawlak all enjoyed the very informative tour of the premises

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Truro Lions Club finally celebrated their 50th Charter Anniversary at the Falmouth Hotel on Saturday the 17th of September, after 2 previous cancelled attempts due to Covid.

Immediate Past President Peter Read and his wife Brenda hosted the evening as he was in the chair as President in the 50th Year

The evening was very successful with excellent food and service, provided by the Hotel, and entertainment provided by Simon Rees, later helped by his Irish Friend Seamus, which certainly livened up proceedings!

Special thanks to Lions Julian Collinson, Alan Downie and Keith Wellington for organising the evening and to all our guests who came along to celebrate with us.

Photos courtesy of Lion Alan Downie. Thank you Alan!

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Update for Crystal Golf!  Just over £7,000 was raised from the event !!   A great big thank you to all who contributed to this fantastic result !!

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CRYSTAL GOLF 

In early September

the Lions Club of Truro held their Crystal Golf Event at Truro Golf Club. 49 Teams entered the competition , which was fantastic given the very difficult conditions the country is experiencing at this time. A big thanks to all the teams for taking part. The Golf Club made sure the course was in excellent condition and our thanks to them for that plus the excellent food served to everyone.
After the Golf was completed, an Auction took place plus a raffle which were both extremely well supported raising significant amounts of money for two Local charities - Cornwall Blood Bikes and Truro Foodbank, plus a portion going into our Charity Account to support other local good causes.

The total amount raised will be published shortly but the first signs are very encouraging !!

Philip Buddell once again did a star job managing the Auction. Thank you, Philip!

Many thanks to our main sponsor James Miller & Associates and to all our other sponsors who made valuable contributions to make the day a success, including the ongoing support from Paul Macintosh.

Finally big thanks for all the hard work put in by Lion Chris Yexley for organising the event plus very significant help from his fellow Lions before, during and after the event, including those who cooked and served refreshments halfway round the course to the players, and last but not least to our
wonderful ladies , who played their part behind the scenes before and during the event.

Please see several photos taking during the day by our Photographer Norma Kaye.

Competition Winners were as follows |:

Nearest to the Pin : Lee Wheston : Victoria Inn

Ladies Longest Drive : Veronique John(Ladies Senior Captain) Hortons Heroines

Mens Longest Drive : Jake Finn. Donnington Guest House

Ladies Crystal Winning Team: Carlyon Bay

Mens Winners

5th Place : Fox Construction Solutions

4th Place : Always Hopeful

3rd Place : The Janners

2nd Place : The Capers

1st Place and Winners of the Men's Crystal : CAW (Cornwall) Ltd. B.

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Please see photos taken this week at the Truro markets I.e. Pannier Market and Lemon Street Market in recognition for the significant part played by them ,in enabling us to have a hugely successful Easter Egg Campaign. Without their kind permission of allowing us to be present in the markets we could not have raised fantastic amounts there for Cornwall Air Ambulance .

 

On Sunday June 26th Truro Lions held their annual Handover at The Alverton Hotel to mark the start of the new Lions Year.  Lions,  their partners, and widows of former Lions, sat down to enjoy a lovely Sunday Lunch

Outgoing President Peter Read in his speech noted that his first Year was affected by Covid , which restricted the Clubs activities, but that the second year took off big time, he thanked all the Lions for their hard work and support and asked for remembrance of the Lions that we have lost in this past two years, Lions Colin Powell, Clive Pearson and Lion David Morgan plus Lion Keith Wellingtons wife Rose who contributed a huge amount of support and fund raising.

Peter then handed over the reins to our new Lion President Geoff Kaye, who in turn passed the Vice President Chain to Lion Richard Moore.

New Lion President Geoff in his speech thanked Peter and Brenda for all their hard but successful work in their 2 Years, and for raising significant sums of money to support charities and local good causes.  and Lion Geoff's wife Norma presented Brenda with a bunch of flowers.

As his first presentation  President Lion Geoff presented  Lion Peter with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award which is given for having fulfilled three terms as President of the Club.

Lion President Geoff then thanked Lion Bill Rudd for encouraging him to join Truro Lions way back in the 1990's when Geoff and Norma were home from abroad for Christmas visiting the Lions Butty Wagon at Truro's late night shopping, the culmination of this being Geoff joining the Lions in 2010 in St Austell where he was President in 2015 and then transferring to Truro Lions and becoming President for this coming year.

Geoff thanked the Alverton for arranging the event for us and serving us with a lovely lunch.  The afternoon culminated in group photos being taken on the terrace and a chance for catching up with old friends.

 

On the 21st of June Truro Lions visited the base of Cornwall Air Ambulance for a tour and also to present a cheque for £5,000 ,which was the funds raised in our recent Easter Egg fundraiser across 30 locations in and around Truro plus the 2 Truro Markets , Lemon Street and the Pannier on Lemon Quay.

President Peter Read presented the cheque to Tim Bunting the Chief Executive of Cornwall Air Ambulance.

Supporting President Peter and his wife Brenda on the visit were Lions Bill Rudd, Steve Powell, Mick Pawlak and his wife Jenny, Sue Gibbs ,Liz Barnes, Keith Wellington and Richard Mitchell

The air ambulance started in 1987 and Cornwall was the first one in the country. 

Today, they had already been out on 10 missions. They were Absolutely  delighted with the Lions £5,000 donation, as they are totally reliant on donations.

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Last Thursday June 9th at our Club Meeting, Samantha Clapp of TAODS( Truro Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society)presented a cheque for £214.19 collected over a number of nights, to President Peter Read in support of the Lions Campaign for Ukraine. Many thanks to Samantha and her Team!
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Truro Lions we’re again on marshalling duties yesterday for the Jubilee Parade, it was a lovely sunny days and the spectators were clapping and cheering.  Lovely to see several youngsters enjoying the event.  This was followed by a short service outside Truro Cathedral with the St Keverne band and Truro Male Voice Choir who gave us a good rendition of Trelawney.
Thanks to the following Lions and partners, Keith Wellington, Anna Stenning, Sue GIbbs, Liz Barnes, Mike Kalis with his wife Jane, John Comben, John Cardew and Bob Moore.  Lion President Peter Read took part in the parade, photos courtesy of Brenda Read.

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Who said retirement is boring. Today Truro Lions have been marshalling at the Race for Life Muddy Run at Stithians show ground. Over a thousand runners 🏃‍♀️ took part, children as well as adults, all cheerful, even though they were drenched with water and mud. Smashing day, even the weather was good. Hopefully after an excellent effort by all those who took part, a good sum  has been raised for Cancer Research, a worthwhile charity.

Marshalling were Lion President Peter Read and his wife Brenda who took the photos, Lion Bob Moore and his wife Ann, Lion Keith Wellington and Lion Liz Barnes . Well done to All!

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Yesterday Truro Lions had a stall at the Mayors Charity Day on Lemon Quay selling Cuddly Lions. The event was managed by Lions Sue Gibbs, Steve Powell and his Mum Hilda and Mike Kalis. We raised £112 for our local good causes. Well done to All!

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Further to our recent post regarding Easter Eggs we received this message from the Cornwall Refuge Trust( The winner of the Lemon Street Market Egg Clare had kindly donated her Egg to the Refuge Trust)

Here is the message

Dear Mick, 

I hope this email finds you safe and well. 

We would like to say a big thank you for the giant Easter egg from all the staff and residents. 

This was gratefully received by all the children and parents and shared equally between all. 

Please find attached a photo of myself and Jade holding the egg 🙂 

We look forward to seeing you again soon and thanks again for spreading some joy and happiness into the lives of all those living in refuge. 

Kind regards 
Lucy Caswell
Child & Family Support Worker
Cornwall Refuge Trust
 

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Truro Lions Peter Read, Alan Chick, Alan Downie, John Comben ,Bob Moore and their wives helped Front of House for the opening night of the International Gala Concert at Truro Cathedral. They were thanked for all their help.

 

EASTER EGG UPDATE!

Further to our recent Post .

In the middle of March Truro Lions Club started their 2022 Giant Easter Egg campaign in Lemon Street and Pannier Markets plus around 30 locations(mainly Pubs) in Truro and surrounding areas.

This year we chose to support the Cornwall Air Ambulance. We are very proud to announce that after concluding the draws at the Easter Weekend, we have raised a truly magnificent total of £5,000!,

This amount is due to the continued outstanding generosity of the public of Truro and surrounding areas, especially in these very difficult times. We are extremely grateful to all who entered the draws.

We would like to express our appreciation to the management teams of the 2 Truro Markets who allowed us to locate there and sell our lines, and to all the Patrons of the other 30 locations who actively promoted our Giant Eggs with their customers.

The winner of the Egg at Lemon Street Market ,Clare donated her egg to the Womens Refuge and the winner of the Egg at the Pannier Market, Jimmy donated his Egg to Children's Hospice SW.

Finally many thanks to our Lions and Partners who manned our Market locations .

We will be arranging a suitable date soon to present a cheque to the Cornwall Air Ambulance, who do a tremendous job in the county.

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On Saturday 16th of April we made the draw for the Giant Easter Eggs which we have been selling numbers for at Lemon Street Market and Pannier Market in Truro.

The winner at Lemon Street was Claire who is kindly donating her Egg to the Womens Refuge in Truro.

.Appearing in the photos are Lions Mick Pawlak and Julian Collinson together with Truro Town Crier with his wife Carol, and Villa from the Cafe Villa, in Lemon Street market.

The winner at the Pannier Market was Jimmy Jackson who has kindly donated the egg to Children's Hospice SW.

Appearing in the photos are Lions Sue Gibbs and Bob Moore together with the Truro Town Crier Lionel Knight and his wife Carol .

The monies raised for our chosen charity Cornwall Air Ambulance have been truly outstanding. The final total raised for all locations will be published soon.

We would like to thank the general public in Truro and surrounding areas for their wonderful generosity at these two locations and all the other locations where we have had our Easter Eggs.

We also thank the great efforts by all the Patrons who kindly agreed to host our Eggs around the area and for our Lions and Partners who contributed in many different ways in selling numbers and promoting our Eggs.

Finally thank you to the Roach Family and Ecigarus at the Pannier Market for allowing us to sell there and looking after our equipment and to Simon Hendra , Cafe Villa,Rosie at Illustrated Living and Miller Commercial who did likewise at Lemon Street Market.

 

50/50 Golden Anniversary Appeal

On Saturday the 5th of March a concert was held at Tregony Village Hall starring Johnny Cowling which was to jointly support our 50/50 Golden Anniversary Appeal.

 

The event, which was organised by Des Mennear, to support Cornwall Hospice Care and Children’s Hospice Southwest. The total raised was £1,700 to be shared equally between the 2 charities, which was a fantastic amount. Truro Lions supported the event and arranged the Raffle.

 

The Lions Anniversary Appeal was launched to celebrate 50 years of serving the community within Truro and district. The effect of the pandemic was that we had to cancel many events so our original target of £50k seemed out of reach, and so was extended to June 2022. We are therefore extremely pleased that this successful event has taken the total to £40k, and on the completion the final amount will be shared equally by the two local Charities

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UKRAINE

 

On Saturday the 5th of March the Lions Club of Truro collected a tremendous amount of money to help the Ukraine Disaster Fund. The total raised on Lemon Quay by a small band of Lions was around £1,400, which included our takings from the Used Book Sales. The total we have donated is £2,000 which includes personal donations made to the Club and topped up from Club Charity Funds.

 

Every penny goes towards the Disaster Fund as we don’t have administration costs.

 

Our support is mirrored by many other Lions Clubs in the SW District all doing their bit to support Ukraine. Also Lions Clubs in Poland are helping with the refugees at the resettlement centres.

 

We would like to thank the public of Truro for the wonderfully generous donations

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On Thursday the 13th of January, at our Monthly Club Meeting we presented 3 cheques of £500 each, to the main recipients of the monies raised by our 2021 Christmas Hamper Draws

The photos show President Peter Read presenting the cheques to the 3 representatives:

 

Cornwall Blood Bikes- Tim Cookman

 

Penhaligon's Friends- Chantal Worden-Evans

 

Hospital Radio- Mark Sanders

 

We also recently donated amounts raised by the Hamper Draws to several other local good causes with a focus on organisations serving those in need , in and around Truro.

 

We would like to express our thanks to the General Public for their continued generosity and support in Lemon Street & Pannier Markets before Christmas.

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During the last 4 weeks the Lions Club of Truro have been running Christmas Hamper draws at 2 locations in Truro - Lemon Street Market and Pannier Market 

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On Friday the 3rd of September the Lions Club of Truro held their Crystal Golf Event at Truro Golf Club. 51 Teams entered the competition which was fantastic given the very difficult conditions experienced by many companies during the Pandemic. A big thanks to all the teams for taking part. The Golf Club made sure the course was in excellent condition and our thanks to them for that plus the excellent food served to everyone.

 

 

Truro Lions Paperback Book Appeal 

As a Charity Lions raise money for local, national, and international causes, we do this in many ways, one way which many will recall is via our Lemon Quay Bookstall which we operate throughout the spring to late summer, where we have raised much needed cash over the years for Lions Charities. 

 

   Recent lockdowns caused us to dispose of all our book stocks as we were unable to store and keep them in the dry and saleable for what became a prolonged period.  So, we are looking to restock our stall with any unwanted paperback fictional books which you or your friends have accrued over lockdown which we will be able   to sell with all the proceeds going to charity.  

 

On Saturday 7^th August 2021 between 9.00am and 3.00pm Truro Lions will be on Lemon Quay in our usual spot - courtesy of Truro City Council solely to collect all unwanted paperbacks, we will of course not miss the opportunity to sell a few as well once we have sorted them. Sorry but we do not want any Hard back Reference or Hardback Fiction books – we will accept some Gardening and Cookery Books as they are popular but the others, we are sorry to say do not sell. 

We also plan to be back on Lemon Quay selling Books on Saturdays 04SEP21 and 09OCT21, so come along and support us and get your summer reading sorted.   

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During the Pandemic it has been difficult for the Lions Club of Truro to fulfil our usual service activities around the City and Surrounding Districts. However, some of our Lions and their Partners have found ways to make a valuable contribution to the community.

In early July Lions Liz, Anna, Keith, Steve, Alan C, Alan D ably assisted by Partners and Friends Mary Angela Chris and Lesley were Marshaling at Children’s Hospice SW (Little Harbour) for the big bike ride raising money for CHSW. 100 riders set off from Bristol on Friday July 9th and finished on Sunday the 11th at Little Harbour. Although the weather was dreadful and despite getting wet through to the skin, everyone one was still smiling.

In addition, for several months Lion Mick and his wife Jenny have been volunteering at Stithians Covid Vaccination Centre. Over the last few months, Mick and Jenny together with Lions Liz, Anna and Sue have been delivering food parcels around Truro from the local Methodist Church.

Well done to all!

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The Lions Club of Truro are starting a Project to support our local schools with used laptops to be used for home schooling.

As you will have seen in the media there is still a large shortage around the country during the current lockdown.

Therefore if you have any laptops you would like to donate to this very worthy cause could you please let us know by sending a reply through the website . Contact Details under the contact us page

Steps will be taken to make sure the laptops will be fully cleaned of current data but if you feel more comfortable you can do your own cleaning before handing them over to us.

Thank you and Best Regards

Lion Geoff - Administrator

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Please see link below for an initiative created by Keith Wellington which is self explanatory 

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Truro Lions recently successfully applied to the UK Multiple District Foundation for an Emergency Grant. Full Details as per the attachments below

Lions Club of Truro involving 30 members has made 2 significant donations of £11,000 each to Cornwall Hospice Care and Children’s Hospice South West

 

March 2021 is LCOT's 50th Anniversary. 50 Years of Service and fund Raising for our local community and also to support Lions International whenever and wherever needed around the world. But our main focus is of course local and in particular Truro and District.

 

Last year we started our anniversary appeal, titled '50/50' and we set about fundraising in order to gather as much as we can to donate 50% to each of the 2 chosen charities, Children's Hospice SW and Cornwall Hospice Care. 

 

In less than a year we were able, with the phenomenal support of the people of Truro and visitors to collect over £22000. This was the result of various fundraising activities including a garden party, a race night, our Crystal Golf day, a fashion show and lately a most successful Xmas hamper Raffle.

 

We must emphasise that the generosity of the local people has been beyond the call of duty and on behalf of our Club we would wish to thank them wholeheartedly for supporting Truro Lions.

 

We had planned to continue our efforts until June 2021 , sadly Co-vid 19 has put a stop to those plans.....for the present. Especially disappointing as we have just launched our Giant Easter Egg Raffle which usually gathers around £3000.00 for good causes. We had also planned concerts and even a VE Day dinner at the Alverton Hotel. However, be sure that when the curfew is lifted Lions Club of Truro will be out there running our events and continuing our efforts as best we can.

The Appeal is planned to end Saturday June 5^th 2021, when a Presentation Gala Concert is booked at Truro Cathedral, with Johnny Cowling and several other Cornish performers, compered by Justin Leigh of BBC Spotlight”, 

 

In the knowledge that this catastrophe has hit all charities very hard Lions Club of Truro has decided to go ahead with our donation now; giving them the money when they need it. It is sadly possible that all of our fund raising activity for this year and  next year will be curtailed...but we will continue to serve as best we can.

 

Before  the broadcast on BBC Radio Cornwalls Laurence Reed show we had the following comments

 

CHSW

“Thank you for your generous donation of the amazing amount of £11,000, which will certainly help in these uncertain times”

CHC

“This is an amazing thing you are doing and we are so grateful for the donation. Your £11,000 is a much needed gift”

 

After the broadcast on BBC Radio Cornwalls  Laurence Reed show :

 

 

CHSW

“We are so grateful for this amazing donation, it means so much for Laurence Reed to be talking about it in such a positive way”

 

CHC

 

“This donation to us means a lot in such difficult times. Thank you.

CHC - OLIVER HOARE , Head of Fundraising said he was delighted to have been asked to join us on the  broadcast.

SEE BELOW A SELECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE EVENTS WHICH ENABLED US TO MAKE THE 2 DONATIONS

 

 

 

 

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Unfortunately due to the Coronavirus Situation we have decided to cancel the Concert which was due to take place on March 28th

 

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Today at Truro Cathedral there was a special service -Community Celebration Awards recognising many individuals who have given dedicated service to our Community. 

Our Lion Bill Rudd was the recipient of a special commendation with the following citation:

"William Rudd

William, known as Bill, has been a member of Truro Lions for 36 Years and during his time at the club has carried out most roles including President on two separate occasions.

Bill will have been seen by the people of Truro serving bacon butties from the Lions catering van at Christmas Late Night Shopping over the years.

Lion Bill is always ready and able to help any of the members of the Lions Club and the general public in his true commitment to Lions Club International and in particular Truro Lions Club

Nominated by Lesley Clarke . President Truro Lions "

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Our next 50/50 event supporting Cornwall Hospice Care and Children's Hospice South West is Race Night taking place in the stable environment of Truro Golf Club on the 29th February. Please come along and enjoy a fun evening and take part. Nag your friends to join you and cheer yourselves hoarse geeing up your chosen steed. Full details as per the Poster below

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At the end of last year the village of Fishlake near Doncaster suffered very badly from the floods. Lion Mick Pawlak and his wife Jenny through their own initiative (well done to you Mick and Jenny), decided they would help by providing on behalf of the Club books and torches to help the Fishlake Community .Please see below an extract of an e mail received from them. Our thoughts and best wishes are with the residents as they continue to struggle to return to normality

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Club in Grampound Road by funding the Sound System mentioned below in the Press Release provided by Chris Fuller who is part of the management team.
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Youth club starts on a high

The opening night of Grampound Road Youth Club was a big hit – with 35 young people from the village and surrounding area turning out to enjoy a party.
“Thanks to amazing support from local businesses, members of the community and the Truro Lions Club, it was the best launch party we could have hoped for,” said club spokesperson Chris Fuller.
“Thirty-five people aged from 10 to 17 turned up to see what it was all about – some of them travelling several miles by mum’s or dad’s cab to join their friends. The pool table was a big hit and one parent even brought a table football game as a donation”.
“A few photos with the Lions as they handed over an amazing, top-of-the-range sound system complete with lights and karaoke rounded the evening off, it was great,” said Chris.

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The Lions Club of Truro hosted their annual Senior Citizens New Years Party at Carnon Downs Village Hall yesterday the 25th of January .
Our guests began their party by being royally entertained by the Choir from the Truro Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

This was followed by a lovely afternoon tea , kindly provided by our Lions Ladies ,wives and partners. The tea comprised sandwiches ,savouries, cakes and cream scones followed by fruit salad and ice cream.
Our guests then took part in a free raffle where many nice prizes were won, followed by a second entertainment provided by a very clever magician Mr Jon Martin who performed some excellent illusions.

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As promised here are the photos from last Saturday's Christmas Hamper Draw at the Pannier Market .The first photo shows the draw being made by Nathaniel Walker of Truro Galleries with Lion in charge Richard Mitchell , Lion President Lesley Clarke and Lion Sue Gibbs.
The second photo shows Lion Richard presenting the hamper to Mrs. Dunstan of Kea . congratulations to Mrs.Dunstan who had the winning number 255!

We would like to thank the following for helping make the new Christmas initiative of 3 Hampers at Waitrose Store, Lemon Street Market and Pannier Street Market a huge success.

Waitrose management for contributing items for the hamper and allowing us to sell inside the store and looking after our Hamper between Sales Days!

Tesco and Roach Fine Foods for their contributions towards our hampers,

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Yesterday we made the final draws of our Christmas Hampers at Lemon Street Market and Pannier Market.The photos show firstly the draw being made by Mr. Mohamed Dulal of the Golden Cafe resident in the market , together with Lion in Charge Mick Pawlak and Lion President Lesley Clarke. The winner was Mr. John Croggon with number 1781.

The second photo shows Lion Mick presenting the hamper later in the day to John . congratulations to him

The photos of the Pannier Market will be published shortly, as soon as the Hamper has been delivered, together with details of funds raised for this new venture, which was for our 50/50 project specifically for Cornwall Hospice Care and Children's Hospice SW.

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President Lesley Clarke presented Lion Ian Coxen with his 50 Year Service Award at our meeting on Thursday .Well done Ian!

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On Friday Evening the 1st of November the Lions Club of Truro held their first ever Preloved Party Fashion Show and Clothing Sale at Tregolls School.

The event proved to be a great success raising £1,000 towards our 50/50 scheme , which is specifically for Cornwall Hospice Care and Children's Hospice SW. 

The event was superbly organised by Chris Moore and her  husband Lion Richard , together with help from many Lions, Partners and family members, who undertook various roles including Fashion Models, Make Up and Dressing, Front of House, Car Parking, Food , Dressing and Ticket Sales.

Also many thanks to all who donated items of clothing for both the fashion Show and clothing Sales and to the 2 representatives from the charities :Alice from CHSW and Lion Judy from Cornwall Hospice Care .

Finally a big thank you to all our guests who attended and generously bought items of clothing and raffle tickets!

Brilliant Photos courtesy of Sarah-Charlotte Whalley/Mayn Creative

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On the 13th September at Truro Golf Club the Lions Club of Truro held their 29th Crystal Golf Day.  The event was to raise funds for our very special 50/50 Appeal for the Cornwall Hospice Care and Children’s Hospice South West, over the next two years culminating in 2021 with the Clubs 50th Anniversary.  Our main sponsor this year was James Miller and Associates, our grateful thanks to them for their generosity.
 
The 52 teams who took part were blessed with wonderful weather as they set out from 7.30 in the morning until 3.00 pm in the afternoon to do battle with the course which was in great condition. The last team out arrived back in at around 7.30 p.m. and we then proceeded with the prize giving, very ably led by our own M C Lion Keith Wellington, to the winners of the various categories.
 
Leading up to this point everyone enjoyed delicious food prepared and served by the catering staff of the Golf Club, many thanks to the Golf Club for hosting the event and to all their staff for looking after everyone superbly.
 
The photographs below show the various winners with their trophy’s presented by Lion President Lesley Clarke, together with shots of some of the teams out on the course.  The photograph of the team dressed in Red sparkly dresses consisting of three men and one lady, namely the Motown Pirates, were sponsored to play in dresses to the tune of £254 which was donated to the Lions 50/50 appeal.
 
Following the presentations there was an Auction of over 20 items generously donated by companies, sports clubs and individuals.  The Auctioneer was once again our friend Philip Buddell, who again encouraged some very generous bids.  Finally the Raffle was held and prizes distributed to the lucky winners. Many thanks to all who took part
 
Lion President Lesley Clarke added her personal thanks to all Truro Lions, Partners, Supporters, Sponsors and Golfers who took part and everyone who made our 29th Crystal Golf Day such a huge success, in particular Lion Peter Read and his wife Brenda who had spent many many hours in organising the event. We raised a total of £8,759!

 

 

 

 

 

On Sunday 8th September Truro Lions were out in force. As well as Truro Day we were at the Stithian's Mud Run serving mountains of food to the very hungry competitors taking part in the Run. We raised around £1,000 for our local good causes.Well done to all who took part and to our dedicated team of Lions and Partners !

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Following the bench dedication we proceeded to the main stage. The Truro Day committee had unanimously agreed that our dear Colin would be awarded the 2019 Peoples Award. This was presented to his wife Linda posthumously by the Mayor of Truro.

Here is a transcript of the Mayors Speech:

People’s Award

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On Sunday the 8th September at Truro Day a very special dedication ceremony was held in Boscawen Park , for a bench in memory of Lion Colin Dunn who sadly passed away early this year. The ceremony was attended by his wife Linda and her Family , many Lions and Partners and his friends.

Colin gave many years of dedicated service to the general public of Truro and surrounding areas.

Many thanks to our President Lesley Clarke and Lion Keith Wellington for their hard work liaising with Truro City Council(many thanks to them also) for making this special day happen

 

Truro Lions were present at Truro Day on Sunday the 8th September .We had our stall promoting the Lions and Message in a Bottle( Small container which contains personal medical information in case of emergency at home for the use of paramedics), and selling tickets to win Our Cuddly Lions.

The day was superbly organised by Paul Caruana and his team and blessed with nice weather and large crowds.

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Led by the wonderful Lion Colin Powell and his wife Hilda and aided by son Steve , Lion Alan and Lesley Downie, Lion Bill and Mary Rudd £750 was raised for Lions good causes from the sales of Cuddly Lions at Porthscatho in August . Well done to all for a magnificent effort!

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Last weekend was a very busy one for Truro Lions. On Saturday the club organised the annual Truro Lions Summer Fayre involving around a dozen local charities including ourselves , each having stalls raising awareness and monies for their causes. The stalls included the Lions monthly used book sales, cakes and savouries ,preserves, crafts, bric a brac and tombola.

Vice President Lion Peter Read welcomed the Mayor of Truro and the Town Crier to the event.

Lion Sue Gibbs did a splendid job in coordinating with the various charities for the Fayre.

On Saturday July 13th Truro Lions Club held a garden party hosted by Lion Keith Wellington and his wife Rose to raise funds for our  50/50 Golden Anniversary Fund Raising Campaign which is specifically for Cornwall Hospice Care and Children's Hospice South West . Thanks to the great generosity of all who attended and spent so generously on the various stalls and games, we raised a magnificent total of  over £1,550!

Thanks to all who supported the Lions, Keith and Rose for their superb organisation and the use of their home and beautiful garden.  Our Ladies for providing and preparing the food for Morning Coffees and Cakes, Lunches and afternoon Cream Teas and all Lions and Partners for all their hard work before during and after

A very successful event thoroughly enjoyed by everyone!

 

Please below Poster for the annual Rowlands Fun Fair event which is self explanatory 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mayor of Truro and The Lions Club of Truro are once again hosting "Beating the Bounds" at the end of April. We look forward to seeing a good attendance supporting this  event which will raise monies for the Mayors Charity , Addaction Chy and Lions local Charities.

This year we are kindly being supported by two businesses Simon Milnes Estate Agent and James Miller Associates Mortgage Broker.

Full details are provided in the attached Poster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50^th Defibrillator installed by Truro Lions Club in disused telephone box

The Truro Lions Defibrillator Appeal Fund was the chosen Club Project of Lion Keith Wellington, in his Presidential Year 2013/14, with the aim of installing 5 defibrillators in his year. The Club were actually involved with 8 units and in view of the pending orders, agreed to extend the project for another 4 years.

During that time a total of 50 defibrillators have been installed (5 more in the pipeline) including three installed by Camborne Redruth Lions Club and one by Hayle Lions Club, who we advised and secured at an advantageous price from our Cornish Charity partner, the Ronnie Richards Memorial Charity.

More than £65,000 has been raised to make these purchases possible, not all grant aided by the Lions, as some were funded fully by bequests, or private and corporate grants, but all used our advice and secured special deals with the providers. 

These defibrillators have been placed in such diverse places as Truro Cathedral, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro Railway Station, Truro Golf Club and on the toilet wall at Perranporth! Many sporting clubs, pubs, community halls, garages and schools have also benefited from the Appeal.

To celebrate the 50^th installation a “grand opening” of the disused telephone box at Point was recently undertaken by the Feock Parish Council Chair, Cllr. Caroline Johnson. In the photograph are Lion Keith, President Lesley Clark and Caroline. This is our fifth installation with the Parish Council, three of which are in disused telephone boxes in villages within their Parish boundaries. In her acceptance speech Caroline praised the Lions for their community work and said the Parish Council was very pleased to have worked closely with Club on this Appeal.

Truro Lions Club are very proud of the success of the Defibrillator Appeal and Lion Keith was able to announce at Point, that two have been used to resuscitate members of the public suffering cardiac arrests, making the project a genuine life saver.

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 In Memorium

DUNN: Lion Colin Peter BMA

Truro Lions Club

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DUNN: Lion Colin Peter BMA

Truro Lions Club

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected death of Lion Colin Dunn, who died suddenly on Thursday 24JAN19. He leaves his wife Linda, daughters Rebecca and Susie, and son Andrew all with families. Lion Colin was a proud husband, father and grandfather to them all.

Lion Colin joined Lions in 1984 and was previously a member of both Weston Super Mare and Taunton Lions before joining Truro in 1990. At various times Colin had been President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Director, Fundraising Director & Webmaster of Truro Lions.                                              

 He was instrumental in accepting involvement in all aspects of Digital Technology for the Administration of the Club, and was responsible for so many of the Club’s activities because he wanted to be involved, he was always available as the extra man, always stepping forward to volunteer when it came to any Club activity.                                                                                                         

 At our Charter Night in 2015 Lion Colin was honored with the Bert Mason Humanitarian Award (BMA) for his work in the Services of Lions.

Lion Colin will be missed beyond belief by Truro Lions, he was a kind and gentle man whose actions and involvement with all that he did gave inspiration to all who came in contact with him. His support, friendship and camaraderie will be sorely missed by many more than Truro Lions.

 

Truro Lions

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Today we presented St. Petroc’s with a large amount of clothing and other items including 30 sleeping bags and some tents; items desperately needed as winter arrives and the Homeless seek shelter.

The items were purchased by Truro Lions from Cornwall Hospice Care and delivered today. We also handed over to St.Petroc’s a cheque for £125.00 for them to spend as their needs require.

We will present a cheque for £125.00 to Cornwall Hospice Care at a future meeting in payment for these much needed items.

 

£250 well spent, benefitting 2 worthwhile causes and good Charities

 

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--The Lions Club of Truro will once again be in residence for Christmas Late Night Shopping in Truro on the following dates:

Wednesday's Nov 28, Dec 5, 12 and 19th. Starting from 3 pm until 9 pm

We will be situated near the War Memorial on Boscawen Street and look forward to serving all our regular and new customers with our traditional Bacon Butties, Other Food Goodies and hot and cold drinks

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At our recent Dinner Meeting we donated
a further £1000 to Cornwall Hospice Care from monies raised at our recent Truro Lions Crystal Golf Day held in September at Truro Golf Day.
Many thanks to all who supported and helped at this event.

Photo is Lion President Lesley Clarke presenting the cheque to Tamsin Thomas and Judy Lawton.

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Lions of Cornwall helping towards Men's Health

 

The now most up to date Ultrasound-MRI Fusion for Targeted Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer in the region  launched by the Chestnut Appeal has arrived at Treliske Hospital in Truro. The cost of this equipment was £111,000 and really is state of the art. This device provides precise targeting and the best possible biopsy currently available. Whether for a first biopsy or as a repeat biopsy, patients have a greater peace of mind knowing that the chance of detecting significant prostate cancer is maximised whilst minimising the risk of false negative results.

 

The Lions Clubs of Callington, St Austell, Truro, Towan Blystra, Roche, Helston, Torpoint & Rame, Looe, Penzance, Fowey River, Hayle and Newquay donated a magnificent amount of £8662.00 towards the Chestnut Appeal earlier this year making the purchase of this equipment all the sooner.

 

Lesley Clarke

District 105SW Treasurer

 

 

Truro Lions Club visited the Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club Annual  Beer Festival at the Hendra Holiday Park over the weekend of 21st September with our Catering Van serving our usual range of food such as Bacon Butties, Burgers , Sausages ,Fish Fingers and Chips
 
Supplementing a highly successful weekend for the Towan Blystra Club Truro Lions raised £725 from our sales to support Truro local good causes
 
A big thank you to the Truro Lions Catering Team and their very able assistants for making this happen 

The 28th edition of Lions Crystal Golf Competition took place on Friday September 14th at Truro Golf Club. 52 Teams entered and enjoyed a wonderful day of Golf aided by beautiful Weather.

At the start of the evening function, Lion President Lesley Clarke presented a cheque to her chosen Charity Cornwall Hospice Care for £1000. Other organisations who will benefit from the monies raised are Cornwall Blood Bikes, Cornwall Air Ambulance and Huntington's disease Association

Here are a selection of photos taken throughout the day showing this wonderful golf course, one of our stalwart teams returning to the club house for a well earned 2 course meal followed by the presentation of awards by Lion President Lesley, after which an Auction was held which raised a substantial amount to be distributed to the charities.  Thank you to all who either sponsored, donated or contributed in any way towards this achievement.

Finally a huge thank you to Truro Golf Club for hosting the event and providing excellent food and all Lions and Partners for their hard work especially Lion Peter Read chief organiser of the event.

Total amount raised will be advised in due course 

The Winners of the various trophies are as follows

Putting Competition : Dean Harris
Longest Drive Ladies: Geraldine Hislop 
Longest Drive Men : J. Harrington
Nearest the Pin : Ann Pollard
The Ladies Crystal : Team C.A.W. (A)
Men 6th Place: Team Magnet
Men 5th Place:  S.McGrath Painters and Decoraters
Men 4th Place:  P.M.H. Builders 
Men 3rd Place:  Houston we have a problem
Men 2nd Place: Claude Holman Cars
Men’s Crystal :  Dream Catchers ! 

Please feel free to share the Post to anyone you recognise in the photos and “like” our page if you have not already done so .

 

As a part of the Lions Centenary Celebrations clubs were asked to nominate for a special award individuals in the local community who had made a significant contribution to their town . Yesterday at Truro Day in Boscawen Park we made an award to Paul Caruana Chairman of Truro Day and a leading light of Truro BID

 

Immediate Past President Richard Moore together with the Mayor of Truro Lindsay Southcombe, The Town Crier at the recent Truro Summer Fayre held on Lemon Quay 

 

Who are we?

Lions Clubs International  celebrated its Centenary during 2017.  Our 46,000 clubs in 200 countries with 1.4 million members make us the world's largest service club organisation.

Whenever a Lions club gets together, problems get smaller. And communities get better. That's because we help where help is needed – in our own communities and around the world – with unmatched integrity and energy.

Here in Truro we are a group of over 30 like minded individuals, both ladies and men, proud to be members of an organisation which has served the Truro area since 1971.  Membership of Truro Lions enables us to help others in a way no person could do alone.

Please see the "Club Projects" section for details of our fund raising and service projects and how some of our money is spent.  We also enjoy an excellent social programme.

Details of our upcoming activities can be seen on the "Future Events" section, when we will be delighted to see you.We welcome new members and accept that time and commitment given is determined by individual circumstances.

If you wish to bring to our attention any deserving projects, or individuals, please do so by visiting the "Contact Us"  page, E Mailing the Services Director where help is required, or Grants & Awards where finance is needed.

We welcome new members and accept that time and commitment given is determined by individual circumstances.

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If you wish further details, without any commitment, please visit the contact us page and email our Membership Chairman, contact us at trurolions@hotmail.co.uk or phone 0845 833 5824

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