West Norwich Lions
Meet at Clover Hill Village Hall
2nd & 4th Wednesday each month at 7pm
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Well things are getting busy for the Lions, since I last wrote we have collected at Tesco's for The Hamlet Centre raising £140, it was lovely to chat to the customers. Also we did our car park marshalling at the Moto Cross at Lyng. After having awful weather last year we were very happy to be doing it in the dry and at times the sun shone on us. It was fun chatting to supporters and listening to the noise of the bikes as they race around the course.
Thinking of car parking, a quick reminder that if you attend the Norwich City Football home games we regularly park cars at Europa Way where it is just £5 to park for the event. We are very pleased to have once again the full use of the car park as this increases our charity funds.
One of our members held her Macmillan Coffee Morning again this year and raised the fantastic sum of £940. Then 2 of our ladies took part in the Shine Night Walk in Norwich and raised £330 for Cancer Research.
So what's next. We will be shaking our buckets at Barron's chip shop for Hallowen, then it is Children in Need and for that we will be collecting at Roy's and B&M in Mile Cross.
Christmas, we will be having a special meeting shortly to confirm the dates and exact locations where we will be collecting and then once everything is in place we will let you know. We know we already have a date for Tesco's at Harford Bridge, then it will be Roy's, B&M, Barron's and if we have enough collectors we will be at other local venue's. So please it would be a great help to us if any of you could spare a few hours to come along and give us a hand. You would not be on your own, you would be supported by a Lion and it is great fun, so many people will stop and chat the time goes quickly. If you can help please contact Lion Pat, details below.
For further information please contact Lion Patricia Moore on 07868724266 or patmoorelion@gmail.com
West Norwich Lions CIO Registered Charity No. 1211900 Hello and welcome to another month and news of what West Norwich Lions have been doing. Like everyone else we've been making early plans for the festive celebrations ahead because our charitable collections are likely to start bang on the 1st December. We haven't quite finished selecting dates on the calendar so please watch out on Facebook and our Web page for the information. I can confirm collections will be made at Roy's in Bowthorpe, B&M's at Mile Cross and Barron's Fish Bar on Norwich Road Costessey. So, going back a bit, on 29th October, 5 of us went to the charity, Little Lifts main office, in Bowthorpe to see for ourselves a little of what they offer individuals who are beginning different treatments for Breast Cancer. We packed boxes of treats and items particularly suitable to the altered taste buds and conditions people experience during treatment. 20 items were carefully placed in sturdy boxes lined with tissue to emphasise the care and thoughtful manner of this free gift. These boxes are passed to local hospitals who give them to their patients. Little Lifts are always looking for volunteers to help with packing boxes and can be contacted through the usual channels. This is a wonderful charity which we have previously donated money to. On 11th October we provided Door to Door with their annual Race Night. As usual, a busy evening entertaining lots of happy people who hopefully went home with some winnings and full of the delicious fish and chip supper. I am pleased to report we were able to donate £500.00 to Door to Door as a result of the evening. West Norwich Lions are pleased have our meetings at Clover Hill Community Centre thanks to Sara. She also runs a Toddler Group there so we are pleased to donate £250.00 for their Christmas party this year. Children in Need was on 14th November, so suitably dressed we collected outside Roy's at Bowthorpe and B&M's at Mile Cross. Unfortunately, due to the dreadful Storm Claudia, we cancelled our plans to be outside Barron's Friday evening. However, the earlier events collected £422.10 which was a super result, so thank you everyone who helped make that happen. Please contact Patricia Moore on 07868724266 if you have a question or enquiry.
