The Rutland Lions Photo Gallery has now moved from this website to a fully fledged On-Line Gallery and can be accessed by clicking the following links:
Lions 40th Charter Evening 2015
Fireworks Display - 1st November 2014
LIGHT UP THE SKY WITH LIONS FIREWORKS
SPECTACULAR FIREWORK DISPLAY BY HI-5 FIREWORKS
A FANTASTIC DISPLAY
DAVID LOVERING COUNTING TO FIFTEEN, SLOWLY!
MARGARET OWERS WELCOMING A SPECIAL GUEST
JUST THE TICKET, MICHAEL GILLON & JULIE ROLLAND
A RARE SIGHT, BRIAN WITH A CLIPBOARD, PROBABLY DOING A SAFETY AUDIT
FRONT OF HOUSE AND ALL SMILES (WELL MOSTLY)
SHANE, MASTERMIND OF A SUCCESSFUL CATERING OPERATION
WE HIRED THE BEST SAUSAGE CHEF AVAILABLE
MIKE & ROB ENSURING EVERYONE KNOWS WHO WE ARE
CHARLES, DAVID & ROGER PREPARING FOR THE CROWDS
The Rutland Show - 1st June 2014
Not the greatest selection of images as both photographers were pretty busy all day
A REAL SMOOTHIE, WITH CHARLES I THINK!
CROWDS ALL DAY
JULIE ON THE PROWL
AN EX-PRESIDENT BEING TOWED THROUGH THE MUD
HONORARY LIONS ANNE & LORNA COLLECT & NATTER!
Lions Host Meal & Panto - 29th January 2014
Lands End Families Day - 10th August 2013
THE MORNING SHIFT at LANDS END FAMILIES DAY
GRIDDLED! ...DAVID KIRTLAND, MICHAEL GILLON, JULIE HARGREAVES & FRED STACE
THE AMAZING FUN FARE
Involved - 13th July 2013
ROGER ROWELL, PETER HEMS & DEBBIE (JARVIS)
CHEFS ARE US - VERNEY WOOD & BRIAN SKEVINGTON
OUR NEW LAYOUT, NEW TENT PLUS GAZEBO PLUS CHEST FREEZER
READY FOR SERVICE
SLAVING OVER A HOT GRILL, VERNEY WOOD & STEVE JARVIS
RATS Meal & Panto - 13th February 2013
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Christmas Tableau - December 2012
PRACTISING CAROL SINGING IN MARTIN'S GARAGE
SANTA MEETS LOCAL CHILDREN
ALL WRAPPED IN SWADDLING, AND THAT'S JUST SANTA
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY, FUTURE CLUB TREASURERS!
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?..........RIGHT, THEN GIVE ME THE LOLLIPOP
SANTA MEETS TWO LIONS CUBS
TWO OF THE MANY GENEROUS RUTLAND RESIDENTS
SOME OF THE REINDEER WERE NOT SO HAPPY
A TOUGH JOB, BUT SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO IT, EH BRIAN?
COMMUNITY SERVICE IN ACTION
Rutland Agricultural Show - 3rd June 2012
BURGEONING MUDDY FURROWS ALONG THE HORSE BOX ROUTE
TRACTORS TOWING OUT THE BEACHED HORSE BOXES
WHILST LIONS RESCUED VISITORS TRAVERSING THE MUD
LION DAVID KIRTLAND ON TRAFFIC DUTY
ABLY ASSISTED BY LIONS MICHAEL GILLON & VERNEY WOOD
RATS Panto & Meal - 16th February 2012
LION BOB LUCAS CHATTING WITH GUESTS
SERVING A WHOLESOME MEAL TO GUESTS
PRESIDENT NIGEL CAMPION WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE MEMBERS MIKE CROPPER, BOB LUCAS & DAVID THOMPSON
Christmas Tableau 2011
XMAS STARTED WITH A TRIP TO RAF COTTESMORE COMPLETE WITH ARTIFICAL SNOW
SANTA IS EAGERLY AWAITED BY...
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES...
SOME ON THEIR OWN, SOME WITH PARENTS...
SOME COME SEEKING A JOB...
EVEN JUST MARRIED COUPLES SEEK FAMILY PLANNING ADVICE...
BUT BEST OF ALL SANTA IS KEPT SUPPLIED WITH MINCE PIES...
WHILE THE LITTLE HELPERS GET MUGS OF MULLED WINE...
OR JUST STAND AROUND LOOKING JOLLY...
SOME EVEN SNEAK OFF TO POLISH OFF AN EXTRA PIE...
AND A SPECIAL STOP TO WISH LION BRIAN McLESTER WELL...
BEFORE GETTIING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE BUSINESS...
OF DISHING OUT TREATS TO CHILDREN...
AND GETTING TREATS IN RETURN FROM SLIGHTLY OLDER SUPPORTERS.
Pacesetters Presentation - 13th December 2011
CAKE TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST COURSE
PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES
Operation Xmas - December 2011
A RECORD TIN COLLECTION DELIVERS OVER 300 XMAS FOOD PARCELS TO DESERVING INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES THIS XMAS
ROY BARNETT FINDS THAT BLONDES UNDER 30 DO COME TO HIM OUTSIDE CO-OP OAKHAM
CHARLES ROBERTSHAW DEMONSTRATES THE GENEROSITY OF THE PUBLIC OUTSIDE CO-OP OAKHAM
ROB WILKINSON WITH LASSIE; ROB IS IN TRAINING TO BECOME RUTLAND'S NEXT DOG WARDEN
LASSIE, A PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBER, TRIES A TABBARD FOR SIZE (PLEASE NOTE THAT SHE HAS ALREADY PURCHASED A GREEN LIONS SWEATER, HOW KEEN IS THAT?)
A PRIDE OF LIONS OUTSIDE TESCO INTIMIDATING CUSTOMERS TO DONATE TO OPERATION XMAS
MORE A BUNCH OF PUSSY-CATS THIS LOT
MIKE CROPPER DISPLAYING SOME OF THE EARLY DONATIONS COLLECTING AT VAR OAKHAM
MARTIN THOMPSON GASPS AT MICHAEL GILLON'S AUDACITY AS HE ATTEMPTS TO HIGHJACK A DONATION FROM A TESCO CUSTOMER
SOME OF THE OVER 3,500 FOOD ITEMS DONATED IN AID OF OPERATION XMAS
MANY CANS OF SOUP, BUT ALSO MANY BEAUTIFUL XMAS SELECTION TINS AS WELL
THE PICKING & PACKING TEAM AT VAR ON SUNDAY MORNING
MASTER OF ALL HE SURVEYS, MIKE CROPPER WITH SOME OF THE OVER 300 FOOD PARCELS READY FOR DISTRIBUTION; CONGRATULATIONS MIKE ON A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL
Firework Display - 5th November 2011
AN IMPRESSIVE TEAM EFFORT DELIVERS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FIREWORK DISPLAY
HOW MANY LIONS DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A TENT UP?...............JUST TWO.... PLUS A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF PAST PRESIDENTS OF COURSE!
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE TRACTOR KIND!
GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM...............ER! WHAT'S THIS KNOB DO MARTIN?
LIONS PRACTICE STANDING & WATCHING, A CRITICAL ACTIVITY WHEN ERECTING TENTS!
AND YES LIONS DO CLIMB TREES!
NO MATE, NO LEAD AROUND HERE, TRY THE LOCAL CHURCH!
ALL SYSTEMS GO, THE CATERING TEAM FULL STEAM AHEAD!
ONLY THE BEST HAMBURGERS & HOTDOGS FROM THESE CHEFS!
ROY'S NEW BURNER!
OH! AND THERE WERE FIREWORKS AS WELL!
CONGRATULATIONS TO Hi-5 ON ANOTHER GREAT DISPLAY!
Rutland Day - 17th September 2011
VISITORS TO THE LIONS, DINE for the LIONS STALL ON RUTLAND DAY
Rutland Sailability Supporters Day- 8th September 2011
LIONS DAVID THOMPSON, CHARLES ROBERTSHAW & BRIAN NAYLOR TAKE TO THE WATER ON SUPPORTERS DAY AT RUTLAND WATER
The Beating Retreat- 7th September 2011
THE MNDEN BAND OF THE QUEENS DIVISION
OTP Car Boot Sale- 28th August 2011
Seven green bibs, hanging on the line....and if one green bib should accidentally fall, you'll have to wash it again Dennis!
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil; Lions Mike Owers, Allan Grey & Paul Brook
Lions catering team with Richard Kerr from the Local Sports Alliance
Dine for the Lions Launched- 25th August 2011
Club President Nigel Campion and The High Sheriff of Rutland launch our Dine for the Lions Appeal; here they display the donation envelope that will be used at 27 restaurants throughout September
Involved! - 20th August 2011
Local PC Sue Cockerill chatting with Lions Mike Saywood, Dennis Herbert, Martin Thompson & Robin Bickers before the Involved event at Cutts Close
Lion Jim Bolton presides over the soft drinks in our patriotic gazebo
Many hands make light work, and this proved to be the case, a great team effort today
OTP Car Boot Sale24th July 2011
The Lions Catering Team are back in business at the Oakham Town Partnership car boot sale
Lion Jim Bolton poses with Neil (VAR), Filbert Fox, Richard Kerr (RCC) & Graeme Phipps (OTP); Jim kindly helped with parking the car booters as they arrived for the morning
Not laying down on the job, but signing the giant Leicester City football shirt, Lions Paul Mills, Mike Owers & Roy Barnett
Doing a grand job on tea & coffees, Lorna Grey & Anne Barnett
