At our last Zoom Club Meeting in August our members agreed to donate £90 towards the cost of prizes for the 2020 Friends of Lake Meadows annual photographic competition. The Competition is open to all age groups and is a very popular annual event. The competition normally closes in October with a prize presentation in…
Billericay Lions members recently agreed to donate £500 to BOSP (Brighter Opportunities for Special People). The donation is for the purchase of a tool shed, outdoor wooden planting areas, table and chairs so that a courtyard can be converted into a garden. BOSP is a small charity that supports families by providing short break care…
Billericay Lions members have agreed to donate £500 as part of a Mayflower Rotary Club of Billericay initiative to support the Kool Carers Charity. Kool Carers is a charity that supports children who are caring for sick or vulnerable adults. The initiative will provide outdoor activities, picnics and fun and provide a sense of normality…
Billericay Lions President John Furlong is pictured presenting a cheque for £500 to Jenny Meads, Director of Basildon and Thurrock Samaritans. Several Billericay Lions visited the Samaritans Basildon base, for a socially distanced cheque handover. Our community services committee identified the local Samaritans as a charity with additional demand but limited fundraising opportunities at this…
Billericay Lions sponsored the 4th Annual free film show for the children, young adults, parents and carers from local charity “Brighter Opportunities through Supported Play” at Billericay Community Cinema. “The idea of hosting a show specifically for a group that is often socially excluded and not given the same opportunities as others came out of our very…
Our president, John Bellringer along with other sponsors, attended the prize giving event for the annual Friends of Lake Meadows photo competition. Each competitor can enter up to four photos taken in Lake Meadows between January and October 2019.
On 10th and 11th July 2019, Lions attended the Mayflower School annual prize award ceremony. This is an annual event with Billericay Lions sponsoring prizes for design and technology for Years 7, 8, 9 & 10 and food preparation and nutrition for year 10. The prize giving celebrates student’s outstanding achievement and dedication across a…
Lion President Mike Conway presented a life saving defibrillator to Sarah Warner, Assistant Centre Manager at Hanningfield. One of our Lion members, Ian Armstrong pictured left, also volunteers at Essex Wildlife Trust. Ian brought the request for a defibrillator to our community service committee who were delighted to recommend our club sponsor the purchase. Due…
