Thursday 5 March 2015
Wednesday 4 March 2015
IRONBRIDGE LIONS NEWS MARCH 2015
This
is the first of what we hope will be a regular series of news bulletins
designed to provide information about forthcoming projects, social events and fundraising
activities – essentially to add a little more flesh to the skeleton provided by
the monthly minutes.
We
are particularly keen that the Friends of the club, who play a vitally
important part in the life of the club, should be kept fully informed about, and
have the opportunity to be involved in, the full range of our activities. Those
who attended our recent Charter dinner will have heard me pay tribute to the
contribution that the Friends made to a very successful Christmas campaign this
year and you can read more on this by clicking here
.
This
bulletin is focussed on the next two months. All the items covered can be found
on the club calendar which lists important dates for the whole of 2015.
SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES
1. Spud supper at Jays End 28th March
This is an Ironbridge Lions Club social evening
hosted by John and Jill Marsh at their home. It promises to be a very pleasant
evening. The cost is very modest at £2.50 per head and any profits will go to
support the club’s admin costs. More information can be found here
2.
Bridgnorth Lions Charter Night 11 April
The Bridgnorth annual charter night, a
black tie dinner celebrating the 39th anniversary of the clubs
formation, is being held at Ye Olde
Punch Bowl Inn Bridgnorth on 11th
April. The cost is £21 per head.
3.
Wrekin Lions Race Night 2nd May
Wrekin Lions are holding a race night on
2nd May. The cost of the evening is £5 per head (which includes a
chicken and chips supper) plus approximately £5 as the cost of horses in the
races.
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
1.
Silver over the bridge
Silver
over the bridge (SOB) is our longest running fundraising activity. Essentially
it involves laying sticky tape across the Iron Bridge and inviting passers-by
to put down their spare coins. We also
volunteer to man the Toll House on those days when we are collecting on the
bridge.
We
have scheduled 9 SOB sessions over the course of this year, each focussed on a
different charity – including:
Easter
Sunday 5th April – for Marie
Curie
Sunday
May 3rd – for Blood bikes
Each
SOB session runs from 10am to 4pm and is supported by Members and Friends
working in 2 hour shifts – generally 3 people on the bridge itself and one
person to man the Toll House.
Additional
volunteers are always very welcome so if you’ve never helped at a SOB session
why not give it a try. Visitors are general intrigued by the activity and we
have some really interesting conversations so the two hours pass very easily.
2. Collection at ASDA Donnington – 4
April
We
will be collecting for the club’s charitable funds at the entrance to the ASDA
Donnington store on Saturday 4th April with the support of our
Mascot Dandy Lion. As with SOB, volunteers will work in 2 hour shifts between
10AM and 4PM.
Additional
help is always welcome on these sessions so if you have a couple of hours to
spare do please let us know.
If you would like to join us at any of the events and
activities listed above or if you need any further information, please contact:
Colin Thompson mailto:cthompson@bcs.org.uk);
or
June Softley mailto:4cats@talktalk.net
Colin Thompson
4 March 2015
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