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WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND LIONS CLUB WELCOMES IT’S FIRST LADY MEMBER
The Lions inducted Julie Storey as their first lady member into their club at their monthly dinner meeting held at the Rembrandt Hotel. The ceremony was conducted by the Lions District Governor, Ken Staniforth, who said how proud he was to be invited down to Weymouth for this momentous occasion.
L to R: Lion President Roger Hogbin, Julie Storey, Lions District Governor Ken Staniforth.
Lion Club President Roger Hogbin said: As President of the Weymouth and Portland Lions Club and Julie's sponsor, I am extremely pleased to welcome her both as a member and especially as our first female...
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Track Side Advertising Opportunity at Weymouth Beach Motocross
An opportunity for your business? Around 18,000 watch this spectacular event and we can place your banner track side right at the forefront of all the action, not only seen by those present at the event but also in numerous photographs and videos after the event.
Place your banner track side at a cost of just £100, maximum size 3 metres x 1 metre high.
To book your space please email: publicity@weymouthlionsclub.co.uk
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LAST REMAINING TRADE PITCHES AVAILABLE – GET IN TOUCH NOW!
Weymouth Beach Motocross - Sunday 28th October 2018
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It is estimated that some 20,000 people, families and bikers alike, will travel to Weymouth to watch this thrilling and spectacular event. Entries are coming in fast from across the south of England, with more than 200 riders set to test their mettle in the race hosted by the Weymouth and ...
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Lions enter into the spirit of Carnival
The theme of the float this year was the Greatest Showman" and our entry featured the young dancers from Julie Storey's "Lets Dance" group as well as president Roger and other Lions dressed up as clowns, and with club supporters joining in the fun in various silly costumes. The club's vice president bravely appeared as the bearded lady from the "Showman" movie.
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A small team built and decorated the float on the morning of carnival day, fuelled by bacon sarnies and coffee, and at 6.30pm it was put to the test as the procession got underway, making its w...
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LIONS ALL DAY BUSK HAD THEM ‘DANCING IN THE STREET’!
Weymouth and Portland Lions Club held their annual “Busk” in the town centre on Saturday raising over £800 for their charity fund.
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Visitors and locals alike enjoyed the music with many taking to dancing in the street. Replay, as ever, gave their usual sterling performance and Tony Lowe added a touch of class to the event with his crooner style blend of classic Sinatra, Bublé and Tom Jones songs.
Lions President Roger Hogbin said "We had another successful busk yesterday. So first of all, on...
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EX MAYOR JOINS THE FAMILY OF LIONS
Lions President Roger Hogbin welcomed two new members into the family of Lions, last year’s Mayor of Weymouth & Portland Kevin Brookes and John Kelly. Roger said “ I am delighted to welcome Kevin and John into the club. They both bring new skills, ideas and experiences that will help us to continue and improve the work that Lions do with the community”.
L to R: Kevin Brookes, Roger Hogbin, John Kelly.
Kevin Brookes commented “I was honoured to have been invited to join the Weymouth & Portland Lions. I worked very closely with them last year during my Mayoral year when l was ...
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March For Men – A Fathers Day Event
On Fathers Day, Weymouth and Portland Lions Club held their first “March for Men” walk along Weymouth seafront to raise awareness of prostate cancer. 11,000 men in the UK die each year of the disease and the death rate continues to rise. It is a bigger killer now than breast cancer, yet it fails to attract sufficient attention from either the government or from many men themselves. The Lions decided to help do something about it and are supporting the Prostate Cancer charity in order to help save lives.
It was a little chilly but it stayed dry for the walk and the sun peeked through the...
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LIONS HELP THE SCOUTS GET TO THE 2019 JAMBOREE IN THE USA
Weymouth & Portland Lions have donated £500 to help send four local Scouts to the 2019 Jamboree being held in West Virginia, USA.
A Spokesperson for the four Scouts said "We all feel very privileged to have been selected to represent Weymouth & Portland as part of the UK contingent at this prestigious international event and hope to make you all proud. Over 150 countries attend and in excess of 50,000 participants from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures will also be there, so it will be a fantastic opportunity to broaden our horizons and make new friends from across the...
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‘The Good Samaritans’
Lions Clubs from Zone 1A ( Bridport, Blackmore Vale, Dorchester and, Weymouth & Portland ) chose the Samaritans as the recipients of the annual 'good cause' donation. Julie from the Samaritans receives a cheque for £2000 from outgoing Zone Chairman, Lion Mark Lockie at a Handover Lunch at the 'Gamekeeper' in Charminster.
Julie, the Director of Samaritans of Dorset said, ”Samaritans are extremely grateful for this funding from the Lions. We recognise that there are many other very worthwhile charities in the area to whom the Lions could have donated this money, and we really appreciate t...
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