This evening saw Weymouth and Portland Lions Club welcome it’s third female member.  Barbara Mitchell was introduced to the club by its first female  member Julie Storey who joined just last year and she, along with fellow Lions, was delighted to welcome Barbara who is a busy member of the community with her voluntary work for both the Citizens Advice Bureau and Weymouth Pavilion. Club President Ryan Hope conducted the formalities and said “it is great that Barbara has joined our Lions Club and she will no doubt make a great contribution with her wealth of experience” Barbara...

Prostate Cancer kills over 11, 500 men per year. However, if identified early survival rates can be much improved. The New-Man Group in Partnership with PCaSO ( Prostate Cancer Support Organisation) and the Lions Club carried out over 200 free PSA blood tests on local men at The Pavilion in the Ocean room. (The New-Man Group is named in honour of their founder, Barry Newman, who was the driving force in setting the group up though terminally ill with the disease). L-R: Jenny Haines, Lion Bob Underwood (in Lion suit), Derek Pilling, Lions John Davies and Trevor Stratton. The PSA blood tes...

Dorchester and District Lions Club won the annual Zone skittles match at the Colliton Club in Dorchester and were presented with the Bellinger Trophy. This event is played annually between the clubs in Zone 1A, Bridport, Blackmore Vale, Dorchester and Weymouth & Portland.          

Weymouth & Portland Lions Club were delighted to respond to the needs of Portland Food Bank by making a £200 donation. L to R: Lions Trevor Stratton and Dave Woolford, volunteers Gordon Cunningham and Ray Radnor, Rosemarie Husain (manager), Reverend Tim Gomm (chairman of Portland Foodbank. Manager, Rosemarie Husain said “We are really so grateful for the donation of £200 to us. Unfortunately many people on Portland still need the support of Portland Foodbank at this time. The money will allow us to purchase food items that we are short of, and so continue to help those in need. Witho...

As the representatives of the Lions Clubs of the southern central part of England, from Henley on Thames in the North to the Channel Islands, left Weymouth on 24 March after their annual Convention, Lion Steve Spencer said:  “Everyone agreed what a fantastic weekend we had, due to the efficiency of the staff of the Best Western Rembrandt Hotel and the friendly welcome we got from the people of Weymouth”. Proceedings were open by the Mayor,  Councillor Gill Taylor who later attended the Convention banquet in the evening. Seen here with the District Governor, Lion Ken Staniforth, receivin...

Representatives of the 70 Lions Clubs of the southern central part of England, from Henley on Thames in the North to the Channel Islands, will descend on Weymouth from 22 to 24 March for their annual Convention, hosted by the Weymouth & Portland Lions Club. These Lions look forward to learning how they can help in the battle against the 5 areas that Lions concentrate on worldwide: Diabetes, Vision, Hunger, Environment, Childhood Cancer. Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organisation, with 1.4 million Lions in 206 countries, and serve their communities,...

Weymouth & Portland Lions were out in force at Morrisons Supermarket in Weymouth raising funds for Marie Curie as part of a national campaign by Lions throughout the UK. A total of £534 was raised which earned them a grateful vote of thanks from Sue at Marie Curie.

The Food Bank do wonderful work helping those less fortunate than ourselves and the Weymouth and Portland Lions Club were delighted to have been able to support them. We wish them well for the future"  Yvonne Pratt, Food Bank spokesperson (2nd from left) said “The lions have been very kind in giving Weymouth food bank a donation of food, we are so grateful”      Food Bank volunteers with Lion John Cake and Lions President Roger Hogbin.

Weymouth & Portland Lions Club have donated £500 to the SafeWise Charity. Lions President Roger Hogbin said "SafeWise do excellent work at the Weymouth Community Safety Centre, bringing a variety of risk scenarios to life; including simulating fire and road risks in very realistic settings, equipping people with vital and practical life skills. The Lions are delighted to be able to give some financial support using money raised from their events, including the annual Beach Motocross and the Christmas Day harbour swim" L to R: Lion John Cake, Ben Heath, Lion President Roger Hogbin. Sa...

This annual event which has been run by the Lions since the mid 70’s has grown immensely with 330 brave souls taking the plunge this year raising thousands of pounds for their chosen charity. The first swim took place in 1948 as a bet between a publican and a taxi driver, this year our medal sponsors were a publican and a taxi driver, coincidence? The weather was kind to us and there was a fantastic atmosphere with as many four or five thousand people believed to have watched the event and more people are getting involved with the fancy dress aspect which was really good to see. Each swi...