Today our President Keith Mead presented a cheque to the Broughton Gifford Pre-School Group to help towards paying for refurbishing their play area with artificial grass. This should enable the young pupils to play outside without getting muddy.
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Seend Fete
Melksham Lions attended the SEEND Fete yesterday in glorious sunshine.
We again had the Lions Tombola going with several lucky winners. In fact the very first ticket of the day won one of the large Lions.
We also took the opportunity to sell some of the Bric-a-brac/CD’s and DVD’s that had been recently donated to us.
You may recall that we have been selling Raffle tickets over the past few weeks, at the Party in the Park, the Forest Community Fun Day and finally the Seend Fete for a handmade patchwork quilt that was made by our Treasurer Ruth Mead.
At the close of the Seend Fete we got the Seend Fete admin team to make the draw and announce the winning ticket. Ticket number was 38 and was won by Mrs Jane Lee of Poulshot. Mrs Lee is pictured above with Ruth Mead when she came to collect the Quilt later in the day.
We would like to thank all those who supported us on the day.
Donation to Melksham Christmas Lights Group
It was with great pleasure last night that Keith Mead, President of Melksham Lions, presented Alan Weymouth of the Melksham Christmas Lights Group with a cheque for £200.
The presentation was made at The Pilot at Bowerhill prior to the regular monthly meeting of Melksham Lions.
This money was part of the proceeds raised during the 2015 Father Christmas rounds.
Forest Community Fun Day 2016
Melksham Lions attended the Forest Community Fun Day yesterday where we ran a Lion Tombola Stall and a book stall.
We were also selling raffle tickets for a rather lovely Handmade Patchwork Quilt, made by one of our members.
The draw for this will be made after the Seend Fete which we will be attending on the 13th August.
We would like to thank all those who supported us on the day which proved to be a great success for us and the Forest Community.
Melksham Party in the Park 2016
Melksham Lions Club attended the Annual Party in the Park at King George V Playing Fields in Melksham.
A very successful day was had by all those manning the stall,and we would like to thank everybody who visited our stand and supported us on the day.
We managed to raise a handsome £145 from the Lions Tombola, and yes – we did have some winners.
This proceeds from this event will be added to our Charity funds that are put to good use in supporting local causes.
Donation to Local Resident
On Wednesday 13th July 2016 Past President Jim Whyborn, now Chair of our Welfare Committee, presented local resident John Howell with a cheque for £250 to help towards his much needed downstairs extension. John Howell has MND and because of this is having to convert his garage into a bedroom at a cost of around £15000.