Littleport Lions club held a ‘Win Every Time’ soft toy Tombola at Soham’s Pumpkin Fair at the end of September, and we raised some much needed funds after a break, because of Covid, of 18 months. The fair was very well attended with very nice weather on the day. Two local ladies deserve a mention for all their hard work making soft toys for our club. A big thank you to Rosemary and Shirley for…
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Littleport Lions are Going Strong!
Indeed we live in strange times in lockdown, but all of the community of Littleport have done a tremendous job of helping each other, well done everyone. Our club, Lions Club of Littleport is still active, but we are for now not having ‘face to face’ meetings. As part of our lock down efforts we have donated two hundred pounds to Littleport Food Bank, who are a vital service for those who cannot afford meals….
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Once again the Lions Club of Littleport hosted Breakfast with Santa at The Almonry Ely. This has become part of Ely’s Christmas festivities and has been for over 30 years. Thanks to The Almonry’s manager Adrian and all of his staff, because without their input the event would not take place. Over 200 adults and children attended over 3 mornings and each child received a visit and a present from Father Christmas. A spokesman for…
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Littleport Lions Charter Meal On 15th September 2019, The Lions Club of Littleport and their guests, who included New Century Lions, had their Charter Meal at the High Flyer pub in Ely. The Mayor of Ely, Michael Rouse, gave a speech at the meal about the events he has attended during this year. He also spoke about fundraising for the Mayor’s charity. He praised the Lions for all their valuable work in the community. Club…
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The club is growing and we hope to enrol our 20th member very soon. We meet at the Adams Heritage Centre in Main Street, in Littleport, usually on the first Sunday of each month. Our Easter event at the Almonry in Ely was very successful, lots of children enjoyed hunting for Easter eggs and crafts with a Tombola for the adults and refreshments were enjoyed by all. On a more sombre note, our headquarters in…
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Lions Commonwealth Celebration Mayor of Ely Michael Rouse writes: “Thank you to the Lions Club of Littleport and New Century Alpha Leo Club for inviting Cassie and me to their Charter Party celebrating the Commonwealth at Prickwillow Village Hall today in September”. All the guests were well fed and entertained at a very enjoyable event. The Lions do sterling work within the community for others and they are always looking for new members, as are…
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The Lions Club of Littleport hosted a concert at The Grange, Littleport. The Littleport Community Choir serenaded the residents and visitors for the afternoon and had a singalong at the end “Proms Style” The Lions gave donations to The Grange and the Choir, and we all enjoyed a sumptuous buffet tea. And Coming up – a date for your diary! The Lions Club of Littleport are once again hosting Breakfast with Santa at The Almonry…
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Why you should join them and take part in their many activities that benefit the community locally The Littleport Cambridgeshire Lions decided to do a Litterpick as a thank you to The Almonry at Ely who allowed us to hold our Easter event in their wonderful gardens. It was decided to extend the litterpick to include the Cathedral grounds, a local park and the river bank! Lots of bags of rubbish were collected and we…
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Once again we held our very successful Breakfast with Santa in December at The Almonry Restaurant in Ely. Our thanks go to all who came along over the three days and our special thanks to the managers of The Almonry, Michael and Lesley Blakey, without whose help and expertise this event would not happen. We catered for over 210 happy breakfasters, and Santa come along and gave all the children a present. It was a…
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The Lions Club of Littleport are once again hosting Breakfast with Santa at The Almonry High Street Ely on 21st – 23rd December 2017 from 8 – 10am. The cost will be £6.50 children and £3.50 adults. All children will receive a present from Father Christmas. This very popular event sells out very quickly, so to book your place and full details contact David Ellis 01353 664318 / 07817 592438 or email breakfastwithsanta1@yahoo.co.uk with a…
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