Author: Chris Burstow

The 2017 Jingle Bell Jog is taking place on 17th December 2017 - and is now open for entries www.lakeslions.co.uk Let’s paint the town red, green and white and kick off the festive season by getting the whole family dressed up as Santa’s, Elves, Reindeer, Christmas Puddings, Snowmen, Fairies – or anything Christmassy – and Stumble, Walk, Jog or Run around a flat and scenic course in Bowness on the shores of Lake Windermere! It’s the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit and a fun event for all the family to enjoy, and to raise money for worthwhile local charities. This event is open to all ages and abilities and you can run, jog, walk, jingle, push prams, or wheel wheelchairs. The course is a flat and wheelchair /…

Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club have recently been distributing some of the funds raised over the summer months. A donation of £250.00 was made to the Birchall Trust and a similar amount to the Tarn Hill Trust that looks after the children’s playground at Sawrey. Freedom Wizard, a charity running special all terrain mobility scooters benefitted with £500.00 as did Alice’s Escapes who provide holidays for terminally ill children. The main donations were from the proceeds of the Lakes Classic Vehicle Show held at Grasmere in June. On a visit to the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team base by Lion President Philip Fell and other Lion members cheques for £4000.00 each were presented to Nick Owen, leader of the LAMRT and to Michael Lafferty the chairman of Blood Bikes Cumbria.…

This month i have started writing the Blog with Lion Baby Quinn on my lap - he is dictating the content of this Blog into my ear - therefore i think this will be the most intelligently written and eloquent Blog posting yet! It is amazing how opinionated he is - i wonder where he gets that from...ahem (Laura "Sponsorship" Courty) Our new Lions Club President Philip Fell opened the meeting promptly and welcomed us all - he is clutching his new Gavel tightly and I think he intends to use and abuse it! Here is a picture of our new president:   I (Chris Burstow) am The Vice President ("The Veep") this year - so will be be trying to prize the gavel out of Philip's fingers this time next year! In…

  Current Highest Bid: £250 (Chris Burstow) ______________________________________________ This Charity Silent Auction is for a fantastic Dinner Bed and Breakfast package at one of the most prestigious hotel venues in the Lake District - the Gilpin Hotel and Lake House. You are bidding for a voucher for 1 night dinner bed and breakfast for two people at the Gilpin Hotel, including  the tasting menu in Hrishi's Michelin Star restaurant, including apertifs and matched wines. This prize will be awarded to the highest bidder at the Lions Charity Classic Vehicle Show on Grasmere Sportsfield on Sunday 18th June 2017. Proceeds from this charity auction will be used by the Windermere & Ambleside Lions Club to support local charitable causes. Bids can be submitted via email, and in person at the Classic…

6th September 2016 - Windermere & Ambleside Lions - Business Meeting Not much of a blog this week – I started with good intentions, but my ability to listen, contribute and write at the same time fizzled out at the night went on…must try harder next time… Apologies received from Elsie, Ben, Laura, Maggie, Andrew, Ronnie Meeting started early at 19:57 ! - with the promise of an early finish! Meeting opened early at 19:57 by President Steve introducing Julie Wright, Town Clerk – from Windermere Town Council to discuss Lions Park in Langrigge Road in Bowness – the Lions used to maintain Lions Park before handing it to Windermere Town Council to manage. The park is well located near to Bowness village centre, and boasts a nice view over…

Well - we have received apologies from Ben this month so he has asked me - Young Chris - to write this Month's web report. Certainly big shoes to fill - and im grateful for the 'development opportunity' Ben but i do hope hat you are not grooming me to take over as the Club PR Officer ..... This is the first business meeting of the new 2016/17 Lion year - and we have a new President Lion Steve Bateman at the helm, with Lions Christoph Amos as his very able Club Secretary. Club Treasurer is still Lion Peter Irvine - rumour is that he loves the job so much he couldn't give it up...not sure who has the other Club Roles - we'll see who pipes up during the…