Prize Winners:

One outright winner of the £50 first prize, J Tucker from Pinchbeck.

Nine entries tied for 2nd prize. Mr M Manning from Spalding was picked out in the draw to win the £15 prize.

The two £5 lucky dip winners were Mr A Hawley from Stamford & Tina Croft from West Pinchbeck.

Please click here to download the answers sheet*

*Please be advised that question 14 – A Downward Spiral is void as the number of letters in the clue is incorrect.

We had 65 stalls, with stall holders braving the weather despite the risk of getting rained off. Local people were very generous with the gate entry fee which made it a worthwhile event.

A big thank you to all – let’s do it again in 2013…

Our members would like to thank Terry for his hard work over this period.

The last two years have been challenging times for the club with the current economic climate. Terry has worked hard to keep the club focused on our aims in fundraising and community work.

Vice President Eileen has been a member since 2003 and has held several committee chair positions as well as being very active with the youth program. Eileen had a successful year as President in 2008 and decided she would like to do it again. We all look forward to working with her to make this an exciting year for Lions.

Our congratulations also go to Lion Elaine Mothers and Lion Paul Fletcher. Elaine will take up duties as Vice President supporting Eileen throughout the year. Paul will take on the role of 2nd Vice President.

The new officers will take on their elected roles from July 4th.

Parking is £3.00 per car and coaches are £35.00 each… we have lots of space so just
turn up on the day.

Look out for the Lions in yellow tabards who will direct you to park.

Enjoy the day!

Why not clear out the attic, dig out those unwanted items

We are having our annual boot sale on Easter Sunday 8th April
at Salisbury’s car park in Spalding.

Cost: £7 per pitch

Booters from 6.30am (no need to book). Sale starts at 7.30am – 12.30pm.

Admission by donation to Lions charity fund. Refreshments are available.

Thank you to all who entered, your cheques will be returned to you.

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) will mark the 2nd anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake with several unique redevelopment projects, including opening the country’s only nursing school and completing housing in one of Port-au-Prince’s toughest neighborhoods, Cite Soleil.

The school’s inauguration is set for this month. Students are currently studying in make-shift tents. The new facility has four classrooms and a lab practice area with hospital beds where students will treat patients. A dormitory is also planned. Three-hundred-fifty nursing students will attend the school this year. The facility is hurricane and wind proof, with windows built to serve as emergency exits in future disaster situations.

LCIF has also completed two out of three phases of a housing project in Cite Soleil. The second phase will be complete within the next two months.

“What’s unique about Lions Clubs International is we have stayed committed to the same Haitian families for the entire two years. We started by providing tent shelters and recently asked them to turn in their tents so we could give them new homes,” said LCIF Chairperson Sid L. Scruggs III.

Lions have completed 403 homes and 197 are still in progress. LCIF has only about 20 people still living in tents, and is providing temporary shelters or homes to everyone originally given tents.

“As the funding arm of the world’s largest volunteer organization Lions Clubs International, we are working through our local Lions clubs members in Haiti,” continued Scruggs. “The Haitian Lions members are overseeing our redevelopment projects, which enables us to incorporate input from the Haitian people into everything we do. For example, the homes have been developed in the local style.”

“Because we have local Lions members who live in the community we can best meet the local needs. In the early days when many other organizations’ goods were stuck sitting in customs because there was no one to claim them, Lions went to the shipping yard to personally claim our tents and put them up quickly.”

These projects are possible due to Lions’ generous outpouring of support, providing more than US$6 million to LCIF in support of relief efforts in Haiti. Other projects include additional housing projects, a community center and school, with additional projects currently being developed.

Lions have seen a surge in membership in Haiti, from 80 in 2009 to 132 currently, as more people in the community want to be involved in volunteerism relief efforts. Lions live in the community and remain committed to long-term relief, developing future projects that address needs not currently being met.

You managed to raise £1700 for local good causes, if you would like to book a table for Friday 22nd February 2013 please contact:

Eileen Robson on: 01775 760501