Lions Club of Penrith

Windscreen Wash
We raised £333 cleaning windows at Tebay Services on a cold day in February

Christmas card delivery service
Over 9500 Christmas cards were sorted and delivered by members in Penrith in the weeks before Christmas. The cards were sorted in the Conservative Club

Pub Collection

On Friday 18th December eleven members of the club visited various hostelries in Penrith and the surrounding villages for their annual collection.
This year the collection was for the Great North Air Ambulance and victims of the local floods.
A good night was had by all and a total of £719 was raised

Santa Dash and Penrith Lights Switch on

Sunday 29th November was the occasion of the Hospice at Home Santa Dash and the switch on of the Town lights. Destpite a downpour in the morning the weather improved in the afternoon and evening and a large numbers of Santa's warmed up in the town centre and raced round Penrith.
Penrith Lions Club members marshalled the event and then helped marshall the lantern parade.

Lion Gilbert Tweddle receives his 15 year chevron from President Ian Edgar at the November business meeting

Children in Need Collection
Saturday 21st November

Members organised a street collection for Children in Need. The weather was atrocious in the afternoon but we collected a very creditable £1880 thanks to the generosity of the people of Penrith.

Lion Mike Ridpath receiving his 15 year chevron from President Ian at the October business meeting

President Ian presenting a cheque for £300 to Fred Harrison, Captain of Penrith Golf Club for his Presidents Charity. This money was the proceeds from the raffle at the Lions Charity Golf Event at Penrith Golf Club in June

District Governor Harry Hawksworth and President Ian Edgar exchange banners at a business meeting at North Lakes hotel

Penrith Lions Club Charity Golf Event Sunday 7th June 2009

photographs taken during 2009 May Day Carnival

Winner of the trolley dash at the Co-op 2008

Pictures taken at 2008 May Day Carnival
courtesy of Malcolm Parker