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Who are we?Lions are men and women of indeterminate age from varying walks-of-life who give their time and experience tobenefit their local community and in some cases, the world-wide community.We are both non-political and non-religious.

How we work:We finance our work by organizing and running events such as Race Nights, Jumble Sales, Bookstalls, Stalls at localVillage Fairs, Christmas Sleigh Runs, Coffee Mornings and Social Evenings.Above all, we aim to have fun, working together with a common cause.

Who we help: “People in Need”

We have helped amongst others:● Local disadvantaged children and adults● Force5Education● Manor Farm Family Centre, Sandy● The Purple Trust● Marie Curie● The Stroke Club● The Talking Newspaper● Carers in Bedfordshire● Bedford & District Handicapped Riders Assoc’n● Blind Veterans UK● Tools for Self Reliance

As a member of Lions Club International we also subscribe to their International Disaster Appeals. through LionsClubs International Foundation (www.lcif.org)

Our Area:The Area we serve is bounded by Gamlingay. Moggerhanger, Clifton, Arlesey and Dunton

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2016 RésuméJumbleOn March 12th, Clifton Community Centre was the venue for our Grand Charity Jumble Sale

DiaryThe year so far

EasterFind out who won our Easter Eggs this year….

Diary UpdateMay

WicksteedOn Saturday, June 14th we took a party to Wicksteed Park and a Lancaster bomber flew byto check on us.

Diary UpdateJune - July

Fêtes and CarnivalsFine weather sometimes and the introduction of our Chicken in the Basket game

Diary UpdateSeptember - October

Logo QuizThroughout the summer we sold our Logo Quiz sheets

Our 38th CharterWe celebrate at the White Horse In Southill

Diary UpdateNovember - December

Peace Poster CompetitionThe World-wide competition run by Lions Clubs International

District Youth CelebrationLions Annual Party for disabled and disadvantaged children

Out and About in DecemberA Summary of what we got up to in December


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Another Successful Jumble Sale

We run our Jumble Sale each year at the Clifton Community Centre, usually at the end ofFebruary. This year we were a little later to avoid clashing with another sale.Having spent several weeks collecting and storing our merchandise we have a couple of hourson the day to transport and lay it all out ready for the doors to open at 1:30

Usually there is a queue at the door and for the next hour things get really hectic. Then the hallgoes quiet and we look around at the mountain of remaining stock.Time to start again…The hall has to be cleared, the remaining stock has to be moved-on and the day’s proceeds haveto be counted.Thank you to everyone who helped us or shopped with us…………………….. We shall be back!




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Was Easter a little bit early this year?Club Diary

January 2016

6th Jan - Melvin Jones Fellowshipsawarded to 3 of our members inrecognition of their outstanding workwith the Lions over many manyyears.

March

5th Mar - District Convention - wewon the District 105A Web SiteTrophy for the second year running

11th Mar - We changed our familiarLions tabards for Marie Curie’sFlower Power and spent the daycollecting on their behalf outsideMorrisons in Shefford

12th Mar - Our Jumble Sale wasslightly later than usual this year. Iwas in Scarborough at the time andI suspect some of our other regularcustomers were “away on the day”too.

Easter Eggs - the details of thewinners are starting to arrive.

April

16th Apr - A cold, wet andmiserable day for our springbookstall at Biggleswade Market.One might have thought,”This is theideal day for dashing out buying abook and hurrying home to read it.”We did hope that more than onewould think that way! Thank you tothe few who did call at our stall, weappreciated your company.




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Don’t eat it all at onceThank you very much to everyone who took on the responsibility of selling an egg for us, and all of youwho bought a number on the off chance that they might win an egg. Thank you once again and better lucknext year.

Lisa Dockrell Winner of our egg at theSaxon Centre in Biggleswade

This year’s winners are:-

BiggleswadeThe Conservative Club Brian Matthews

The New Inn Peter Presland

The Saxon Centre Lisa Dockrell

The Yorkshire Grey Rachel Stott

CliftonThe Golden Lion Nick Cage

EvertonThornton Arms Marilyn Varua

HenlowThe Engineers Arms Steve Knibbs

The Five Bells Tanya Watkins

RAF Henlow Richard

MoggerhangerThe Guinea Dave Sibley - Egg then donated

to Sue Ryder HomePotton

John O’Gaunt Golf Club (2) (1) Dave Wilsher, (2) TonyMclean

SandyThe Bell Phoebe Berridge

Keech Hospice Shop Sue

The Kings Arme Richard the B

The Queen’s Head Eloise

Sir William Peel John Taylor

TempsfordWheatsheaf Anita

Peter Preslandl Winner of our egg at theNew Inn in Biggleswade




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May Was a Month to Remember! Club Diary

May

2nd May

Can you rely on the weatherman for Ickwell May Day?A good day cut short by the wind

22nd May

An outing for the elderly, attending a ShannonExpress rehearsal, followed by afternoon tea

27th May

There’s nothing like starting the Bank Holiday offwith a good dance. We held a very good Dancewith New Vintage Plus at the Weatherley Centre.

Before the wind Afterwards




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Another Good Day at Wicksteed ParkEarly June is “Wicksteed Time” for Biggleswade Sandy Lions. For over30 years, we’ve organised an “Away-Day” at Wicksteed Park for localyoungsters and carers. It’s one of our longest running CommunityService Projects. Plans are laid down at the beginning of the year,invitations are sent out, phone calls made, a coach is booked, suppliesare arranged from Morrisons and Aldi; and last but not least, goodweather is ordered.

This year, on the 4th June, Sandy Children’s Centre & Home-Startfilled our coach with 10 families and a group from Ivel Valley Schooljoined us for the day.

Once everyone had arrived at Wicksteed, we supplied the childrenwith wristbands for the rides and set them free to explore the Park;with the understanding that they would return in time for lunch.

We like to think of it as a day out in the sun; but a dry overcast dayis better than rain; so everyone was happy.

Generally we manage to catch some pictures of everyone atlunchtime, this year was no exception.

We believe that everyonehad a good time, therewere some very sleepychildren on the coachgoing home.

We'd like to give a bigthank you to all thevolunteers who helpedmake this all possible.

From our Facebook visitor post




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It’s July and our chickens become homing pigeonsClub Diary

June

4th June - Another successful day at Wicksteed Park

5th June - A fine afternoon in Clifton for the Club’s AnnualGarden Party

18th June - Sandy Carnival - One young lady broke the duckand landed her chicken in the basket

25th June - Meppershall Summer Fair - An afternoon ofsunshine and showers and a stunning aerobatic display.

July

2nd July - Langford Show - our chickens are learning whatthe game is all about. This time we had two prize winners!Do I detect a trend? Will there be three at Upper Caldecoteon 4th September?

23rd July - Letchworth Fun Day - Oh boy! Was it hot?4th June - Wicksteed

18th June - Sandy Carnival 18th June - Sandy Carnival

18th June - Letchworth Fun Day




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Fêtes & Carnivals 1Ickwell - Monday 2nd MayThe weather forecast wasn’t brilliant, but hey, this is Britain; lets lookat the sky and judge it from there. We weren’t the only ones to beoptimistic on that Monday morning everyone was there early to makethe most of the fine weather.

We had golf, skittles, floating ducks, books, jigsaws, quiz sheets and aselect range of bric-a-brac plus a good supply of customers; but theyweren’t sufficient to raise the roof. We had to wait until 2pm for a freakwind to do that! Both gazebos took off in tandem, bounced off the roofof Lion Ivor’s car and landed in the road. Luckily no-one was injured.

Then to cap it all, with no roof over our heads, it rained!

The weather forecast had been right after all…. It wasn’t brilliant.

Sandy Carnival - Saturday 18th June - Chicken in the basket day

The weather looked as though it wouldn’t rain and it didn’t! Somewherethe sun was shining, we didn’t see it! However, Sandy Carnival wasup and running and people where walking around with smiles on theirfaces because it was a really good afternoon.One young lady was walking around with a big grin on her face becauseshe had landed her chicken in our basket and won £5. Several otherambitious fellows got extremely close to joining that that elite “Welanded it in the Basket” society, perhaps next time.

We had several distinguished visitors have a go too; they “also ran”

Meppershall Summer Fair - Saturday 25th June

It was an afternoon of sunshine, showers and lots of people attending.There was a Magnificent aerobatic display. We sold all the Tombolamugs and tins, our golf was stopped for rain (greenkeeper’s orders)and the skittles got a little waterlogged at times. Our quiz sheetscontinued to be popular and we look forward to receiving completedones back to claim the £100 prize money.

25th June

2nd May

2nd May

18th June 18th June

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Fêtes & Carnivals 2Langford Show - Saturday 2nd July

The day started bright & sunny & we were all set up by 10.30, readyfor the start at about 12.30. It turned out that we were very glad tohave had the time to relax before the off as once the public arrived,after the finish of the raft race, we had non stop custom right upuntil the end at 4pm! Our Chicken in a Basket game was a greatattraction, & many told me that "everybody at the event was talkingabout it!" We had two lucky winners (see photos) who were boththrilled & astonished. Our logo quiz was also a real hit on the day,with all we had with us being sold.

We had been extremely lucky with the weather, only one briefshower, despite threatening black clouds which didn't drop their loaduntil after all our gear had been safely put back into storage.

Our grateful thanks to all those who supported us on the day.

Letchworth Fun Day - Saturday 23rd July

The day was warm, very warm, in fact too hot really; 29°C. Still theSchool holidays have started and that usually means a downturn inthe weather, so no complaints from the Lions! We were there withour lucky dip, quiz sheets, Mug/tin Tombola, books, jigsaws andbric-a-brac; in fact we were the very reincarnation of Woolworthsand were kept busy all day long.

Thank you!

Arlesey Fun Day - Saturday 3rd September

It seems to me that Arlesey move their Fun Day around the Calendarsearching for better weather each year. Next year, please don’t askthe water diviner’s advice!

However we may have got wet; well, soaked actually; but that didn’tseem to deter the punters; sorry, our customers. We ran out ofmugs at the Mug Tombola, dips in the Lucky Dip and were kept busyon the skittles and selling Quiz sheets. Thank you to everyone whojoined us out there in the rain…. You made our afternoon worthwhile.

Upper Caldecote Village Show - Sunday 4th September

What can I say, the wind kept blowing the chickens into the basket!We had four winners and a dry Gazebo by the end of the afternoon,thanks to the wind. The lucky Dip and our Quiz Sheets did brisktrade throughout the afternoon. By the end of the afternoon whenour dry Gazebo was finally packed away we could reflect on the endof our Summer Fête season with relief and a tremendous sense ofachievement.

Thank you to all our Lions Members and friends who helpedthroughout the summer, thank you also to all those smiling facesthat came along to blast a chicken into oblivion; win a mug; playskittles or golf; buy our bric-a-brac, books and jigsaws. We lovedmeeting you and look forward to seeing you again next year

4th September

2nd July

4th September

3rd September - Ready and waiting

4th September

3rd September

2nd July

2nd July

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October and the Club is 38 years old!Club Diary

September

3rd September - Arlesey Fun Day - Oh Boy! Was it wet!

4th September - Upper Caldecote Village Show - Windy, butdry! It appears that the secret of landing a chicken in thebasket is out!

16th September - Coffee morning for Mamillan Nursesraises over £250

October

Mrs Susan Throssell-Hunt of Bromham wins the Logo Quiz

9th October - We hold our 38th Charter Dinner at the WhiteHorse in Southill to celebrate the Club’s formation in 1978.

15th October - Our bookstall witnessed a very quiet day atBiggleswade Market. Perhaps everyone had gone to the NewM&S to buy their winter woollies?

4th June - Wicksteed

3rd September Arlesey - Before the downpour 4th September - Upper Caldecote - the Winners

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Well, we have two winners actually:● Mrs Susan Throssel-Hunt of Bromham, who was the only contestant to get all 50

Logos correct and wins the £100 prize money.● Biggleswade Sandy Lions who raised over £450 for our Charitable funds.

Over the course of the summer we sold 615 Logo Quiz Sheets around the County atVillage Fêtes and any other opportunity.40 of these were returned for judging, but only 1 had all 50 answers. Well Done Susan!For those of you who didn’t manage to find all the correct answers, we’ve included themon this web-page.Thank you for buying one of our £1 quiz sheets and taking part.

We have a Winner!




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38 Years Old!On the 9th October we all gathered at the White Horse in Southill at lunchtime to celebrate theClubs 38th anniversary of its formation back in 1978.During the past 12 months we have raised some £16,000; introduced a Summer Dance and LogoQuiz. We have supported some 45 local charities & families-in-need; plus some 200+ individualswith a concert & afternoon tea / Christmas Parcels / Youth Party / Outings.We have worked with two other Lions Clubs on 2 Projects; supported Lions Clubs Internationalappeals, most recently the Italian earthquake appeal.During the last 12 months we have donated in excess of £12,000 of the funds raised. We havemaintained provision of Message in a Wallet & Message in a Bottle; collected spectacles forrecycling; supported the Stroke Club, Talking Newspaper, Deaf Awareness and School Readers.




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November - First a Dance, then a Party, then December!Club Diary

November

Edward Peake Middle School entered the Lions ClubInternational Peace Poster Competition - We chose theSchool’s winning entries.

26th November - After anxious times whilst relocating, weheld a truly successful Dance at Stratton Upper School withNew Vintage Plus.

27th November - Following a late night after the Dance, wetook a party down to the District Youth Celebration at Elstree

December

Starting with Santa Claus at the Langford Garden Centre on26th November and ending with a tin shake at Matalan,Biggleswade on 22nd December, we ran Tin Shakes, StreetCollections and Santa Clause appearances; seemingly non-stop. It was all very successful; thank you everybody whohelped to make it all happen. So this is Christmas?

Edwarde Peake - Peace Poster Competition 27th November - The District Youth Celebration

26th November - Our Christmas Dance




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Edward Peake - Peace Poster WinnersEach year, Lions clubs around the world proudlysponsor the Lions International Peace PosterContest in local schools and youth groups. Thisart contest for children encourages young peopleworldwide to express their visions of peace. Formore than 25 years, millions of children fromnearly 100 countries have participated in thecontest.

Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15,are eligible to participate.

This year the pupils of Edward Peake MiddleSchool took part; sadly we do not have thespace to show all the entries which were judgedlocally by Biggleswade Sandy Lions Members attheir meeting on the 2nd November. We havehowever space for the three that were selectedas the best of the bunch.

Well Done Edward Peake Middle School.We are most proud of you!

1st Phillip Samson

2nd Jessica Holt

3rd Senando Miles




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Party Time at the DYCEach year the Lions Clubs of District 105A gathertogether to give a party to local disadvantaged anddisabled young people. Past District Governor Lion VijayArora’s team gather in the morning and convert AllumHall at Elstree into a veritable Party Palace.

At 1:30pm the party starts with some 500 youngsters,carers and Lions making merry.

Biggleswade Sandy Lions booked 3 tables for “ourpeople”. I think the pictures tell the story, as does thefollowing email that we received that evening.

“Thank you so much for an adorable day today in Elstree.The triplets really enjoyed it, in spite of tantrums, balloons etc!! Gemma, Harvey, Lacieand Jack loved it too.It was a beautiful experience. The room was warm and welcoming, the decorations werestunning.I had no idea where or what we were going to, but this was much more than I hadexpected.Molly especially has requested a return visit!!!Thank you so much to everybody who made the day so special. It must have taken a hugeamount of organisation. “

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Christmas CalendarSat 26th November Christmas Dance Good night out!

Sat 26th November Langford Garden Centre 2-4 PM Father Christmas

Sun 27th November Langford Garden Centre 2-4 PM Father Christmas

Thu 1st December Biggleswade 1 Sleigh Run

Sat 3rd December G & M Growers Tin Shake

Sat 3rd December Langford Garden Centre 2-4 PM Father Christmas

Sun 4th December G & M Growers Tin Shake

Sun 4th December Langford Garden Centre 2-4 PM Father Christmas

Mon 5th December Clifton 1 Sleigh Run

Thu 8th December Langford 1 Sleigh Run

Sat 10th December Tesco, Sandy Tin Shake

Sat 10th December Langford Garden Centre 2-4 PM Father Christmas

Sun 11th December Tesco, Sandy Tin Shake


Mon 12th December Clifton 2 Sleigh Run

Tue 13th December Potton Sleigh Run

Wed 14th December Biggleswade 2 Sleigh Run

Thu 15th December Langford 2 Sleigh Run

Fri 16th December Asda, Biggleswade Tin Shake

Sat 17th December Asda, Biggleswade Tin Shake

Sat 17th December Langford Garden Centre 2-4 PM Father Christmas


Mon 19th December Sainsburys, Biggleswade Tin Shake

Mon 19th December Sandy 2 Sleigh Run

Tue 20th December Sainsburys, Biggleswade Tin Shake

Tue 20th December Henlow Sleigh Run

Wed 21st December Matalan, Biggleswade Tin Shake




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Parcels - 1. Collect it

Parcels - 2. Transport it

Parcels - Pack them for distribution

Street CollectionsCollecting at the Supermarket

Out and About in DecemberDecember has always been our busiest month, this year was nodifferent for Biggleswade Sandy Lions. Planning starts early inthe year, then December arrives and we start at LangfordGarden Centre, followed by street collections and Supermarkettin shakes.

We took our sleigh and collecting buckets to G&M Growers,Tesco in Sandy then Asda, Sainsburys and Matalan inBiggleswade.

We took our sleigh and collecting buckets around the streets ofBiggleswade, Clifton, Henlow, Langford, Potton & Sandy.

At Langford Garden Centre, Santa Claus paid regular visits andchecked that all the boys and girls who called in to see him werebehaving, in preparation for Christmas Eve. He also visited 2children’s tea parties and handed out presents to keep thechildren going until he visited their homes on Christmas Eve

We decorated a Christmas tree for the St Swithun’s SandyChristmas Tree festival.

We distributed 150 food parcels and gave the equivalent of 20parcels to support the Need Project, coordinated by GordonHamilton and distributed 52 beautiful red poinsettias

Santa and Rudolph gave out some 15kg of sweets to childrenand “young adults”

We would like to thank everyone who helped us carry outthis work; contributed to our collections; or gave uspermission to stand outside their business to collect.The funds raised not only finance the Christmas food parcelsthat we distribute, but go a long way towards our 2017programme of service to this community.

Rudolph and the sleigh have gone into hibernation and we thankBedfordshire Growers for their help with this. Finally, we wisheveryone a Happy New Year and we hope to see you all againin December 2017.




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