Swaffham Newsletter

Swaffham & District Lions
Swaffham Lions held their 4th
annual Trolley Dash at Swaffham’s
Tesco store. Pauline Adams ticket
was draw out to do the Dash, as
she has walking difficulties the Lions
allowed her to nominate a stand in. Reg Reynolds, a
family friend, stepped up to the challenge. In the 90
seconds allowed, Reg managed to collect £80 worth of
goods much to the delight of Pauline. The £466 profit
will go to Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice Support.
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Five members of Swaffham Lions helped with the
pumpkin carving at the Iceni Youth Club. With eighteen
pumpkins supplied by Tesco, the eight to eleven year
olds soon got into the carving mode. The Lions ensured
that the young people, many dressed in Halloween
costumes, had a good time carving a variety of different
designs whilst being safe. The pumpkins went on display
at the Halloween event in Plowright Place.
Swaffham Lions held the first of two events to mark
the 100 years since the end of the 1st World War at the
Barn Theatre. The play Momentous Times, performed
by Three’s Company, would have graced any West End
stage. It was a dramatic presentation of the extraordinary
experiences of five women in Europe during World
War 1. The audience of sixty were captivated by the
compelling, moving, and funny journey through the
lives of the five women. During the performance the
bells of the parish church were ringing, which added to
the atmosphere. The evening raised £467 for the British
Red Cross, who have been actively involved in conflicts
throughout the world.
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Swaffham Lions were only too pleased when asked by
the Royal British Legion to do two days collecting for
the Poppy Appeal at Tesco, especially at this time when
remembering the 100 year anniversary of the end of
the 1st World War.
Swaffham saw one of the largest parades in recent
history to mark Armistice Day. The parade included
most of the local organisations and Swaffham Lions
were among the service groups there. Lead by the
band, the parade went from the Infant School to the
War Memorial, where Lion President, Alan Jude, laid a
wreath along with other leaders.
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Swaffham Lions were delighted to support Trisha
Mandall as she attempts to win more medals at the
World Transplant Games in Newcastle on 17th -24th
August 2019. Trisha, who is a volunteer at the Merle
Boddy Centre, is a member of the Royal Papworth
Transplant team, where she had a Heart Transplant in
December 2011. She has already won two gold medals
for archery and ball throwing, plus one silver medal
for the 3k run at the
British Games held
in Liverpool. Trisha
has been selected
to represent Great
Britain at darts in
Newcastle; she will
also take part in the 3k
run and ball throwing.
She will be joined
by over 1500 other
contestants from all
over the world.
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