Swaffham Newsletter

Swaffham & District Lions
Swaffham Lions are proud to
sponsor two local people in this
year’s London Marathon, both
receiving £150. Les Scott, from
Stratton’s Hotel, is running for Neuroblastoma UK
and Gill Creed, from Just Hair, has a team of five
running for the Autistic Society. Gill's niece, Lucy
Dickerson, has a son who was diagnosed with Autism
when four years old, now nine he attends a special
school in Dereham. Les’s first grandson, Rafe, was
taken ill quite suddenly aged just over one year old.
The subsequent diagnosis of Neuroblastoma left him
facing a long, painful and ultimately unsuccessful
treatment in Hospital. He died without reaching his
third birthday in 2006.
Swaffham Lions joined in the Lions' Beach Clean Up
of 5 beaches in and around Hunstanton. 18 Lions and
Lionesses were kitted out by the local council with
pickers, gloves and sacks and spent over 2 hours
cleaning up the beaches.
Swaffham Lions responded to a call for help, in
providing kitchen equipment and craft items for
the John Chapman Centre, which is housed in the
Maltings' Care Home. The centre, which is open four
days a week, has up to thirty five people attend and
they enjoy a cooked meal and join in various craft
activities. Simon Fowler, chair of the Lions welfare
team, helped to start the centre many years ago,
which was opened by Princess Anne.
Maureen Rutland was one of twenty seven winners
in this year’s Lions' Easter Basket draw, when number
30 was the bonus ball on the National Lottery. The
baskets which were in local businesses raised over
£1200 which will good to Lions good causes.
Following a busy few weeks, 34 Lions took time out
for a meal at the College of West Anglia in Kings Lynn.
The evening was themed as a St George's night, with
the meal being prepared and cooked by the students
under supervision as part of their training. All agreed
that the evening was a great success and thanked the
students for all their hard work.
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