Swaffham Newsletter

Swaffham & District Lions
Following a very successful
year as Lions President, John
Collins handed over the reins to
David Elsom. David was born in
Edmonton, North London in 1948. He went to East
Herts College and studied Engineering and worked
for a German engineering company then went into
Sales. After Bobbie and I married in 1972 and bought
a house in Royston, Herts, we have two children a
daughter born 1978 and a son in 1980, we now also
have three wonderful grandchildren.
He moved to Swaffham in 2016 relocating from
Cambridgeshire where they were both involved
with East Anglian Air Ambulance. So after settling in
Swaffham we wanted to be involved with a charity
which worked to help the local community and found
that Swaffham & District Lions ticked all the boxes
and joined them in 2017.
Swaffham Lions received an urgent call from
Morrisons Store in Fakenham to help with food that
they wished to donate. With the pressure on space
they required the Lions to collect it today.
On arrival there was 1375 kg of food, so with the help
of Morrisons manager, who supplied a van and driver,
the Lions transported it to the foodbank distribution
centre at the Baptist Church in Swaffham ready for
onward shipment to the Dereham foodbank centre.
Whilst there Morrisons donated 234 children’s books
for the Lions to sell for their funds
Swaffham Lions launched a very successful Foodbank
collection in Swaffham’s
Market Place on Sunday
morning. With the
closure of the churches,
which was the main
place for food donations,
the Lions took on the
task to collect food and
other items. The Sunday
collection resulted in
48kg of food and other
items being donated.
The Lions will be in
the Market Place every Sunday Morning until the
Churches reopen.
Swaffham Lions wished to thank people who showed
their support for the NHS by making Rainbows and
displaying in their windows. With over 260 chocolate
eggs, donated through the White Hart, a team from
the Lions bagged, labelled and delivered them to
residents who displayed the rainbow, in Swaffham
and surrounding villages.
Due to the Pandemic, Swaffham Lions have been
unable to put on events to raise funds for their
work in the community. As with most households,
the members have been tidying their garages and
houses. The unwanted items that they have found,
the Lions are selling on the internet to raise funds
to continue their work in the community, so far, we
have raised £250, selling items such as golf clubs,
storage cabinets, hose reels to name a few.
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