Welcome to our website:
Welcome to the Home Page of the Stafford Lions Club (United Kingdom) CIO web site. The aim of this web site is to provide information about our voluntary organisation.  (CIO is the Charitable Incorporated Organisation status which means that we are recognised by the government’s  Charities Commission.  Our charity number is 1181780)

STOP PRESS –

One positive outcome of the COVID pandemic has been the way that ordinary people have rallied to help support those in need in their local communities and shown extraordinary qualities – helping with food shopping, collecting prescriptions, supporting children’s education, listening. talking – supporting both physically and mentally – reaching out to everyone!

So don’t stop now that most of the restrictions and regulations have been relaxed – why not carry on as a neighbourhood hero and support your local Lions Club whose tabards proudly declare “Serving our Community” – and that is what they have been doing across Stafford since 1977.

Stafford Lions have just purchased 20 new tabards – WOULD ONE OF THEM FIT YOU?

Please visit our FaceBook or web page to find out more details or simply phone 0345 833 5834.

LIONS – you’ll get more out than you put in!

HELPING WITH THE VACCINE ROLL-OUT: From a snow covered January to a wet and windy May and into June, for one of our projects members have volunteered to help with the Covid 19 vaccination days at the Stafford North End Community Centre, Holmcroft, where we supported Cornwell’s Chemists vaccinate more than 28,000 adults.

Even the snow in January didn’t deter the Lions. Below we can see Lions Norman and June on car park duty in January and then Pauline, Roger and Jenny were on duty in slightly warmer May.  More Lions have been warmer inside marshalling people in the centre.
  January   May

So far Stafford Lions have have volunteered for over 2300 hours at the centre which is affectionately known as  ‘Jolly Jabs’ the friendly vaccination centre’.

BASWICH FOOD COLLECTION JANUARY 2021: 
In spite of the National Lockdown we have not been idle.  The image shows us unloading just one of 9 cars loads of food that was collected from the generous people of Baswich, Saxonfields, Knowle Road and Hillcroft Park.  When we delivered it to the food bank at Rising Brook Community Church one of the helpers there commented that he had never seen so much food delivered in just one hour!

MEETINGS:  
In line with government advice concerning the coronavirus pandemic, our club will cancel all meetings and functions at least until the end of June.  Members are keeping in touch with each other by regular virtual meetings using the Zoom app on the internet.

However that  does not mean that we have been idle.  We have obtained a grant of £1000 for the Risingbrook/Signpost Foodbank.  We have given a further £250 to Katharine House Hospice, £250 to Blood Bikes, £250 to Womens Aid, £250 to Stafford Rangers Social Club and £250 for Trauma Teddies.

When you shop on line, if you register and log in through easyfundraising.org.uk you can help us raise money for our good causes when you shop online:

Stafford Lions Club were represented at the Remembrance Day Parade in Stafford.
The image shows our President, Rose receiving a cheque from Asda.
Stafford Lions received £200 from Asda’s Community Life Help for Fundraisers Scheme.  We are very grateful to Asda Stafford and all their customers who put their green tokens into our box.

 

In April we undertook a litter pick on the Isobel Trail and Doxey Marshes.  We collected 15 bags of rubbish.

On March 24th Stafford Lions Club organised a free party for adult carers which was a great success.  Our guests were treated to dancing from the superb Stafford Steppers, good music from Alan Thomas, table top quizzes, a game of bingo a lovely afternoon tea and a free raffle prize.  We are grateful to Stafford Rangers Social Club or allowing us to use one of their halls. After lockdown we hope to resume this annual event in 2022.

Our  Wildwood Food Collection in July was a great success, with the community being very generous.  We then distributed food to the needy or elderly people in Stafford and surrounding villages.

Diabetes Awareness:
At our free ‘Diabetes and Health Check’ at ASDA last June we tested more than 60 people and it resulted in 9 people being referred to their GPs for further testing.  29 people were diagnosed as a ‘High Risk’ of diabetes and 2 at a ‘Very High Risk’ of diabetes.

Below – Lions out collecting – remember every penny raised goes to charity.

 

Below  – Lion Glenda (left) handing out Lions Special Achievement Awards at Walton Hall Academy.

   
Lion Glenda handing out Lions Special Achievement Awards at Walton Hall Academy and handing out a Young Leaders in Service Award to a Stafford student.