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Lions Selection 2010-2015 (1)

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Lions 40th Charter Evening 2015

40th Charter Memorabilia

Lions Selection 2017

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Fireworks Display - 1st November 2014

LIGHT UP THE SKY WITH LIONS FIREWORKS

 

SPECTACULAR FIREWORK DISPLAY BY HI-5 FIREWORKS

 

 

A FANTASTIC DISPLAY

DAVID LOVERING COUNTING TO FIFTEEN, SLOWLY!

MARGARET OWERS WELCOMING A SPECIAL GUEST

JUST THE TICKET, MICHAEL GILLON & JULIE ROLLAND

A RARE SIGHT, BRIAN WITH A CLIPBOARD, PROBABLY DOING A SAFETY AUDIT

FRONT OF HOUSE AND ALL SMILES (WELL MOSTLY)

SHANE, MASTERMIND OF A SUCCESSFUL CATERING OPERATION

WE HIRED THE BEST SAUSAGE CHEF AVAILABLE

MIKE & ROB ENSURING EVERYONE KNOWS WHO WE ARE

CHARLES, DAVID & ROGER PREPARING FOR THE CROWDS


The Rutland Show - 1st June 2014

Not the greatest selection of images as both photographers were pretty busy all day

A REAL SMOOTHIE, WITH CHARLES I THINK!

CROWDS ALL DAY

JULIE ON THE PROWL

AN EX-PRESIDENT BEING TOWED THROUGH THE MUD

HONORARY LIONS ANNE & LORNA COLLECT & NATTER!


Lions Host Meal & Panto - 29th January 2014


Lands End Families Day - 10th August 2013

THE MORNING SHIFT at LANDS END FAMILIES DAY

GRIDDLED! ...DAVID KIRTLAND, MICHAEL GILLON, JULIE HARGREAVES & FRED STACE

THE AMAZING FUN FARE

 

Involved - 13th July 2013

ROGER ROWELL, PETER HEMS & DEBBIE (JARVIS)

 

CHEFS ARE US - VERNEY WOOD & BRIAN SKEVINGTON

 

OUR NEW LAYOUT, NEW TENT PLUS GAZEBO PLUS CHEST FREEZER

 

READY FOR SERVICE

 

SLAVING OVER A HOT GRILL, VERNEY WOOD & STEVE JARVIS

 


RATS Meal & Panto - 13th February 2013

 

Christmas Tableau - December 2012

PRACTISING CAROL SINGING IN MARTIN'S GARAGE

 

SANTA MEETS LOCAL CHILDREN

 

ALL WRAPPED IN SWADDLING, AND THAT'S JUST SANTA

 

KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY, FUTURE CLUB TREASURERS!

 

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?..........RIGHT, THEN GIVE ME THE LOLLIPOP

 

SANTA MEETS TWO LIONS CUBS

 

TWO OF THE MANY GENEROUS RUTLAND RESIDENTS

 

SOME OF THE REINDEER WERE NOT SO HAPPY

 

A TOUGH JOB, BUT SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO IT, EH BRIAN?

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE IN ACTION


Rutland Agricultural Show - 3rd June 2012

BURGEONING MUDDY FURROWS ALONG THE HORSE BOX ROUTE

 

TRACTORS TOWING OUT THE BEACHED HORSE BOXES

 

WHILST LIONS RESCUED VISITORS TRAVERSING THE MUD

 

LION DAVID KIRTLAND ON TRAFFIC DUTY

 

ABLY ASSISTED BY LIONS MICHAEL GILLON & VERNEY WOOD

 

RATS Panto & Meal - 16th February 2012

LION BOB LUCAS CHATTING WITH GUESTS

 

SERVING A WHOLESOME MEAL TO GUESTS

 

PRESIDENT NIGEL CAMPION WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE MEMBERS MIKE CROPPER, BOB LUCAS & DAVID THOMPSON


Christmas Tableau 2011

XMAS STARTED WITH A TRIP TO RAF COTTESMORE COMPLETE WITH ARTIFICAL SNOW

 

SANTA IS EAGERLY AWAITED BY...

 

CHILDREN OF ALL AGES...

 

SOME ON THEIR OWN, SOME WITH PARENTS...

 

SOME COME SEEKING A JOB...

 

EVEN JUST MARRIED COUPLES SEEK FAMILY PLANNING ADVICE...

 

BUT BEST OF ALL SANTA IS KEPT SUPPLIED WITH MINCE PIES...

 

WHILE THE LITTLE HELPERS GET MUGS OF MULLED WINE...

 

OR JUST STAND AROUND LOOKING JOLLY...

 

SOME EVEN SNEAK OFF TO POLISH OFF AN EXTRA PIE...

 

AND A SPECIAL STOP TO WISH LION BRIAN McLESTER WELL...

 

BEFORE GETTIING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE BUSINESS...

 

OF DISHING OUT TREATS TO CHILDREN...

 

AND GETTING TREATS IN RETURN FROM SLIGHTLY OLDER SUPPORTERS.

 

Pacesetters Presentation - 13th December 2011

CAKE TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST COURSE

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES


Operation Xmas - December 2011

A RECORD TIN COLLECTION DELIVERS OVER 300 XMAS FOOD PARCELS TO DESERVING INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES THIS XMAS

 

ROY BARNETT FINDS THAT BLONDES UNDER 30 DO COME TO HIM OUTSIDE CO-OP OAKHAM

 

CHARLES ROBERTSHAW DEMONSTRATES THE GENEROSITY OF THE PUBLIC OUTSIDE CO-OP OAKHAM

 

ROB WILKINSON WITH LASSIE; ROB IS IN TRAINING TO BECOME RUTLAND'S NEXT DOG WARDEN

 

LASSIE, A PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBER, TRIES A TABBARD FOR SIZE (PLEASE NOTE THAT SHE HAS ALREADY PURCHASED A GREEN LIONS SWEATER, HOW KEEN IS THAT?)

 

A PRIDE OF LIONS OUTSIDE TESCO INTIMIDATING CUSTOMERS TO DONATE TO OPERATION XMAS

 

MORE A BUNCH OF PUSSY-CATS THIS LOT

 

MIKE CROPPER DISPLAYING SOME OF THE EARLY DONATIONS COLLECTING AT VAR OAKHAM

 

MARTIN THOMPSON GASPS AT MICHAEL GILLON'S AUDACITY AS HE ATTEMPTS TO HIGHJACK A DONATION FROM A TESCO CUSTOMER

 

SOME OF THE OVER 3,500 FOOD ITEMS DONATED IN AID OF OPERATION XMAS

 

MANY CANS OF SOUP, BUT ALSO MANY BEAUTIFUL XMAS SELECTION TINS AS WELL

 

THE PICKING & PACKING TEAM AT VAR ON SUNDAY MORNING

 

MASTER OF ALL HE SURVEYS, MIKE CROPPER WITH SOME OF THE OVER 300 FOOD PARCELS READY FOR DISTRIBUTION; CONGRATULATIONS MIKE ON A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL


Firework Display - 5th November 2011

AN IMPRESSIVE TEAM EFFORT DELIVERS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FIREWORK DISPLAY

HOW MANY LIONS DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A TENT UP?...............JUST TWO.... PLUS A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF PAST PRESIDENTS OF COURSE!

 

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE TRACTOR KIND!

 

GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM...............ER! WHAT'S THIS KNOB DO MARTIN?

 

LIONS PRACTICE STANDING & WATCHING, A CRITICAL ACTIVITY WHEN ERECTING TENTS!

 

AND YES LIONS DO CLIMB TREES!

 

NO MATE, NO LEAD AROUND HERE, TRY THE LOCAL CHURCH!

 

ALL SYSTEMS GO, THE CATERING TEAM FULL STEAM AHEAD!

 

ONLY THE BEST HAMBURGERS & HOTDOGS FROM THESE CHEFS!

 

ROY'S NEW BURNER!

 

OH! AND THERE WERE FIREWORKS AS WELL!

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO Hi-5 ON ANOTHER GREAT DISPLAY!


Rutland Day - 17th September 2011

VISITORS TO THE LIONS, DINE for the LIONS STALL ON RUTLAND DAY


Rutland Sailability Supporters Day- 8th September 2011

LIONS DAVID THOMPSON, CHARLES ROBERTSHAW & BRIAN NAYLOR TAKE TO THE WATER ON SUPPORTERS DAY AT RUTLAND WATER


The Beating Retreat- 7th September 2011

THE MNDEN BAND OF THE QUEENS DIVISION


OTP Car Boot Sale- 28th August 2011

Seven green bibs, hanging on the line....and if one green bib should accidentally fall, you'll have to wash it again Dennis!

 

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil; Lions Mike Owers, Allan Grey & Paul Brook

 

Lions catering team with Richard Kerr from the Local Sports Alliance


Dine for the Lions Launched- 25th August 2011

Club President Nigel Campion and The High Sheriff of Rutland launch our Dine for the Lions Appeal; here they display the donation envelope that will be used at 27 restaurants throughout September


Involved! - 20th August 2011

Local PC Sue Cockerill chatting with Lions Mike Saywood, Dennis Herbert, Martin Thompson & Robin Bickers before the Involved event at Cutts Close

 

Lion Jim Bolton presides over the soft drinks in our patriotic gazebo

 

Many hands make light work, and this proved to be the case, a great team effort today


OTP Car Boot Sale24th July 2011

The Lions Catering Team are back in business at the Oakham Town Partnership car boot sale

 

Lion Jim Bolton poses with Neil (VAR), Filbert Fox, Richard Kerr (RCC) & Graeme Phipps (OTP); Jim kindly helped with parking the car booters as they arrived for the morning

 

Not laying down on the job, but signing the giant Leicester City football shirt, Lions Paul Mills, Mike Owers & Roy Barnett

 

Doing a grand job on tea & coffees, Lorna Grey & Anne Barnett

 

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