Serving the community of Fleet
If you are new to Lionism, through these pages you will be able to find out about the work of the international organisation of Lions and the Lions Club of Fleet in particular.
If you are a Lion, and perhaps planning to visit the Fleet area, we hope that the information on our website will encourage you to visit us.
Some upcoming events:
2nd Fleet Lions Beer Festival
Eastern Delight - Sat 16th August 2008. The 2nd Fleet Lions Beer Festival will be held on Saturday, 16th August 2008 at Ancells Community Centre in Fleet. Organised in conjunction with the Banks & Taylor Brewery (Shefford Ales), all proceeds will go to Leukaemia Care and local charities.
More details...
For more information on our other events during the year
Have a look at our events page...
New president
Our new president, Lion Jim Storey, took up office on the 1st of July and was warmly welcomed by all members. Jim has ably run various committees in the past and held the treasurer's office so is amply qualified for the president's role. He has won great respect from all members and also from the many outside agencies he has dealt with on behalf of our club. With Jim's leadership, we can look forward to another successful year helping our community in Fleet.
New zone chairman
Lion Mike Collen, on the left of the photograph, who was president of our club until the 30th of June, was presented with his chain of office of Zone Chairman by Lion Roger Munday - last year's Zone Chairman. There are currently five Lions clubs in our zone - Fleet, Farnborough, Hart, Hook & Odiham and Yateley. The zone organises joint events such as the Disabled Fun Day (Funfest) and regularly meet to discuss issues affecting all five clubs. Mike will no doubt continue the good work he started as president of Fleet Lions and we can expect more innovative initiatives that will benefit the whole zone.
Lion Roger has moved on to become Region Chairman and will chair meetings of all of the zones within our region. Ably qualified for the job, Roger was our president two years ago and has chaired the Youth Committee. The region will benefit from his abounding energy and people skills.
Recent events:
23rd Tweseldown Sponsored Horse Ride
This year's ride was on Sunday the 8th of June. The weather was fine and all riders agreed that it was a wonderful day to ride the historic Tweseldown course. If you would like to see photographs taken at this event, please go to AndrewGilham.com
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25th Classic Motorcycle Run and Concours
This year's event on Monday the 5th of May saw 209 vintage motorcycles and riders having a great time meeting up with friends old and new. Some had come from as far as Hemel Hempstead and one rider from Devon had left home in the rain at 5:30am! Such dedication was rewarded when the sun just about peeped through and all agreed that it was a good day and a good ride. All proceeds went to Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham, Naomi House Childrens' Hospice near Winchester and local charities.
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Equipment hire
We hire out our equipment for use at fêtes etc. More details...
Lions Community Store
Please consider making a donation or giving a helping hand with this, most important, Lions project. The Community Store helps hundreds of people each year, who need items of furniture urgently. We also help those with unwanted items to recycle them in the most efficient way possible - reuse. More details...
Have you some time to spare?
Please join Friends of Fleet Lions and help us with some of our other projects:
Community Service
- Helping at Fleet Pond
- Carol concerts
- Driving for the Community Store
Fundraising
- Fireworks
- Bike ride
- Christmas collections
or maybe join us for a social evening.
All the help is gratefully received - and hopefully you will enjoy the activity!
Meetings
The entire club meets to discuss general business matters on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:00pm at:
The Lismoyne Hotel
Church Road, Fleet, GU51 4NE
We also hold dinner meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at various locations. Please email our Social Secretary Lion Brian Proctor for details of the venue.
Why not visit Hart Lions, our sister club in fleet?
