Environment
Fleet Lions are keen to be leaders by focussing on Environmental aspects where we can. We have been very successful with Lions Recycling initiatives:
Community Store Tons of Furniture ,bedding, white goods and TVs etc find new homes each year. More...
Recycle IT team Since 2019 have been taking in old Laptops. PCs, Monitor and Tablets, upgrading and supporting those who need help. For all our unusable equipment we donate to 3rd world countries. More...
Bras More recently we have been collecting and recycling many thousands of Bras. More...
Spektrek Spectacles and old hearing aids are recycled to ensure that hundreds of old glasses are either sent to 3rd world countries or precious metals are used to finance the excellent Lions Sight training centres where students are trained to travel into 3rd world countries and eradicate unnecessary blindness. More...
Pollinator Seeds Giveaway
Our picture shows Fleet Lions in Gurkha Square as part of their ongoing environmental work. As well as giving away packets of wildflower seeds in Fleet Market they distributed hundreds of packets of pollinator seeds to a number of Fleet schools and local organisations in early spring 2026.
When sown in gardens and open land these gave an array of fabulous flowers differing in height, colour and texture from May through to August to provided a great source of food for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
Watch out for future wildflower pollinator seed giveaway events with Fleet Lions in 2027.
Fleet Pond
Fleet Pond is such a beautiful natural resource right on our doorstep. As a club, we like to support the work of the Fleet Pond Society. Why not come along and help us to help them maintain this area to such a high standard?
Here's a short article about our involvement with the Pond.
The Lions have always supported Fleet Pond Society by helping on conservation tasks and funding things like new tools and brochures - but this was a biggie! We agreed to pledge up to £12,000 for a new viewing area to be built. We have given various grants over the years to many deserving projects but this is the biggest by far and we believe it will add significant extra enjoyment for the visitors to the Pond.
The Pond Society was keen for a new viewing platform to be constructed to overlook the reed beds (view map) in the north-east marsh, in the area where float planes used to be tested. It would offer new views across the Pond on the side where there currently aren't many at the moment. And Lions cleared the vegetation to make a space for it! Our pledge to support the project meant a full design and costing could be done and permissions for its construction sought.
Spring 2014 saw the Pond's volunteers hard at work building the new viewing platform. And at Easter it was formally declared open by then Lions' President Julian. The experience was finished off in September when an impressive information board was installed to explain about the history of that part of the Pond (and those involved in the construction of the platform!).
