Photo Gallery 2016

  View "Year in Close Up" filmstrip and enlarged photo's of events below

Dec' - Honiton

Lions and Santa 2016

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Honiton and District Lions Club to all

Sat' Dec' 17th - Honiton. Final collection event of 2016 at Tesco Honiton.

Final collection event at Tesco Honiton for 2016

Wed' Dec 14th - Honiton College, Senior citizens' Christmas Party.

All set up before the event       Wine waiters and Father Christmas        Party under way         Wine waiters at work

Fri' Dec 2nd - Honiton, Presentation of £1200 to Cancer Research UK following Lions Mole Day

     Dr Tony Downs with Briony Gotch from CRUK   Presentation to CRUK the £1200 cheque   CRUK shop Honiton 

Fri' 2nd Dec - Honiton, £300 in book sales by Lion Dave Rickard presented to RNLI towards new Penlee lifeboat station

    Lion President with Ben Bowskill from RNLI          £300 presenation to RNLI towards Penlee lifeboat station 

Wed' 23rd Nov - Honiton, Hospiscare and ForceCancer receive £750 each from Lions Ladies

Hospiscare receive their £750 from Lions Ladies   Force receive their £750 from Lions Ladies  

Sat' 19th Nov - Honiton, Town Lights switch on with Father Christmas.

Father Christmas with Lions   Thanks from Father Christmas   Father Christmas in Honiton 

Sat' Nov 5th - Ottery St Mary, Tar barrels evening, large crowds, we sold out & raised £900+ for Local Projects

   Getting ready for the start of business  Not your average sushi chef   A very busy serious team  Crowds awaiting their food

Sat' 22nd Oct - Honiton, Mole Screening day, £1190 raised for Cancer research UK, 119 people tested, lives saved.

mole day   Mole Day Honiton 119 tested £1K raised   CRUK logo

Photo: Pete Hodges, Pulman's View from Honiton

Sat' 15th Oct - Honiton St Pauls Church, Budleigh Salterton Male Voice & Lympstone Military Wives Choirs £1K+ raised

Full house at St Pauls Church for choirs    Lion President introducing the evening    The two choirs

Thurs' 13th Oct - Honiton, Lions Ladies Pamper evening £800+ raised for Force-Cancer and Hospiscare

  Lions Ladies with Pamper treatment group

Mon' 10th Oct - Honiton Surgery, presentation of £1200 Dermatoscope to Surgery to aid diagnosis of skin cancers

Presentation of the Dermatoscope to Honiton surgery       This is the kit to assist spot skin cancers

Fri' 7th Oct  - Stocklands Primary Academy - Presentation of £500 towards the schools new library

Stocklands thanks the Lions    Stocklands school board   Handover of £500 towards the neew school library

Thurs' 22nd Sept - Honiton, £300 funding to Devon carers group, assisting the group with events.

Winnie collects £300 from Lion President Brian

Thurs' 22nd Sept - Honiton, Chippie Joe on New Street wins the £250 from RED Duck race for his selected charity.

Chippie Joe receives the £250 red duck winnings

Tues'13th Sept' - Honiton, Joy Petley CLIC-Sargent children's cancer charity received £2000 following Clubs duck race

Joy from CLIC Sargent presented with £2000     Lions group round Joy from CLIC Sargent with £2000

Sun' 14th Aug' - Otter Inn Weston, Clubs annual duck race raises £2600 for charities inc. the RED business duck race 

Winners of the 1st 3 prizes

Meet the first 3 winners
2500 yellow duck away Honiton Twirl stars take to the green Think I have found the winner
         Plate smashing aways a winner Lions selling Lions Winning ducks 4th place winner  Ducks in sight of the winning line

Sat' 23rd July - Honiton, Lions Classic Car and family entertainment day with Honiton Market Charter Day

Town Mayor and Crier at Classic car event / Dog show More real classics Crowds at the classic car real classic car at lions event
Linedancing from Westernspirit

Line dance led by Western Spirit

Linedancing from Westernspirit

Pictures thanks to Western Spirit

tractors at lions classic car show

Picture from Ashley Ablett

Fri' 1st July - Handover 2016 / 2017 at Keeper Cottage and we enter our 40th year

Seated ready for Handover This is your President for 2016/17 Lion Brian Eyes front and hear your President speak Now sit back and get ready for our 40th year

Lion Brian takes over

I am pleased to handover the chain of office Lion President Brian for 2016/17 takes over from Lion Steve Presidents wifes Lyn Guilbert and Linda Richards take on their roles as well

Tues' 28th June-Honiton, Hospiscare Honiton £200 raised by Lions / Hospiscare / Lions / Fulfords Estate Agents

£200 presented to Hospiscare raised by Fulfords/Lions

Sun' 12th June - Ottery St Mary Fête, Plate smashing.

Lions Plate Smash at Ottery St Mary              Plate Smash at Ottery St Mary  

Fri' 10th June - Honiton & District Lions Club 39th Charter.

DG Lion Lesley Clarke at Charter evening   Invite Menu to Lakeview Manor                   The top table  DG Lion Lesley and Lion President Steve at top table
Lion President Steve welcomes guests      Lions Bern and Jamie      Ladies meeting at bar  Lion Toast Master John QN with DG Lion Lesley
Table 2   Table 3      Table 4 Lion John with Lions Toast Master John QN
Lions getting ready for the evening   Table 5      Table 6 Lion Tom and Wife Linda

Wed' 1st June - Otter Inn Weston, Sponsors with £450 backing join Lions as tickets go on sale for Duck Race.

Sponsors join Lion President Steve as tickets go on sale with £450 backing

Sat' 28th May - Honiton Hospital Fête, £93 collected in 2 hours for Friends of Honiton Hospital.

    Lions working flat out replacing plates      Crowds at the fete by Lions plate smashing stand       leasure LED at the plate smashing

Sat' 26th March / Sat' May 21st /  Sat' 27th Aug / 26th Nov - Tesco Honiton, collections for local community projects

  Lion Barry with a smile collectingLions Barry, Steve and Bernard collecting May  Lions Jamie Paddy and Brian at Tesco collecting EasterHappy Lions collecting    

Wed' 18th May - Honiton Surgery, 15 Blood pressure monitors handed over to surgery

The Surgery takes delivery of the 15 blood pressure monitors                 The Home use blood pressure monitors for Honiton Surgery  

 Wed' 18th May - Honiton College, £500 towards 10 Competition Hurdles for College Athletic club

Lion President Steve presenting Andy Taylor Head of Sport & PE with £500

Thurs' 5th May - Dunkeswell, Mrs Pym MBE received £400 towards Dunkeswell Defibrillator.

Lion President Steve donates £400 towards village defibrillator

Sat' 23rd April - Payhembury Village,  £200 towards Village Defibrillator at Village information day.

Lion President Steve donates £200 to Dr Tim Cox towards Village Defib            Dr Tim Cox from Payhembury Village explains use of Defib  

Sat' 23rd April - Honiton, Lions Ladies with their plant stall "in the cold" and still raise £355 for the community

                                                                          Lions Ladies with their plant stand on a cold but bright day 

Thurs' 21st April - Honiton, Presentation of £1500 to TRIP Community Transport following Jazz concert at Beehive.

Lion President Steve with £1500 for Val Royle chairman of TRIP              Lions with the real cheque inside of TRIP        

Tues' 22nd March - Honiton, John Quinton-Navarro "badged up" and welcomed as new Member.

New Lion John joins the Club     Lion President Steve with NEW Lion John and Membership chairman Brian   Lion President Steve and Lion Brian Membership Chairman badge up John   

Sun' 20th March - Otter Nurseries wheelbarrow raffle and winner Mrs Roach

             Lions Brian and John offering chance to win           Lions John and Brian at Otter Nurseries wheelbarrow raffle           Lion Brioan presenting the winning prize

Thurs' 3rd March - Axminster, £100 presented to HALFF - (Health and Local Food For Families)

                                                                       Presenting £100 to HALFF in Axminster 

Sun' 28thth Feb' - Honiton Tesco, collecting for Marie Curie - Funny hat time !!

Honiton Lions Collecting for Marie Curie 

Sat' 27th Feb' - Beehive Honiton, £1500+ raised for TRIP Community Transport at Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra evening

Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra at Beehive Honiton   Full house at the Beehive for TRIP fundraising  Lion President with members of DYJO 

Sat' 27th Feb' - £500 presented by Lions Ladies to David Cantle from FORCE Cancer.

£500 to FORCE Cancer from Lions LAdies 

Tues' 23rd Feb - Ottery St Mary, iPad Mini 2 presented to Alex with special software.

Presentation of iPad Mini 2 to Alex at OSM school

Wed' 10th Feb - Honiton Beehive, TRIP and Lions getting ready for visit of Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra

TRIP with the Lions at Beehive Honiton

Thurs' 21st Jan - Honiton, £500 for new Driver uniforms for TRIP Community Transport.

Lion Steve with the £500 for new driver uniforms for TRIP Community Transport   Lion President with TRIP Chairman Val Royle following £500 grant for uniforms

Sat' 16th Jan - Honiton, £100 funding towards local student Nathaniel for voluntary work in Ghana

Local Student funded £100 towards Ghana trip

Wed' 13th Jan - Working together, £500 to Tesco Honiton for Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation

Julia Giles and Alison McKenzie receive £500 cheque from Lion Brian Richards