Despite being arranged for the same weekend as Towan Blystra Lions’ Newquay Beer Festival, true to their aim to support a wide range of local not for profit groups, the Lions have helped prime the first Nansledan Arts Festival with a donation of £200. The event will...

On Sunday 3 Towan Blystra Lions Joined a Gig rowing team who were 1 of 14 competing for Childrens Hospice South West charity. In each gig there were 3 novice rowers teamed with experienced , to have a bit of fun & raise money. Even the local seal was cheering them...

On a damp miserable day a bit of colour was brought to the streets of Newquay with the Pride Parade which started at Towan beach & ended at the killacourt. They carried the worlds longest Pride flag. Lions from both Towan Blystra & Newquay Lions clubs assisted...

A new partnership Has been forged between Towan Blystra Lions & the youmg people of Newquay. The Scout & Guide Association have linked with NTBL to offer a chance for the young people to get involved with Community Service within the area. The initiative is...

Towan Blystra Lion takes on a new position Newquay Towan Blystra Lion Phil Bunt has formally taken on the office of 2nd Vice Governor (VDG) for Lions District 105SW  which extends across the south west from as far away as Portishead and Dorchester down to far south...

First and Second Lions Vice District Governors for the South West, Richard Allen of Budleigh Salterton and Phil Bunt of Newquay Towan Blystra met up at the Callington store of 'Sending Love to Ukraine' (SLTU) and helped with the sorting of the vast number of items to...

Donation helped youth team attend Inter-County Tournament Cornwall County Youth Badminton team attended the Under 18 Inter-county tournament in Nottingham earlier this year with the help of a donation towards costs from Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club.  Over four...

Twenty good causes benefit from Quizzers’ efforts   Twenty teams of quizzers turned up at Newquay Golf Club on Sunday 23 June to take part in this year’s Brains of Newquay Quiz, an annual event which has been run by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions since 2012. Each of the...

Towan Blystra Lion Jo marshalled at this year's Rainbow Run for Childrens Hospice South West held at RAF St Mawgan. She did such a good job that she was presented with a medal. Lions Danny & Lesley also helped to marshall & like wise both received...

Thanks to Towan Blystra Lions Monique, Carol and David who manned the stall to promote ‘The Message in a Bottle’ at Morrisons today. Morrisons was very busy and our Lions familiar faces and popularity at The DISC Charity, probably drew more people to the stall and...

A very successful day today at Trenance Cottages! Vice President Lion Jon Collins thanked Colin, Jo, Stephen and Carl for a sterling days’ work. Initially, Jo, Colin, Stephen and I set up the stall at 1000hrs with Carl arriving for the afternoon shift at 1300hrs...

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Young Cricketers Bowled Over Junior cricketers from Newquay Cricket Club were joined at one of their evening training sessions by members of Towan Blystra Lions to see the new training shirts which the Lions had donated. The cricket club had applied for a grant from...

Have a look at the events we are arranging or helping with, together with our meeting dates and how YOU can get involved. We'd love to have you along. Our online calendar provides all the information you...

Lions Alan, Colin, Phil & Jill helped marshall the Trevornick 10K run. About 360 runners took the challenge on a very hot Sunday morning.

Almost £2,000 raised by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions through their fundraising activities, will be shared between 20 local good causes at this year’s Brains of Newquay Quiz, being held at Newquay Golf Club at 7.30pm on Sunday 23 June. The popular annual event, which...

We are super excited to announce the launch of our Georgia's Voice Newquay support group for young women aged 18-25 with mental health concerns. This morning Emma and Tuesday from Georgia’s Voice met with the Newquay Towan Blystra Lions to accept a generous donation...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions have set about clearing the weeds from a disused charity wishing well on Harbour Hill, which they have will soon be rebuilding after Cornwall Council granted them the lease of the small parcel of land, free of charge a few years ago. Thanks...

The Annual inter club bowling tournament took place between Newquay Lions & Newquay Towan Blystra Lions on Wednesday 24th April to compete for the Arbuthnot trophy. Good fun was had by all with Newquay Lions being victorious....

Ten individuals have had the enjoyment of winning a giant Easter Egg each by taking part in this year’s annual Egg Draw organised by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club. Draw sheets were placed in local establishments a few weeks ago and most ended up being totally...

A contingent of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions members and friends including president of Sidmouth Lions, Graham Rossiter, joined over 100 other Lions and guests at this year’s District Convention and came away with the best Environmental themed fancy dress group prize...

Our own Lion Jill Bunt, has been awarded with the "Cross of St Piran" An accolade that recognises "outstanding Service" given to people across Cornwall. She was among just a few recipients of the award at a special service at St Pirans church. her nomination cited...

Up & Coming Club Events March & April March :  Tuesday 5th St Pirans Day Parade Meet 15.30 outside Walkabout Beachfield Avenue. Marshalls required 14th March: Invitation to attend film night at the Lighthouse Cinema, supporting Trenance Cottages & NSPCC...

Newquay Beer Festival Tickets on sale 1 March   2024 will be the ELEVENTH charity Newquay Beer Festival and, having raised £100,000 since we started in 2003, we know how much this event has become a ‘must attend’ occasion in the social calendar of the town. It’s fun,...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions were delighted to be able to support one of the areas favourite children’s authors, Ellie Jackson, who visited Newquay Primary Academy recently and gave an entertaining talk based on one of her books. The children then asked her some really...

Lion Phil Bunt Zone A Chair, proposed the toast to Newquay Lions at their recent 52nd Charter Night,

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions called at Chy Lowen Alpacas Tregaswith (CHAT) to provide an early Christmas present to the project that provides Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) which is a form of therapy, to help young people who have special needs, mental...

Congratulations to Lion Phil Bunt of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club who has taken on the role of Zone A Chairman which covers Lions Clubs in the west of Cornwall from Penzance up to Newquay. Phil received the chain of office from the outgoing Zone Chairman, Lion...

A special Christmas Draw, supported by numerous local businesses and individuals, has raised £1,500 for good causes, including the groups nominated as recipients of funds from Chrissie’s Sunshine Appeal. Organised by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club, tickets have been...

Two members of Lions Clubs in Newquay have recently returned from joining the 17th convoy of vehicles from ‘Cornwall and Devon Sending Love to Ukraine’. The group, which is organised by Callington Lion Darren Tait, and wife, Polly, receives and then transports masses...

Over 100 local people attended the Community Christmas Lunch organised by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions at the Marguson Sandy Lodge Hotel. The annual, subsidised event, is a particularly favourite with residents who’s options to celebrate the festive season might not be...

Photo caption: Santa popped in to get the meerkats Xmas present list at Newquay Zoo recently! SANTA’S TOUR ROUTES CONFIRMED  Here’s where Santa will be touring during December – come on out and support him. Santa’s Tour Plans, each starting at around 6pm, are as...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions were delighted to welcome a new member to their club, bringing the club’s total membership to 32. Carol Boyle, is shown receiving her certificate and Lions pin badge from President Heather Stanley and her sponsor, club vice president, Jon...

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra and Newquay Lions joined forces to help marshal this year's highly popular Zombie Crawl through the main streets of Newquay on Saturday 28 October. The parade, organised by Mark Warren and the team at Newquay Business Improvement...

The ever popular Community Christmas Lunch, held at the Marguson Sandy Lodge Hotel in Newquay, is set to return for another year on Friday, December 8, and the tickets are likely to get snapped up quickly. So, if you are a regular attendee, or someone who thinks this...

A Melvin Jones Fellowship is a highly-prized and prestigious award from the Lions Clubs International Foundation which is awarded to members of the community whose work towards humanitarian causes is deemed worthy of special recognition. At the Newquay Towan Blystra...

The results of Towan Blystra Lions Grand Christmas Draw will be revealed at the annual Community Christmas Lunch at The Marguson Sandy Lodge Hotel on Friday 8 December. The list of prizes is being updated all the time and is the result of the generosity of businesses...

Members of the two Lions Clubs in Newquay, Newquay Lions and Towan Blystra, came together to support an important part of the local community recently when they heard that Radio Newquay were seeking funds for some additional equipment to enhance their live outside...

Newquay Band have been a regular feature of Sunday afternoons at Newquay Beer Festival for many years and the 2023 Charity festival run by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club was no different. All the acts at the festival play free of charge which means more of the funds...

Two former scouts of 1st Newquay were amongst the Lions who attended a recent Explorer’s meeting to present a cheque of £450 to the group and also a video projector, kindly donated by Lions Vice President, Jon Collins. Lion President Heather Stanley was delighted to...

Towan Blystra Lions President Heather Stanley said that despite the weather the revellers had a great time. She also thanked all the volunteers for giving their time, She also thanked Hendra Holiday Park for such great venue & accommodating us also the Acts who...

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club joined Lion President Heather Stanley at Godolphin Way, Newquay on Saturday 16 September to present a cheque for £350 towards the costs of updating their camping tents. They joined the scouts, cubs and beavers as they were...

Cricketers benefit from different grants Newquay Cricket Club members were delighted to pose for a photo before their match at Newquay Sports Centre on Saturday 9 September, as Towan Blystra Lions Club members attended to present the club with a cheque for £350. The...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions were amongst the groups that provided the finance to Rialton Community Association for them to buy and have installed a defibrillator on the outside of the Community Hall. Newquay Rotary and the other Lions Club in the town, Newquay Lions,...

Five members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club were pleased to be able to lend a hand at Cornwall’s oldest continuous sporting event at Newquay Harbour on Sunday 30 July. After making a donation to the Newquay Harbour Sports Association towards the costs associated...

Our July meeting deferred by a week due to the logistics of holding it, This will be held by zoom a week later. Instead we had a social gathering at VP Jon Collins back garden where he supplied us with a delicious barbeque. Jon & Monique took on the task of...

Thank you from Ukraine   The members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club have been formally thanked for their efforts by a voluntary organisation, based in Poland, which has been established to help people affected by the war in Ukraine. Fundacja Nasza Ukraina (FNU),...

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions will be volunteering their time at Newquay Harbour on Sunday 30 July as the county's oldest continual annual water sports competition - established well over 100 years ago, takes place again. The event is run by the Harbour...

Flukes pip Penquins to win charity quiz   Just one point made the difference between first and second place at this year’s Brains of Newquay Charity Quiz, run by Towan Blystra Lions, held once again at Newquay Golf Club. The quiz saw nineteen teams from the area...

Lions Bee, Steve & Colin attended the Civic parade on Sunday 2nd July. Mayor Margaret North affirmed that she would "carry out her duties to the best of her ability" It was a small parade but evidently invitations were late being sent out. What was lacking in...

The members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club were delighted to receive a plaque showing that the club has been awarded "Model Club" status. A Model Club has shown great leadership & dedication to LCIF Foundation. We become part of an elite group that has worked...

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club were delighted to badge up two new Lions at their monthly meeting in June. Dave and June had expressed an interest in getting to know more about Lions Clubs International after being involved with Monique at DISC. They both...

First Outing for donated money raising wheel   Trenance Cottages held their Fun in the Park event on Sunday 11 June and Towan Blystra Lions were delighted to take the opportunity to raise some funds for the local community by rolling out their latest FUNd raising...

Four members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions, joined by volunteers from Truro Lions, helped Children’s Hospice South West with the marshalling of this year’s Rainbow Run which is one of that charity’s main fund raising events. Well over 1,000 runners took part in...