A message from our Club President - Lion Jill Bunt As did so many others across the World, I learnt of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II yesterday with great sadness. I felt it appropriate to acknowledge, on behalf of members of our club, the strong...

Dear fellow Lions and friends Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Charter Night  Saturday 15 October 2022 – 7pm for 7.30pm Our Charter Night this year will be the first we have had since 2019, with 2020 and 2021 being put off by COVID. We chartered in October 2008 and,...

Lions  Phil, Alan & Sarah were out litter picking again, this time at Trevenson Road. Several bags of rubbish were taken to the nearby recycling centre. Well done to you all.

The revised sign has now been put on display at Cliff Road. Not long to go now!!! Thanks to the Newquay Voice Newapaper, who are one of our primary supporters for theit continued support citing the coverage they are giving the Festival. (see images)

The Towan Blystra lions had a social barbeque on Sunday for family and friends of the club. President Jill Bunt & chef Phil provided a plethora of lovely food with Lion Phil in charge of expertly barbequing the meat, home made burgers provided by Lion Colin, Lion...

Lions go shopping with Foodbank   Newquay Towan Blystra Lions agreed to donate £500 for shopping to Newquay Foodbank but this offer came with an attractive bonus to the foodbank as the Lions Club president and secretary came along and actually did the shopping and...

Thank you to Lions Alan and Jill for attending today's litter pick. In around 45 minutes we collected roughly 2 bags of rubbish...and a traffic cone, valiantly retrieved from a hedge by Al. Lots of bottles and cans today. Next pick: 2nd August, 9-10am at Atlantic Road...

The litter picks continue. Thank you to Terry for joining me last week. We collected plenty of rubbish from Fore St car park area, around the bowling club (thank you to the kind members who offered us cups of tea!), the Eothan and around Beach Road. Sadly we didn't...

Two founding members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club (Charter Members), met up recently in Norfolk while the club’s president, Jill Bunt, was on holiday visiting and staying with friends. Lion Ann Ransley, who with husband and former Towan Blystra president,...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club members and two friends of the club, Dave and Rob who were on holiday from Wiltshire, formed the basis of two pilot gig crews in this year’s Childrens Hospice SW charity gig race. Towan Blystra Lions, Phil Bunt, Alan Oatey, Chris...

Thank you to Trish, John and Al for joining me on this week's litter pick. We picked up an astonishing 5-and-a-half bags of litter in under an hour and a half from Trevenson Road and Porth Way.  Al was a hero and dragged a very large box all the way to the HWRC for...

To Newquay Towan Blystra Lions, YOU DID IT!! Your amazing donation has meant that our fundraising for a Community Defibrillator at Newquay Orchard has come in over our target at £2133. This is an amazing achievement and we have been blown away by the support and...

At the June business meeting of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions, Secretary Tricia Roberts officially stood down after 4 illustrious years of dedicated service to the club. Lion Tricia Roberts was raised in Newquay and, approaching retirement, wanted to add to her spare...

On 23rd June 2022 Lion Colin Wellington took it on himself to trim back a path behind Bedowan Meadows. Overgrown nettles & brambles & other weeds were impeding the path which a lot of dog walkers & pedestrians use. Whilst working there several people...

t was a Mrs Bunt duo on this morning's litter pick - thanks to Jill for keeping me company and for being the keeper of the equipment too!  We spent an hour in and around Little Fistral and although the litter wasn't too bad - as always when you get looking there's...

Litter pick 7th June    Thanks to Lions Phil and Jill for joining me on the litter pick today. The Bunt Trio! An hour's work resulted in about two full bin bags between us. Most offending items: cigarette butts (hundreds of them) and plastic wrappers. Over the past...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lion president Jill Bunt and other members of the club were delighted to attend the opening of the newly appointed play park at St Newlyn East. In addition to other grants received, the Lions provided £500 towards the initiative. Lion Jill said:...

Children’s Hospice benefits from runners’ quizzing prowess Children’s Hospice South West, the charity which supports families across the area through their facilities at location like Little Harbour at St Austell, are £400 better off after a team of four Newquay Road...

Newquay Lions were assisted by Towan Blystra Lions with their Jubilee Parade. There were 7 floats each commemorating the seven decades of our Monarchs reign. Newquay Lions president, Dennis Arthbutnott rode in a classic MG sports car provided by the  Classic MG Club....

On Friday 3rd June Lions Phil & Jill Bunt (President) along with B, Lesley & Danny Baize & Colin Wellington With supporter Steph Wellington with her puppy, Mable, were all present at the Treloggan Residents Association's Jubilee open day to see the play...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Jill & Phil Bunt, were on hand to help members of Treloggan Residents Association do a litter pick at Doorstep Green on Sunday, prior to the residents Jubilee Funday (3rd June) which starts at 12 Noon. All are welcome. Thanks to Steve...

This time Lions Jill Bunt, Sarah Bunt and Colin Wellington cleared 6 bags of litter and a large bag of bottles from an area behind the Police Station in Tolcarne Road down to Trenance Gardens past Quarry Park Road and behind Trenance School in Hollywell Road.

On Tuesday 17th May Lions Sarah, Alan & Colin litter picked around the Wildflower Lane & Swimming Pool area. Met several people & Sarah gave instuctions to two lots of visitors as to where the Zoo was. We ended up with 3 half full refuse bags of rubbish so...

The team at Newquay Orchard have been awarded £500 by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions to support their fundraising efforts to secure a defibrillator for the community greenspace. Jack Greaves, a delivery officer at Newquay Orchard, is behind the fundraising activities. He...

Lion President Jill Bunt and Lion Alan Oatey both completed their First Aid course run by Fran from Staying Alive Cornwall (https://WWW.facebook.com/StayingAliveCornwall) Jill said "it was a brilliant session and very helpful". The Lions regularly support members of...

On Sunday 1st May 2022 members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions & Newquay Lions  joined together on a volunteering venture supporting Newquay Road Runners with their Trevornick 10K run. Lions Colin Wellington, & Lyn Bartrip-Kay helped distribute goody bags at...

Edward, youngest son of Lion Matt & Lion Sarah Bunt was welcomed into the Church on Sunday 10th April 2022. He joins his brother Henry. The Ceremony took place at St Columb Minor Church with a reception at the Newquay Football Club afterwards.

Charities and good causes which support the Newquay and district area are being invited to take part in this year’s Brains of Newquay Quiz where literally each team’s good cause will walk away with AT LEAST £50 and the top three teams could win up to £400, £300 and...

A former member of a Lions Club from the West Midlands has joined Newquay Towan Blystra Lions four years after having moved to Cubert to live with wife, Alison, in retirement. Rhys Morris, was a former president of Balsall Common Lions and also the chairman of the...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club have decided to postpone their plans for the annual Brains of Newquay charity give-away quiz from the planned date in February to later in the year. The quiz, which first started ten years ago, has conventionally been a summer event....

The popular quiz night which was not held in 2020 or 2021 because of COVID, is due to return to Newquay Golf Club on the evening of Sunday 27 February. The Brains of Newquay Quiz has been held annually by Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club for over ten years and, on the...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club, who have just helped Santa tour the town in his sleigh, would like to say a massive: “Thank You” to everyone who came out to wish him well and donate to the Lions Community account which will go towards helping local good causes and...

Newquay were chosen as the location for the English Schools X-Country Final for the third time in 15 years and some of the Lions from Newquay Towan Blystra were delighted to help out as marshals. On a blustery and wet day, with very muddy conditions, hundreds of...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club have welcomed a new member to their ranks and he’s looking forward to getting involved straight away by helping Santa on his tours of Newquay in the next few weeks. Dave Brooks, who lives in Newquay, will be well known to some through...

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club have wished a fond farewell to one of their former presidents, Lion Lesley Clarke, who, with her late husband, Ken Clarke was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of the club in 2008. During her time as a Lion,...

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club attended the War Memorial on Newquay's Headland at 11am on 11th day of the 11th month to honour those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice for others in previous military conflicts. Club Secretary, Tricia Roberts, laid...

Lion Lynn Bartrip-Kay, the founder of the Newquay branch of Purple Angels, was taken aback after she had delivered a dementia awareness course for members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club last week. At the conclusion of the session, held at Newquay’s Royal British...

After a significant amount of discussion and consideration, Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club, the organisers of the annual Community Christmas Lunch which normally takes place at Sandy Lodge Hotel, have decided to not hold the event this year. Lion President, Jill...

Once again, Newquay Beer Festival, the hugely popular annual charity event held at Hendra Holiday Park has raised thousands of pounds which will go towards helping local good causes. Festival director, Lion Andy Hannan, of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club who organise...

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club have a new president following the former holder of the office, Lion Chris Bernard, standing down after three years at the helm of the charity which supports the community and local good causes through events such as Newquay Beer...