News and Events from Newquay Towan Blystra Lions

All the latest about what we’re doing…

News and Events from Newquay Towan Blystra Lions

All the latest about what we’re doing…

Join our new Leos group

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions are inviting young people in the age range 14 - 21 to come along to Newquay Tretherras Academy next Tuesday evening and learn more about their new Leos club which is being established to cover the Newquay and District area. Towan Blystra...

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Towan Blystra welcome another member

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club are looking forward to a successful 2012 of serving the community, as they welcomed yet another member to their proactive club. Sarah Morcom became a member last week, in a ceremony held with her fellow lions. Sarah is the fourth...

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The GIANT Easter Egg Raffle 2012

Easter is just around the Corner, and Newquay Towan Blystra Lions have joined forces with some of Newquay’s most popular pubs and organisations to help raise some Easter cash for local causes. There are six locations across the resort which have been given a very...

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Towan Blystra scoop top awards

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions are roaring with pride, as they scooped a number of top awards at the recent District Convention, which took place in Torquay. The club were joint winner of this year’s Ray Hill Administration Award, along with Exeter Lions Club....

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Club wins District Environmental Award

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club won the Environmental Award for District 105SW which covers clubs across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. The club's work in the community with litter clearing and planting trees contributed to the important award.

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Towan Blystra win coveted Lions awards

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions are celebrating after being presented with two awards marking it’s hard work within the community. They were presented with a Club Excellence award for 2010-2011, and a President’s Award for 2010-2011. They were presented to Lions President...

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Towan Blystra Charter Dinner 2012

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions recently held their successful Charter Dinner, at the Sandy Lodge Hotel, Newquay. Members of the club and invited guests enjoyed an entertaining evening, which consisted of a five-course meal, and dancing til the early hours to the sounds...

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Towan Blystra Lions help replant community rose gardens

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions, as part of their dedication to the enviroment, helped out Newquay in Bloom in removing a number of rose bushes from the town’s Rose Garden. The bushes are being replaced this year, and the old ones are being donated to the...

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Thank you for supporting Christmas Community Fun Day

Thank you very much to everyone that helped to support our Christmas Community Fun Day once again this year. We took over Bank Street in Newquay, with Santa Claus, facepainting courtesy of Newquay Zoo, entertainment from Peninsula Radio, balloon animals,...

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Lesley hits the radio waves!

Lions President Lesley Clarke was invited into Atlantic FM Cornwall, to have a chat about Lions in Cornwall, how their year has been and plans for the future. The chat was recorded for broadcast during a special show on Christmas Day...

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Lions host Christmas dinner for the community

Two local Newquay charities joined forces to help provide a Community Christmas Dinner for those who are unable to celebrate Christmas with family or others. Over 100 people attended the event, which was part of the Mayor’s Charity efforts. Newquay Towan...

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Lions Community Christmas Meal 2011

Lions Community Christmas Meal Two local Newquay charities are joining forces to help provide a Community Christmas Dinner for those who are unable to celebrate Christmas with family or others. As part of the Mayor’s Charity efforts, Newquay Towan Blystra Lions are...

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PDG Lion Ken Clarke MBE

It is with a very heavy heart, that we must announce the passing of Lion Ken Clarke MBE in the early hours of Saturday, 1st October 2011. Ken was a Lion for many years, with both Newquay Lions and later, as a founding charter member of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions. He...

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Lions are recognised for work in the community

Two hard-working members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions were recognised as stalwarts of the local Community, at a recent glittering reception evening. Lions President Lion Lesley Clarke, along with her husband Past District Govenor Lion Ken Clarke MBE were amongst...

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Newquay Towan Blystra Lions assist Newquay in Bloom

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club assisted members of Newquay in Bloom recently, to help beautify the town ahead of the judging for a major competition. Voluntary members of Newquay in Bloom were refreshing all the flowerbeds in the town, ahead of...

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Lions present Newquay Lifesaving Club with new racing board

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions used the occasion of their annual “Dad’s Dip” event to present Newquay Surf Lifesaving Club with a brand new racing board. The Lions had been approached recently for help purchasing this board at nearly £1,000, to help train...

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Dad’s Dip 2011

Dad’s Dip 2011 Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club, and Newquay Surf Lifesaving Club invite you to Come and get wet on Father’s Day! Just come along to Fistral Beach in Newquay at 11am on Sunday 19th June for a dip in the sea and, if you fancy it, bring along some food...

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Newquay Towan Blystra Lions march in Civic Parade

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club were proud to support fellow Lions, Andy and Barbara Hannan for the town’s annual Civic Parade on Sunday 5 June 2011. Andy is the town’s Mayor for 2011 - 2012, with his wife Barbara as Mayoress. The town’s other many...

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Newquay Towan Blystra Lions welcome two new members

At the last meeting of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club in March two new members were welcomed, Jodie Ward and Stephanie Willis, making a their total of 28 members. Jodie was sponsored by Dean Cook and Stephanie by our President Lesley Clarke. Being our youngest...

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Lions unveil emblem outside meeting place

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions were pleased to be able to show their emblem which will be on display outside the Griffin in Newquay, where they hold their monthly meetings. The presentation took place between Lions President Lesley Clarke and Steve Amor of the Griffin...

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LCIF Supports victims of the Japanese Tsunami

In the case of disasters, Lions are often the first to respond, and continue to provide for as long as it takes until all work is done. Lions Clubs International Foundation and Lions are providing relief in devastated Japan. The Tohoku Region Pacific Ocean Coast...

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Lions attend St Pirans Day ball

Chairman of Cornwall Council, Cllr Pat Harvey of St Columb hosted a lavish ball to celebrate St Piran’s Day at the Falmouth Hotel on Saturday and members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club attended to lend their support for the charity function in aid of the RNLI....

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Towan Blystra Lions present £310 to Cornwall Air Ambulance

Towan Blystra Lions Club members gathered at the Griffin Inn in Newquay to hand over a cheque for £310 to the Cornwall Air Ambulance. The proceeds came from an evening of entertainment with Johnny Cowling at the Glendorgal Hotel in January. Several dozen people...

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Towan Blystra celebrate Charter dinner in good company

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions President Lesley Clarke and PDG Ken Clarke welcome the District Governor Neil Rutter and his wife, Mayor of Newquay Lion Jill Bunt and her Consort Lion Phil Bunt and Rotary President Chris Mc Quillan-Wright and his wife Emma to...

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Towan Blystra Lions assist Newquay student

Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club have made a donation to assist Newquay student to study tropical marine systems first hand. Jake Bishop is currently studying at Cornwall College Newquay, and has been given the opportunity to travel out to Indonesia as part of...

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Newquay Towan Blystra Lions celebrate birthday in style

This weekend, nearly one hundred people gathered at Newquay’s Sandy Lodge Hotel to help celebrate Newquay Towan Blystra Lion Club’s first anniversary Charter night. The annual event, which celebrates the official charter date and successes of the year involved not...

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Local Lions send hope to Haiti

Newquay’s two Lions Groups got together this weekend, to help raise money for the people of the recently earthquake-hit Haiti. Dozens of Lions from both Newquay Lions and the Towan Blystra Lions spent all day on Saturday collecting at the town’s local Supermarkets,...

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Towan Blystra help out at Swimathon

Members of Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club were amongst others who supported St Austell Lions with their annual Swimathon in October 2009. Pictured at the Polkyth Pool are (back left): Lion Kevin Marshall (Bodmin), MP Dan Rogerson, Lion Bob Moore (Bodmin), (front)...

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Lions Clubs of Newquay Hendra Holiday

Once again Newquay Lions, with the help of the new Towan Blystra Lions, hosted 29 deserving families from as far afield as Liverpool, Rochdale, Manchester and Dover as well as a few from closer to home. All of the families are selected and sponsored by their...

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Towan Blystra Lions meet formally for first time

The newest club in the worldwide institution of Lions International was unveiled at The Griffin in Newquay on Thurs 11 December 2008. Newquay Towan Blysta Lions Club has been formed by over twenty new and transfering members in order to serve community needs and...

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