The Lions’ Den
The Lions’ Den
The early part of the year is normally a quiet period for members of Tavistock Lions but it is a time when the club is delighted to give away the substantial amount of money raised over the Christmas period. The bucket collections at Tesco, Morrisons and Bedford Square raised around £2,000, half of which has been donated to Children’s Hospice South West, and the remainder will be distributed to other good causes throughout the year. Sponsorship of the lights for Trees of Light by members of the public, in celebration of a good cause or in memory of a departed love one, raised £9,000 including gift aid from HMRC, and was divided equally between the Chestnut Appeal for Prostate Cancer, the Primrose Foundation for Breast Cancer and Derriford Children’s Cancer Services. Club President Tony Welsh thanked everybody who had contributed to this wonderful total, as well as Morris Bros (Tavistock) Ltd who covered all administration costs for Trees of Light, South West Lakes Trust which supplied the three wonderful trees, the works staff of Tavistock Town Council who erected and decorated the trees and Tavistock Times Gazette which helped publish the sponsorship form and list of sponsors.
Planning is now well under way for this year’s Carnival Week which will start on Saturday 11th July culminating in the procession on the following Saturday. The theme for this year is ‘Pioneers and Adventurers’, which was chosen in light of this year’s Mayflower celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the pioneering and adventurous Pilgrim Fathers’ journey to the New World. For further details see www.tavistocklions.org.uk, Facebook or call 03458 334807.