1December 2019

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Multiple District Lioness Chairman 2019 to 2021 - Sandie BriaultIssue 34December 2019

Welcome to our pre-Christmas newsletter. I can hardly believe we are fivemonths into this Lionistic year and as they say time really does fly by whenyou are having fun.I was very lucky to be a part of Chelmsford Lionesses shared chartercelebrations with their Lions Club at the end of October, a very lively eveningwith great food and dancing to a very good live duo. Congratulations toChelmsford Lionesses for 31 years of excellent service.Another Certification Anniversary I was honoured to attend was PaddockWood’s 30th. This time a Sunday Lunch in delightful surroundings again with

lovely food and a very interesting group of guests to exchange conversations with. Once againcongratulations to Paddock Wood for 30 years of service to their community.Another very enjoyable event was Paddock Woods Autumn Fayre which I attended with a fellowclub member. There was a delicious display of homemade cakes to enjoy with our coffee and topurchase to take home plus a very interesting selection of crafts made by club members. Manywould make lovely Christmas presents.I am writing this message on Children in Need day and I am aware that a lot of Clubs are collectingmoney in supermarkets and railway stations and also organising a Bingo Night plus a sponsoredwalk for this very special Charity that always tugs at the heart strings. Thank you all for making timein your busy lives to support Children in Need and good luck with your endeavours.Well done Sleaford Lionesses for filling 52 shoe boxes for the Rotary Club and giving a generousdonation to the Talking Newspaper and the local Parkinson group. The local children with diabetesbenefited from a donation from the club which enabled them to spend some time learning to carefor animals at a Farm ParkSo Lionesses it doesn’t seem enough to say how proud I am ofall of you. You have all achieved so much in the first part of myyear and so many people have benefited from your generosity,not only with cash raised but with all your service hours. Isincerely hope your Christmas events go well and above all elseenjoy every moment.This just leaves me to wish you all a very happy and PeacefulChristmas.Yours in Lionesses

2December 2019

Official booking forms are now out.Please remember that if you don’t see a packagethat suits you let Conference Coordinator Nicola

Claxton know and she will see what she can arrange to meet your needs.

If we haven’t sold you on coming to Conference yet, we are going to have to bring out theBIG GUNS! We have already told you about Humpty Dumpty the Cannon, we have tried totempt you with games night and trophies and Tailtwister antics, workshops and the all-important AGM. I think we will now have to bring out … FOOD and DRINK!

As we all know, we Lionesses love to eat and drink. Remember that if you come for the entireweekend, you will enjoy a buffet evening whilst playing ridiculous games with the drinks ofyour choice and probably a room cocktail party thrown in as well. And the trophies, of course.On Saturday, you will enjoy not one, not two but THREE full meals as well as morning andafternoon coffee breaks and I’m sure there will be another room cocktail party or two.Sunday morning will bring more food in the form of breakfast followed by a mid-morningcoffee break. A minimum of ELEVEN times you can eat and drink together! And no LionessConference is complete without the coffee or tea before the drive home to say goodbye tofriends new and old. Now if that doesn’t make you want to join your fellow Lionesses atLioness Conference 2020, I don’t know what will. But all this and dedication to makingLionesses grow and prosper, contributing to the AGM and enjoying time with each othershould make this a weekend to remember!

Save the Dates14th – 16th February 2020

The Lioness Event of the YearThe Lionesses of MD105 AGM and Conference at Marks Tey Hotel, Colchester.

For full information about the Lioness Clubsin the British Isles www.lionessclub.org

Save the Dates14th – 16th February 2020

The Lioness Event of the YearWitham and District Lioness Club along with Chelmsford and SaffronWalden Lionesses Club are hosting the Lionesses of MD105 AGM and

Conference at Marks Tey Hotel, Colchester, Essex. CO6 1DU

3December 2019

The next edition of the Lioness MD 105 Newsletter isscheduled to be published in January 2020. The deadline forcopy is 20th December 2019.The Lioness MD 105 Newsletter is published on a monthlybasis.

(Lioness Newsletter MD105 Editor)newsletter@lionessclubs.org or JOHN.FOXDLS@gmail.com

The Sleaford & District Lionesses Club NewsWhat a brilliant evening was had byall at Leasingham Village Hallrecently. The great music from theWrinkly Rockers had everyonedancing from the first song until the

second encore. The would like to thank the

generosity of the musicians helpingus to host the event and everyonewho attended, which allowed themto raise £800 for local charities.

have had a busy time recently with lots of events.

The highlight of our calendar was our joint Certificationevening with Chelmsford Lions Club at the County Hotel in Chelmsford. Itwas our 31st Certification Anniversary and a very special 50th Anniversaryfor Chelmsford Lions. We were pleased to welcome Lions from all over thedistrict plus Lions from Narbonne in France as well as special guest theMayor of Chelmsford. We had lovely food and danced to live music, it was a fantasticcelebration for a special occasion.

Lionesses volunteered to be marshals at the J's Hospice halfmarathon. We had fun encouraging the fantastic runners around the streets of

Chelmsford.

Lionesses dressed up in colourfulclowns outfits to collect at Chelmsford Railway Station collecting nearly£200. Unfortunately new rules at the station meant we were not able to collectduring the main commuter rush so our total is down on previous years, but still agood amount for a fantastic cause.

President Angela presented Lioness Pauline with a bouquet inthanks for demonstrating Christmas Cake decorating during our Christmas Inspirationevening. We also had a demonstration of making a Christmas wreath and a craft stall andraffle. We served tea, coffee and mince pies and everyone had a thoroughly enjoyableevening.

Seven and two Lions attended the Teams4U warehouse where we checked theChristmas boxes being sent to Romania and other countries. Every year the Lionesses from Dursley fillthese boxes and send to Evesham for onward transmission to the children who otherwise would have noChristmas presents at all. This year the Lions from Dursleyalso helped with this. We also go to the local distributioncentre and check that the boxes, filled by ourselves andothers, (there are thousands sent in), contain appropriatematerials and “top up” where necessary, with necessitiessuch as soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, flannels, stationery,hats, gloves, scarves and not forgetting some fun toys and soft toys. It is a really enjoyable and satisfyingday.

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Pontefract Lioness Club wereproud to present their 8thAnnual Lantern Festival onSaturday 19th October whichwas attended by our biggestever crowd estimated to bein the region of 4000. Theevening started atPontefract Castle wherepeople were

entertained by Leeds Samba Band whothen lead the parade through the Town Centre into Friarwood

Valley Gardens.Friarwood Valley Gardens had been transformed into a magical wonderland with lanternshanging from branches and lights along the paths.Leeds Samba Band really created a carnival atmosphere throughout the parade and once againas they played while the parade entered the gardens.

The lanterns that everyone had were amazing and it wasgreat to see the hard work people

had put in both at homeand at the workshopscome to life on thenight. Thank you tospecial guests from otherLioness Clubs who enjoyedthe event and helped out onthe day. I can’t wait to be apart of this event again in 2020.

Save the Dates14th – 16th February 2020

The Lioness Event of the YearWitham and District Lioness Club along with Chelmsford and SaffronWalden Lionesses Club are hosting the Lionesses of MD105 AGM and

Conference at Marks Tey Hotel, Colchester, Essex. CO6 1DU

5December 2019

Paddock Wood Lionesses raised a grand total of £227.50,lovely to have other Lioness members supporting us.

went all out for Children in Need bygetting up at some horrible time in the morning andheading to Witham Railway station to collect from earlymorning commuters. We were there for only a couple ofcold and lonely hours starting at 6:30am, but still wereable to collect £134 for Pudsey. The next day, at a morereasonable hour, we ventured into Braintree ShoppingVillage and helped the Braintree Lions once again collectfor Children in Need. Don't know how much wascollected but people were certainly generous and it wasvery crowded so fingers crossed for a great total.

REMEMBRANCE PARADE: Once again this year several members of the Lioness Cubjoined Lioness President Gill at their local Remembrance Day Parade where she proudlylaid a wreath on behalf of the club. Following this part of the parade they then joined inthe march through the High Street and up into St. Mary’sChurch where along with many other individual and groups theyjoined in the church service.

CHILDREN IN NEED COLLECTION: held their annual collection for Children in Need

at their local Tesco Store. One Lioness dressed up asBatman arriving in her Bat Mobile to join her fellowLionesses who were collecting for several hours throughoutthe day. It fun day and the children enjoyed seeing Batmanand receiving a sweet treat.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD/CHILDREN IN DISTRESS: The Lionesses havealso been busy this month covering and filling theirChristmas shoeboxes for “Operation ChristmasChild” and “Children in Distress”. The boxes are now

at the collection points and will soon be on the way to the designateddestinations ready to be given out to the children on Christmas Day. Aheart warming thought that each box is going to bring such joy to a childand help to make their Christmas a happy one.

A reminder to Clubs to send news of any significant Birthdays andCelebrations, as well as Sad News, to the Lioness MD Almoner Jeanne.

6December 2019

The next edition of the Lioness MD 105 Newsletter is scheduled to be published in January ‘20.The deadline for copy will be the 20th December 2019.

Lion John Fox (MD 105 Lioness Newsletter Editor) newsletter@lionessclubs.org

Significant Dates for the Lions Family 2019/20Date Club District Event

Sun 1 December 2019 Sleaford 105CE Stall at Town Christmas MarketFri - Sun 14 - 16 February 2020 Marks Tey (Colchester) MD105 Lioness Conference

Fri - Sun 1 - 3 May 2020 Birmingham *Note change* MD105 Lions Convention 20209 May 2020 Witham 105CE Charter Dinner

Fri 5 June 2020 Sleaford 105CE Charity Golf DaySun 14 June 2020 Sleaford 105CE Lioness Charter Anniversary Lunch

1 & 2 July 2020 Norwich Royal Norfolk Show

SPACE FOR MORE EVENTS

The Travelling Lioness Competition iswell under way and the scores as at

31st October 2019 were:

Downham Market 2Malling 10Paddock Wood 20Pontefract 36Sleaford 13Witham 57

New Rules for the Travelling LionessCompetition will be introduced from1st January 2020. The main changes

are outlined below.

More details will be posted on the MD Lionesswebsite along with the new forms.

All enquiries toLioness Sandie Briault

Please remember that you don’t have to wait untilthe deadline to send me copy for the next MD 105Lioness Newsletter. Perhaps sending reports tothe Newsletter, like sending to the local press andyour Facebook page, is something that could becomepart of your routine - just like counting yourtakings when an event has finished. Do it whilst it’sfresh in your mind.

Ed. newsletter@lionessclubs.org orJOHN.FOXDLS@gmail.com

Save the Dates 14th – 16th February ‘20The Lioness Event of the Year