Riding for The Disabled

Riding for the Disabled Event

Monday 30th August 2010

We were kindly invited to attend the Riding for the Disabled event (they were our Presidents Chosen project for 2009/10), and thought this would be an ideal day to see the work that they do, and raise some funds as well.

As you can see from the photograph on the right, the weather was excellent, and we were armed with our hook-a-duck game, win a lion tombola, and also the mind challenging dice game. The gazebo and our roll ups on the right, sparked in the sun, and whilst what money we made on our games was not massive, we were definitely an interesting attraction to the people attending the event.

Sometimes it is not about the money but more about raising the profile of Lions, and giving as well as taking. To this end, we had taken some of our Message in a Bottle stock, and we managed to give away several of these bottles, which we give away for free! We also met the local MP for the area, Julie Hilling, who is pictured with our President Lion Jim Wells on the right, and were able to give her some background on Bolton Lions Club.

The best part of the day was that we were situated next to the arena, where both disabled and able bodied riders, spent the afternoon showing the public just what they could do on the back of a horse. This was extremely impressive, and added to what we all thought was a great afternoon.

Thanks to Lions Jim Wells, John Fairhurst and Tony Foster for attending the event, and to the Riding for The Disabled for inviting us, we all hope to be there next year.

John Crompton
11th October 2010

The Ducks go Quackers

Great Lever Neighbourhood Event - Saturday 24th July 2010


Saturday dawned brightly in the Bolton Area, perfect weather for our hook-a-duck game at Bobby Heywards Park, Great Lever.

It was our second year of attending the Great Lever Neighbourhood Event, and the previous one had been extremely busy, achieving the record takings from the hook-a-duck game.

We arrived in plenty of time for the 12 noon start, and whilst the sky had clouded over, the ducks were still smiling (they have only one expression!), and they carried on smiling all afternoon, as once again they proved very popular as can be seen from the photograph to the right.

It is always nice to see so many families coming out on a Saturday afternoon, and although I had passed the park many times, this was the first time I had actually been in it, what an excellent park with many facilities.

The upshot was that we broke last year's record, and only had a brief shower, so it was an excellent day out. Thanks to my fellow Lions, Brian Mann, John Fairhurst and Tony Foster for attending the day.

John Crompton
7th October 2010