• The Lions of Leigh on Sea are very pleased to announce that our shop is now OPENOur opening times are 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday and 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Saturday

  1719 London Road SS9 2SW (next to Lloyd’s barbers)

  Donations are welcome but regrettably, as space is limited, we are unable to take donations of:

  • DVDs
  • CDs
  • Vinyl records
  • Videos
  • Furniture
  • Car seats
  • Safety helmets
  • Large electrical items
  • Used underwear
  • Curtains
  • Large pictures
  • Prams
  • Large nursery equipment
  • Duvets and pillows, unless new

   

The Lions of Leigh on Sea are very pleased to announce that volunteers will be at the shop to accept donations ONLY as follows:

Thursday 2nd January 11am—2pm

Friday 3rd January 11am-2pm

Saturday 4th January 11am-2pm

Monday 6th January 10am-3pm

Tuesday 7th January 10am-3pm

1719 London Road SS9 2SW (next to Lloyd’s barbers)

Please note we are unable to accept:

• DVD’S
• CD’S
• RECORDS
• VIDEO’S
• FURNTURE
• CAR SEATS
• SAFETY HELMETS
• LARGE ELECTRICAL
• USED UNDERWEAR
• CURTAINS
• LARGE PICTURES
• PRAMS
• LARGE NURSERY EQUIPMENT

We hope to be opening very soon, watch this space

The Lions of Leigh on Sea are very pleased to announce that they have in plan a new Charity Shop, watch this space for news

The Lions Club of Leigh on Sea celebrated its 32nd Birthday, or Charter, at Saxon Hall.  About 60 members, friends and distinguished guests joined the club celebrations.

The club made a donation of £1,000 to our District Governor’s Partner’s chosen good cause, the Magic Breakfast Appeal.

The lunch also saw two members recognised: Sheila for her 30 years’ service and Kay receiving a Progressive Melvin Jones

Lions from Leigh-on-Sea joined the Estuary Tenancy & GEMS Teams to help a resident clear their garden. The work involved clearing a massive amount of rubbish, overgrown trees and shrubs, and killer brambles.

The Tenant was thrilled with the results of the work, and  thanked the teams for their help; she said she had been overwhelmed by the task and couldn’t have done it by herself, but now felt motivated to tackle other areas of the garden.

This story is a great example of how teams can work together and make a difference. By coming together and lending a helping hand these teams were able to make a positive impact on the life of this Tenant.

A great morning for the Leigh Lions, abseiling down Southend Hospital tower raising money for their Spotlight Radiotherapy Appeal.

The climb over the parapet wall at the top was fun! The rest was easy ?.

Geoff Woolfson did a great job on his first abseil!

A big thank you to all who sponsored us, if you would like to the JustGiving link is:
https://www.justgiving.com/…/LoSLionsTackleTheTower23…

Can’t wait till next year ?

Members of the Hoy at Anchor Folk Club and Leigh on Sea Lions Club are organising a free community weekend of sea shanties, folk music, song and dance in the atmospheric setting of Old Leigh Town.
There will be performances by shanty crews from as far afield as Felixstowe, Stony Stratford and Milton Keynes as well as local pirate bands, celebrated folk artistes and dancers. The entertainment will take place at venues throughout the atmospheric Old Town of Leigh thanks to the management and staff of The Crooked Billet, No 1 Cockleshed, The Peter Boat, Sara’s Tea Gardens, The Boatyard Restaurant, Billet Wharf, The Old Smack and The Mayflower. There will also be a dedicated shanty stage on Strand Wharf alongside a real ale bar serving a selection of local brews designed to lubricate a shanty-man’s vocal chords.
No admission will be charged to the public and all the performers are giving their services free of charge. Over the weekend, members of the Leigh on Sea Lions Club will be arranging a charity collection in aid of the Southend RNLI and Leigh on Sea Endeavour Trust. At the time of writing, the following shanty crews and folk artistes have agreed to participate: The Hoy Shanty Crew, The Silver Darlings, The Hoolies, The Motley Crew, Impressed, The Hogeye Men, Mains’l Haul Shanty, The Brave Marauders, Freddie’s Barnet, The Felix Stowaways, Captain Morgan’s Rum Do, Cockleshell Clog, Arfur Do &the Toe Rags, Emerald ill, Grand Reunion, Mucky Dennis & The Grifters, Fran Foote & Belinda Kempster, Random Folk, The Ondines, PDQ., Goodnight Crow, Kiti Theobald, The Umbrella Factory, Hard to Handle, The Mudlarks & The Feelgood Choir.
The weekend’s festivities start on Friday evening with a Folk Singaround run by Kiti Theobald at the Crooked Billet.
More details from Tony Prior (Anthony.t.prior@gmail.com) 07805 64197

Together with One Love Soup Kitchen, we were delighted to receive a very generous donation from the Southend Freemasons, in recognition of our assistance at the early vaccination clinics held at their Saxon Hall venue. Whilst we were happy to give our time to this essential work, it was very nice to have our efforts recognised in this way: the funds will be put to good use in our community.