The Lions Mid-Summer Sports Day and Fun Festival for Disabled People

The event caters for those whatever the type of impairment but it BY INVITATION ONLY.

The date for the 2025 event will be announced in due course, but to register your interest, please complete our enquiry form and we will keep you informed.

2024 Report

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We were joined by dozens of Lions from across South Essex and East Anglia, & non-Lion volunteers, for the annual Sports & Fun Day for Disabled People.

The weather held up nicely as over 100 competitors, their carers & families, made the journey to Benfleet for a grand day out. Activities & sports included yoga, arts & crafts, javelin, discus, target golf, shot put, basketball, table tennis -v- robot, new age kurling, bags in buckets, bowls and (everyone’s favourite ) Sticky Balls!  And a few more besides…

The winning team was Aylesbury, but there were great performances across the board.

Thanks must go to the King John School , Benfleet for hosting the event, & our four local dignitaries, who did a stirling job running round a very warm and muggy hall to present gold, silver & bronze medals in every category (and what a lot there were): Rebecca Harris MP, David Burton-Sampson MP (DBS 4 Southend West & Leigh), Mayor of Castle Point Cllr Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert and Deputy Mayor of the City of Southend, (and Lion) Cllr Nigel Folkard.

Heartfelt thanks to the following for all their help.

Lions from

> Billericay

> Castle Point

> Centennial 100 Champions

> Chelmsford

> City of Southend

> Eastwood

> Leigh-on-Sea

> Lioness Lions of East Anglia

> New Century

> Peterborough

> Rayleigh

Hadleigh Castle Rotary Club

1st Canvey Girl Guiding

Swimability

Essex community 1st aid events volunteers

Gareth Prior Salsa

Lewis Lee ice cream

The Art Ministry

Paul Read – Table Tennis tables and barriers

Ken Goodridge – Table Cricket provider

Morrison’s Canvey Island

And definitely LAST BUT NOT LEAST our many, many friends who came along to help: we couldn’t have managed without you.

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