SERVICE ACTIVITY EVENTS
Here are just some of the of the regular and 'one off' events that we stage to benefit the LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Disabled 'Its a Special Knockout'
A very popular annual event the Zone Disabled 'Its a Special Knockout' involves Lions clubs from our 'Zone' eg. Battle & Villages, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Hastings, Rye and Uckfield. The event is put on as a 'fun day' and closely follows the format of the popular TV show 'Its a Knockout'. People with different disabilities enter as teams and come from various parts of the south east. The Community Centre at Heathfield is a popular venue where the games are played with great enthusiasm and are concluded with a snack lunch followed by presentation of the trophy and medals. Our picture shows one of the entrant 'The Special Olympics Team Eastbourne' with Lion President Sue Durham.
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Tenerife Holiday for Disabled Youngsters and their Carers
Our own club have joined forces with the Hove Lions Club, the Tenerife Sur Lions Club, Barnado's and the Eastbourne Charity Lark in the Park to provide a total of 14 youngsters, parents and carers with a spring holiday in Tenerife. The youngsters with various disabilities will spend their time at the Alondras Park Hotel in the south of Tenerife on a fun packed adventure.
In thanking the Lions, Lisa Giles, Barnardo's Link Plus Children's Services Manager said: " This is a great opportunity for Barnardo's families. They each have a disabled child and will truly benefit from this wonderful experience, without this they probably would not get the opportunity to go abroad"
The Tenerife Sur Lions Club have provided accommodation and outings for people in other parts of the UK for the past 15 years but this is a first for the people of the South East. Lions Clubs in the South East will be reciprocating and will be hosting youngsters and their carers from Tenerife later this year. Outings such as a trip to Drusillas Park are planned.
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Senior Citizens Tea, Outing and Entertainment
Generally, once or twice a year, our club acts as hosts to Senior Citizens by providing a car or minibus drive into the surrounding countryside. We start in the early part of the afternoon and finish up at a local church hall where our guests are provided with a high tea and entrance to a free raffle. During and after tea musical entertainment is provided by a suitable entertainer and with the option of joining in a 'sing - along'.
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Disabled Swimming Gala
Once a year and in conjunction with The Sovereign Swimming Club for Disabled People the Motcombe Swimming Baths becomes the venue for a Swimming Gala for the Disabled. This very colourful event is held on a Sunday morning and consists of a variety of team games that are hotly contested by all who take part. Contestants so obviously enjoy the event and proudly receive their trophies and medals for taking part.
The pictures below were taken at the 2008 event held on 6th April
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Senior Citizens Annual Concert
For over 30 years the club has provided an annual afternoon concert at The Winter Garden Floral Hall for the benefit of Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities; in particular those who rarely go to the theatre. Ticket prices are kept low and audiences of up to 800 are made up from Eastbourne and the surrounding area. Other Lions Clubs in East Sussex arrange transport to bring in people from their area and last year's concert was Lionel Bart's 'Oliver' staged by 'Act One Beginners', part of the town's Victorian Festival.
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Here are just some of the of our ongoing LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL projects.
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Used Spectacles and Hearing Aids Collections
Lions collecting bins can be seen at many local Opticians, Chemists, Medical Centres etc. The bins are regularly emptied and sent, courtesy of Parcel Force, to The Chichester Lions Club. There they are sorted and forwarded on to Medico France where they are graded and sent on to third world countries to be gratefully received by their new owners.
On average our club sends between 10,000 and 12,000 pairs of spectacles away each year. 
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Message in a Bottle
A simple yet effective scheme, where a bottle containing important medical and personal information is stored in ones fridge. It is sign posted by a distinctive green cross on the door and is available to the emergenct services if they are called out to ones home.
