March Update: Our Zone meeting of Local Lions Clubs took place on the 6th having been postponed because of the snow in February. It is always good to get together with like minded ordinary people, but they all do different and amazing things. The clubs of Stalham, Norfolk Broads (based in Caister), Great Yarmouth, North Walsham and Acle enjoy themselves and raise funds for local causes in different ways. Norfolk Broads for instance organises a week in the summer when a Caister holiday camp opens it doors to holiday makers from all over the country who wouldn't be able to afford a holiday if it wasn't for the generosity of their own Lions clubs.

This year is becoming full, over 400 places have been booked already. Our club has sponsored 2 places, as we try to do every year. North Walsham runs a weekly Bingo, they are a small club so all the members are active in this. Acle are even shorter in number but endeavour to raise funds when ever they can and enjoy themselves too - They will be having a Fish & Chip Quiz on the 26th April - if any organisations would like a evening out at Brundall Village Hall, £5 a head up to 6 in a team with proceeds going to East Anglian Air Ambulance, give me a ring and I will get you some details.

Lion Lesley and her merry band from the Lions Shop have got together arranging nights out as well as spending time together in the shop. They have recently had a trip to the Theatre Royal for the ballet Swan Lake and an evening meal together at

Wayford Bridge Hotel, other events are planned for the summer. There are 10 in all but I'm sure anyone wanting to have fun working a few hours in the shop would be welcome to join in, an afternoon or morning a week is all we ask, give Lesley a ring on 783737, she would be pleased to hear from you.

The charity chosen for the £100 sent each month following a draw of all the donation slips filled in during the month was for Haemophilia Research which was entered by Dan Taylor, Dan can be found most days in his Riverside Retreat at the back of the Londis car park, he makes super coffee and toasties. There are however a lot more donations than there are entries to the draw, if you make a donation to the shop ask for a draw entry slip as sometimes the girls are busy and it slips their mind. Last month over 60 tickets were entered, thank you all for the donations that accompanied them.

A Diary date not to be missed, Sunday 1st June the day of our 50/50 Auction, next month we will be publishing entry slips and telephone numbers to call for items to be collected for the sale. We have the services of Martyn Fox of Keys Auctioneers to professionally (but free of charge) sell all the items we collect. The idea of 50/50 is that should you wish we will sell your unwanted good quality furniture, electrical goods, pictures, garden and workshop tools, bikes etc for charity but if you want 50 percent of the sale you can take up that option. Unfortunately we cannot put reserves on items. We can take foam filled furniture but only with a current fire safety label - all portable electrical equipment is insulation tested for resale on the day by Malcolm Wright, once again a professional working for free. There are ordinary people doing amazing things who are not Lions as well.

Ordinary People - Amazing things

Lion President David Pye 738599 - davidpye@lineone.net The Lions Shop 783737