Bridlington Girls Choir

Bridlington Lions has held another Pie and Pea Supper Winter Social for residents in Bridlington.

Sewerby Methodist Church was the venue and the Bridlington Girls Choir were part of the entertainment.

A good time was had by all.

Find out what we have done this year

The time has come once again with the passing of another year to wish all our friends in Bridlington and beyond a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

We hope that you will join us in the coming year to assist in helping others and doing a good turn for the town.

To see what we have been up to in the last year have a look at the newspaper that we deliver each year which is also available online here.

Bridlington Lions Christmas Concert

Last year we had ice and snow, this year it was driving wind and rain – but inside the Spa Royal Hall hundreds of people had a fantastic time singing and listening to Christmas Carols.

Other Lions Clubs from all over Yorkshire hired coaches to bring guests to help fill the Spa to full capacity.

Compere for the evening was Lion John Hall who kept the evening running smoothly.

People were treated to music performed by the Driffield Silver Band, the Classic Pop Singers and the brilliant Burlington Junior School Choir whose performance was noted as having the biggest cheers of the evening.

We would like to thank residents of Bridlington and visitors from further afield who made the evening as successful as it was.

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Burlington Junior School:

Burlington Junior School:

Eryc and Eryca

Bridlington Promenades Shopping Centre came alive with everything Christmas. The Lions were assisting Santa in saying hello to the Children of Bridlington.

Not only was Santa under the Christmas tree there was also the Viking FM Crew, Eryc and Eryca the East Riding of Yorkshire recycling bears, the cast of the Spa Theatres Pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, Bridlington Girls Choir, Burlington School Choir and other entertainment to make the shopping centre really festive.

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The pictures show members of the Lions wrapping parcels at one of our social evenings and Nanny McPhee makes an appearance to wave her magic wand  to get the wrapping done quicker.

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Rosie wonders when Santa will be visiting

Don’t worry Rosie because the Bridlington Lions Club will be assisting Santa in the Promenades Shopping Centre at the following times in the lead up to Christmas:

Bridlington Town Council will be running Christmas event from 11am in the shopping centre where there will be the Mayors’ Charity stalls - SSAFA Forces Help Tombola stall and a Katie Walker Cancer Trust Lucky Dip and Bran Tub stall run by Mr and Mrs Walker.  There will also be a Bridlington Town Council stall providing mince pies and mulled wine at a small fee for charity.

Viking FM will be live at the event from 11am until they wrap up at around 4:50pm. They will provide various entertainment and input throughout the day and they will move venue and entertain at The Spa Gardens into the night too!.

Pantomime characters will be at the Promenades from around 11am until 12:30pm. During this time, they will be drawing the Bridlington Spa Pantomime ticket winner and, at 12noon, they will present the winner of the Christmas Card competition. Special photoshoots will follow both of these presentations.  There will be other prize draws including the Promenades Bright House Living Room competition by the Mayor of Bridlington.

The Bridlington Girls Choir, the Christian Carollers and local School choirs will also be performing on the day.

The Christmas Events this year though will continue into the night as The Spa Bridlington will have the gardens open with Viking FM, live music and entertainment continuing into the night.  If the weather is not kind the whole event will move inside The Spa.

For more information see the Bridlington Town Council website here

The picture is of Lion President John Bayne awarding the 35 year Chevron to Peter for many years of valuable service in the Lions Club.

If you would like to offer service to the Lions in Bridlington joining is easy. For more information follow this link

It is now available online here

Each year we publish the Christmas Newspaper and bring you news from the previous year highlighting what we have been up to in Bridlington. We are very proud of the newspaper.
In it you will find details of what Bridlington Lions get up to including:

• Santas Grotto
• Christmas Carol Concert
• Club Membership
• World Sight Day
• Summer Carnival
• Bonfire Night
• Riding for the Disabled
• Lions Book Shop
• Easter Eggs
• Hospital Transport
• Childrens Day Out at Bridlington
• Lions Football Tournament

and much more…..

The Bridlington Lions Club would like to thank all sponsors and advertisers who make the paper possible.

These include:
Steve Lilley, Plumbing and Heating Contractor
Liggets Butchers
Allsigns
Old Town Association Gallery
JO-ANS Hair Fashions
The Print Shop
English Country Garden and Nursery
Images Wedding Photography by Mike Barnard
The Georgian Rooms and Antique Centre
Quay Carpet Centre
Nicholas Belt Estate Agency
Pro Fruit
The Old Forge Restaurant
Sewerby Grange Hotel
Langton Optomertrists
Mike Hodgson – The Bridge Clinic
Red Tree and Co
New 2 U Boutique
George Menswear
Brian Tingle – Car Body Repairs
Kidds Removal Services
The Party Mill
Griffins Jewellers
Key of Heaven – Christian Books and Gifts
Marton Grange
AL Stow Bonesetter and Manipulator
A Thompson Hardware
Top Shop
JG Gardiner
Paul Crossland
Ellanor Windows
Footcare and Manicure
Alpine Glazing
The Seymours at the Expanse
AA Clockcraft
F Spink and Son Builders and Contractors
CBA Domestics
S Crosier Butchers
The Furniture Store
Fibre Reviver
Mr Hogs
Ullyott and Butler
Garlands
Rags Hotel and Restaurant
Burlingtons Restaurant
TODZ Charity Shop
JTS Smith Joinery
DJ Horsley Butchers
Fellas Barber Shop
Bridlington Blinds and Curtains
D Dunk, Lewis and Graves
Stewart Pickard Aerials and Satellites
Atken Photography, Gallery and Studio
J Waterall Ltd
Ernest Brigham Funeral Directors
The Ransdale Hotel
Donny and Tracy Wilkinson Scrap Metal Merchants
Petals Florists
Priory Vetinary Group
Leslie Craggs Lighting
Tamaras Ladies Fashions
Winn and Co, Chartered Accountants
R Milnes and Sons MOT Testing Centre
Sewing Centre
Woodcock Billington LLP, Royal Institute of British Architects
Hall Bros (Bridlington) Ltd and Hall Bros (Fuels) Ltd
Old Town Petstore
Tim Allsop Motor Engineers
Pipeapple Joes
Spotlight Theatre
Goldings Coffee House and Property Maintenance
Christ Church Community Services
Zain Ladies Fashionwear
Bridlington Harbour Commissioners
4 Paws Dog Grooming
MG and AI Smith Butchers
Holiday Travel
East Coast Auto Service
Pride of Bridlington Fish and Chips

While picking up the newspaper from the Mortons Printers in Lincolnshore we presented Robert Savage the contract print manager with a certificate of appreciation from Bridlington Lions.

Below are pictures of some of the members picking up this years edition which will be coming to your home soon.

A full house at Bridlington Town Football Club had a great evening of Bingo and raised £750 with money raised going towards the BBC Children in Need.

The Lions Clubs would like to thank businesses and sponsors who gave prizes for the bingo.

Bridlington and North Wolds Bingo

The North Wolds and the Bridlington Lions Clubs have once again joined forces to raise money for Children in Need.

The event is a prize bingo evening on Thursday, November 17th, at Bridlington Town Football Club on Queensgate.

Eyes down is 7.30pm prompt and admission is £6  to include all bingo books and fliers.

All prizes have been donated by local businesses, pubs and restaurants. There will also be a large raffle. The evening is open to all, last year around 100 people attended. The Lions promise a fun evening with all proceeds going to a worthy cause.

Bridlington Lion President (left) and Mayor Cyril Marsburg (right) light the bonfire

BRIDLINGTON LIONS today held their annual bonfire and fireworks event at Limekiln Lane.

Thousands of people turned out to see the amazing display of colours and noise that lit up the 5th of November night sky.

Added to the display there were burgers, hotdogs, brandy snap and jacket potatoes. The Lions set up a stall to serve tea, coffee and soup. There was also a childrens tombola, flashing novelties and a childrens ride.

Bridlington Mayor Councillor Cyril Marsburg lit the fire with Lion President John Bayne. It took a few minutes for the fire to really get started but when it did the fire quickly consumed all the wood that the Lions had spend most of the morning building into a bonfire.

A professional firework display followed 30 minutes later giving people a chance to get in to see the amazing display the lit up the night sky.

Lions Ladies running the Bottle Tombola

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The gates will open at the Limekiln Lane car park at 6pm on November 5, with the bonfire lit at 7pm followed by the fireworks extravaganza bursting into life at 7.15pm.

Bridlington Lions Club have organised the stunning annual display for decades and stage it as a community event to help families celebrate the season in safety.

The club does not run it as a fund-raising exercise but do try to cover the considerable costs of the event which run into thousands of pounds.

Despite this, the Lions have lowered the admission charge this year to £1 for adults – less that half of the £2.50 charged last year – and small children will be admitted free. It is an attempt to encourage even more people to turn out and enjoy the events area with its novelty stalls and music, as well as an incentive to those who watch it from the street and the clifftops to make a donation to the charity.

Peter Jay from Bridlington Lions Club explains: “We do always try to cover the cost of the fireworks which has been a struggle in recent years.

“We sincerely ask that all the many people who watch from the Cliff top and Limekiln Lane to please help us by making a donation in the collectors’ buckets.

“This super event is paid for only by your Lions Club, not the local authority.”

• Local residents and commercial contractors are invited to take timber to the bonfire site on November 5 between 8am and 11am only.

Cadets marched in to the room and were inspected by Lion President. Sandra one of the leaders at St Johns gave a talk on what the Cadets and Beavers did and what they have done in the past year.

The President then presented the group with a new laptop projector which will allow them to learn first aid from videos made by headquarters rather than relying on books and pamphlets for instruction.

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About St John Ambulance Cadets and Badgers:

Cadet programme

Guided by youth leaders, Cadets take part in an interactive and full programme, working towards their Grand Prior Award. The programme enables young people to learn important life skills in a fun and safe environment, but with challenge and excitement appropriate to their age.

Cadets can choose from over seventy different subjects to help complete their award. These range from Fire prevention and Photography, to Sports and first aid.

Younger Cadets learn first aid skills through our training course for young people while older Cadets can undertake a community first aid or first aid at work course. Cadets can put their first aid and other communication skills into practice by providing first aid to the public at events or teaching first aid to other young people and adults.

Badgers take part in a lively programme, working towards their Super Badger Award. The programme has been developed to enable young people to learn important life skills in a fun and safe environment.

Badgers can choose from fifteen subjects to help complete their award. These range from Creative and Active, to Healthy and Caring.

Once a Badger has completed their membership paw, they move onto their bronze paw, which is awarded after completing three subjects. A further three subjects will gain the silver paw and another three for the gold paw. A Badger becomes a super Badger when they have completed twelve subjects.

Badger programme

Badgers learn important first aid skills through their Super Badger Award and various first aid courses. Badgers can get a really cool black and white uniform which they can wear in the Sett and at some public events.

Bridlington Lions took part in World Sight day at the Promenades Shopping Centre. A group of Lions members set up stall and gave out leaflets and information highlighting issues  that people can have with their eyes and in doing so helping to prevent blindness and poor vision caused by various forms of eye disease.

For more than 12 years, Lions World Sight Day, held annually in October, has focused attention on eliminating preventable blindness and improving sight. On World Sight Day, Lions clubs around the world conduct special sight-related projects including:

• Collecting eyeglasses

• Conducting vision and diabetes screenings

• Planning educational programs to inform their communities about the importance of eye health – and diseases such as diabetes that can impair sight

International World Sight Day Event

Lions Clubs International also sponsors an annual international event on World Sight Day. On October 9, 2011, Lions celebrated World Sight Day in Shenzhen, China. During this event, Lions screened and provided eyeglasses to thousands of under served people and inaugurated the Lions Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic.

We would like to thank the management and staff at Martongate for making us feel very welcome.

The next bag pack for the Lions at the Co-op is Saturday 26th November.

We plan to hold a carboot on each Bank Holiday Sunday with the first one starting 28th  August.

The calendar for the Bank Holiday Carboot Sales will be:

There will be refreshments and snacks available at all the carboot sales.

Gates will be open from 7am and customers are encouraged to attend from 8am.

The cost of a car or car and trailer will be £10.

All day parking is available for £1 per car with all proceeds from stalls and parking going to the work that the Lions Club in Bridlington carries out.

If you would like further information then send an email to simon@bridlingtonlions.org.uk or call Simon on 07749 818095.

Bridlington Lions Club is supporting local schools in helping their pupils understand about loss, change and bereavement.

The club is supporting a national Life Changes project which works with schools to teach pupils about coping with death.

It is aimed at helping pupils aged 3 to 11 year of age and encourages them to express their feelings in the wake of a death in their family or community and advises teachers on ways to discuss the sensitive topic with their whole class.

Of 16 local primary schools offered the programme by the Lions club 14 have taken it up and Peter Jay of Bridlington Lions said this indicates the importance of such a service in the area.

He said “The very said and tragic recent fire resulting in the death of three young children is a prime example of the need for activity and counselling for helping young children come to terms with the loss if a friend, brother or sister or any other relative close to them.”

The Lions have been greatly assisted in the distribution of this important resource with the valued assistance of the Headteachers Forum.