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Emsworth Concert Band kindly provided a magnificent concert in late March, at The Bourne Community School, and was able to bolster charity funds for Southbourne Lions, Earlier this year Andy entered the Band into the Chichester Festival for Music, Dance and Speech and they won their class with an “outstanding” score .

Emsworth Concert Band will be performing at Bourne Community College on Saturday 23 March 2024 at 7pm. The performance is in support of Southbourne Lions’ Charities. There will be a pre-concert and interval bar.

President Lynne and Lions Pat and Vicki visited Kings College Hospital on 29th May for the annual LIBRA update. This was provided by lectures about the blood diseases the unit treats (blood cancers and Sickle Cell Anaemia) and a visit to a recently refurbished unit (opened by Dame Kelly Jones) made possible by support from Lions Clubs.

15 young carers, who have caring responsibilities for loved ones at home and therefore reduced social opportunities, had an absolutely brilliant day out at the Christian Youth Enterprise facility at Cobnor at the end of May.

Southbourne Lions Charter Dinner and Dance was held at Emsworth Sailing Club on Saturday 17 th June 2023.

Southbourne Lions were able to fund a fun time out for a small group of young carers from Bourne Community College.

Our two local heroes, Elllie-Jane and Kieran are both from Bourne Community College and are joint winners in the Southbourne Lions Club Competition for the Young Ambassador of the 21st Century.

Fifteen young carers from Bourne Community College Southbourne were treated in late December 2023 to a magnificent performance of “The Jungle Book” by the Chichester Festival Youth Theatre.

At Southbourne Lions’ celebratory dinner at Emsworth Sailing Club on Tuesday 23rd January 2024, three Lions were awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow plaque for their dedicated humanitarian services by the Lions Club International Foundation.

As a result of the Easter Egg raffle, Southbourne Lions has added over £400 to their charity funds. These funds enable us to work with the community, for instance, helping local families, schools, youth activities, young carers, and age concern.

Results of the Southbourne Lions local Peace Poster competition for Primary Schools are in! The three Headteachers were pleased to receive a cheque for £50 to buy art materials for their school and they thanked both the Lions and the local community.

12 Young Carers from Bourne Community College had an absolutely brilliant day at the Christian Youth Establishment during their half-term. Many thanks to our local community whose generous donations to the Lions Club of Southbourne make this activity day possible.

Being part of Southbourne Lions Club is about serving our local community by raising funds to support local charities and good causes, details about our activities can be found here on our website. As well as this we find time to enjoy fellowship activities and a recent visit to Lordington Lavender was one such time.

The sun shone for the annual Bank Holiday Emsworth Horticultural Society Show which once again was a great success. Southbourne Lions played their part by providing a magnificent variety of healthy garden plants for sale to the public.