Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford Lions Club

We hope that everyone is keeping well and is slowly getting back into the routine of things now that restrictions have been eased. Over the past few months, we have been pleased to assist various groups with funding.

The Fisherman’s Memorial Fund

We were pleased to be able to give a donation to this fund and our Lion President and Lion Treasurer had the pleasure of meeting Jackie Woolford, the mother of Robert Morley, one of the men who lost his life when the Joanna C went down off the Sussex coast in November last year. The memorial will be primarily to honour Robert Morley and Adam Harper who were on the Joanna C and Darren Brown who was on Our Sarah Jane who tragically lost their lives whilst working at sea. However, they are hoping that the memorial will enable all those who have lost loved ones at sea to have somewhere permanent they can go to, to remember them. If you would like to donate to the fund, please go to: uk.gofundme.com/f/memorial-for-our-lost-fisherman.

Sussex Elderly Care

We were able to fund the purchase of digital tablets for the Carers to use with their clients so that they could speak to their loved ones on Zoom and Facetime, and be able to see their grandchildren grow up throughout the lockdown periods.

Northease Manor School

The school is a co-educational independent school nestled in the Downs just south of Lewes, for students primarily with Autism and/or Dyslexia. With specialist staff and resources, they offer high-quality teaching, fully integrated occupational speech and language therapy, supported by their high-quality pastoral support team. They are a registered charity, which means they do not have commercial owners and rely very much on charitable donations and were very grateful for the donation from the NP&S Lions with which they purchased some new laptops. Their students were very appreciative, and it will make such a difference to their education. We are extremely grateful to all those individuals who support us throughout the year either by volunteering or donating. Without your help we would not be able to help organisations like the above.

Seaford Monthly Beach Clean

Our members and Friends of Lions continue to do their bit at the monthly Seaford Beach Clean, organised by Plastic Free Seaford. It is held on the first Sunday of every month throughout the year starting at 10am at locations along Seaford beach. Keep an eye on our Facebook Page @NPSLIONS for more information.

date for your diary:

5th September 2021 Support our Seaford Charities The Mayor’s Charities Initiative, 10am – 4pm on the Martello Fields. Leo the Lion may even make an appearance, so pop along and say hello.

New Members and volunteers

We are always on the look out for new members, so if you have a few hours to spare and enjoy helping others we would love to hear from you. We welcome help with community service, social transport, half marathon, and fundraising, all of which goes towards supporting the local communities in Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford. We also organise a busy social calendar for members and volunteers throughout the year so you will receive a very warm welcome – we don’t bite!

You can contact us via the website: www.npslion.co.uk by email: lionpresident@npslions.co.uk; tel: 0345 833 5981; Facebook: @NPSLions, post: The President, NPS Lions Club, 27a Capel Avenue, Peacehaven, BN10 8NB.

Photo from top: l-r Lion Treasurer Paul Reynolds Lion President, Jackie Woolford and Colin Meagher; l-r Simon Whitney, Sales and Marketing Director Cloud Voice and Data, Mary Carew, Manager at Sussex Elderly Care and NP&S Lion President Colin Meagher. To advertise in Seaford Scene please call 01273 710793 or email fran@seafordscene.co.uk 21