Planting Bulbs 14 October

Our President was brought to his knees recently - helping the Knutsford Friends of the Moor to plant over 2000 bulbs!
Photograph courtesy of knutsford.com.

Annual Charity Concert - 16th Sepember 2011

Knutsford Lions held their inaugural charity concert last year which was a great success and enabled us to donate £500 each to the East Cheshire branches of the Alzheimer's Society and Crossroads Care (for young carers).
This year's concert, on Friday 16th September at 7.30pm, will consist of popular classics performed by the Dell'Arte Octet, made up from players from the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra. The concert will be held at the Methodist Church, Princess Street, Knutsford and tickets are on sale at £8.00 each from:
Michael on 01565 651717 or anmic@talktalk.net , Pat on 01565 653103 or pat.heath@virgin.net or from Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe, 65a King St, Knutsford. All proceeds will be divided between The David Lewis Centre at Great Warford and Age UK, Cheshire East. An evening not to be missed!

President's Handover 31 July

On Sunday 31 July members, partners and friends gathered to enjoy a few hours of food and chat in a Knutsford garden. Outgoing President Alan thanked everyone for their support over his year and incoming President Mike Goldman promised an exhilarating forthcoming year!

A most enjoyable selection of food had been provided by various members and friends and it proved to be an excellent relaxed afternoon - with a little sunshine.

0845 Contact Number

Knutsford Lions can now be contacted via an 0845 number.
0845 833 8431

Victorian Street Fair 30 May

A bit of a damp start for the Mayor's tour of the street with our Lion President Alan and the May Queen, but it brightened up later and we had a high turnout of people throughout the event as usual - many thanks to those who once again supported our event in various ways, especially those who braved the early rain!

There were some smart Victorians out in force which brightened up the occasion.

Entertainment this year included puppet shows, live music group (Redwing) - who led a quick session of "Dancing in the Rain" , and roving musicians.

Pancake Race Sunday 6 March

Once again we were called in to help with marshalling - this time for a Pancake Race on the Moor.

The event was organised by Friends of the Moor and Knutsford Heritage Centre. Most of the official entrants were young children, but after a bit of persuasion there was a race for parents, and at the end there was a special race for the Lion marshalls - we had to scratch around to find some pans and pancakes, since we hadn't come prepared for that!!

We understand they plan to have another race next year.

Senior Citizens Variety Show - Sunday 13th February

This year's annual Senior Citizens Variety Show was held at the Knutsford Civic Centre on Sunday afternoon 13th February.

The main entertainment was provided by the Lions Youth Brass Band and the Opus 5 group of singers. Also featured were two sketches performed by members of the Knutsford Lions!

The Lions Youth Brass Band (based in Sandbach) is sponsored by several Lions Clubs in Cheshire and has excelled at many competitions since it was formed in 1989. They regularly perform at Charitable Events and proved extremely popular with a wide range of popular music (singalong encouraged) and several pieces featuring young soloists.

The finale featured Al Capone (who also wrote the script) with two attractive? young? ladies? and a group of gangsters recruited specially for the parts from Knutsford Lions. After many weeks of rehearsals, the excellent perfomance (at least we thought it was!) included singing and dancing and a comedy sketch associated with the themes of Chicago and St Valentine's Day - and raised much laughter from the audience! The cast have been granted a 12 month timeout in order to allow the audience to recover in time for next year's Variety Show!

Christmas Day Lunch

On Christmas Day we once again provided a traditional Christmas lunch at the Stanley Centre for around 35 people who would otherwise have been on their own. A band of merry Lions and friends brought people in from around Knutsford and nearby villages and helped with food preparation and serving as well as chatting to the diners - some of whom have enjoyed the lunch for a number of years.

The Knutsford Deputy Town Mayor, Stewart Gardiner and the Mayor's Consort, Jan Nicholson attended to wish everyone a Happy Christmas. Carols were sung and Father Christmas handed around gifts for everyone to take home.