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.

Visit from District Governor

Our District Governor Lion Tony Gadsby attended the Club's Meeting on Wednesday 8 December at the Whipping Stocks Inn.

The meeting was chaired by Vice President Mike, who was standing in for President Alan (away on one of his well earned rest holidays - at least he felt it was well earned!)

DG Tony gave an inspiration talk and at the end presented one of his personalised banners. Mike was slightly less delighted to receive a copy of the new Lions Health and Safety booklet - but hey-ho that's the way of the world these days!

Knutsford Christmas Market

Lions had a stall at the special Christmas Market in Knutsford on Thursday 2 December afternoon/evening- it was a bit cold (see two hardy members above!) but there was a good attendance - we were promoting in particular the Lions Message in a Bottle. Bottles are available free via Knutsford Lions or from Rowlands Pharmacy in Canute Square.

At about 6.30 that evening about 20 club members were out helping with marshalling along the reindeer route - prior to the official switch on of the Town's Christmas Lights in Canute Square. The town seemed much busier than usual - so well done to the street market organisers who had brought in a wide variety of stallholders.

Charity Concert Friday 17th September

The Knutsford Lions organised an evening of "Popular Classics" on Friday 17th September at the Knutsford Methodist Church in Princess Street, Knutsford. This was the first of a planned series of annual concerts in aid of local charities - this year's beneficiaries being Cheshire East CrossRoads Care (young carers fund) and the Cheshire East branch of the Alzheimers Society.
The music was performed by Wirral Winds, a quintet formed from members of the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra.

The concert was well attended and much enjoyed and Lions donated £500 each to the two beneficiaries.

Bowls Social Evening 14 August

Members and friends enjoyed an evening of very amateur crown green bowling on Saturday 14th August. Many were all fingers and thumbs about the bias on the bowls. The weather was remarkably kind - no rain and quite a mild evening compared to some recently!
There was a break for chinese/fish and chip takeaway at about 8.00, to allow participants to recharge their batteries (or muscles etc.) and partake in further liquid refreshment.