Welcome to Abingdon Lions Club

Who are Abingdon Lions?

lion in costume croppedWe are a group of local people, who volunteer our time to help our community.  

We are a small part of an international organisation, Lions International.

Abingdon Lions Club Charitable Trust is a registered charity (no. 1055471).

How do we help our community?

Lions are community service orientated, we give our time, but to help this along we raise money, which we can then use to help those in most need.

How do we raise money?

In the summer months we attend various events with our Lions Tombola, At Christmas we run the Santa Sleigh that goes around the streets of Abingdon and surrounding villages.

Santa sitting on their sleigh

Ongoing projects

Message in a bottle and wallet

Message in a Bottle bottlesA simple idea to help people to keep their personal and medical details in an accessible place for paramedics.

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Spectacle and hearing aid recycling

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Recycling spectacles and hearing aids 

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Defibrillators in the Community

Buying and installing several defibrillators around Abingdon

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How can I get a grant or request funding?

If you are a charity or organisation you can fill out one of our grant forms. If you are a person in need or want help with something, then please get in contact

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Interested in joining us?

Abingdon Lions are currently looking for more volunteers. The more Lions we have the more we can achieve, not only maintaining what we do currently but to grow as well.

We meet monthly to plan activities and consider welfare requests. some members also meet up for a weekly coffee or breakfast

If you are over 18, and can spare a little time why not find out more.

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Santa 2023

Chief Elf Lesley has been busy planning Santa's visits, check out our Santa page for more detials

On Monday 11 December Santa will be visiting Kennet Road.


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Forthcoming events

December

2023

Venue 

Time/Details 

Mon 11th

Santa visits Kennet Road

Streets around Kennet Road

5:30pm to 8 pm

Tue 12th

Santa visits Preston Road

Streets around Preston Road

5:30pm to around 8.30 pm

Wed 13th

Santa visits Sellwood Road and South Avenue

Streets around Sellwood Road and South Avenue

5:30pm to around 7.30 pm

Thu 14th

Santa visits Boulter Drive

Streets around Boulter Drive

5:30pm to around 8 pm

Fri 15th

Santa visits Hanson Road

Streets around Hanson Road

5:30pm to around 8pm

Sat 16th

Santa visits Wootton

Wootton & Dry Sandford Community Centre OX13 6DA

4 pm to around 6 pm

Sun 17th

Santa visits Marcham

Marcham, around Howard Cornish Road and Willow Farm OX13 6FQ

From 4 pm to around 6 pm

Mon 18th

Santa visits Appleford Drive

Street around Appleford Drive OX14 2BZ

From 7.30 PM to around 8.30 PM

Tue 19th

Santa visits Mill Road

Streets around Mill Road

5:30 to around 8.30 pm

Wed 20th

Chippenham Lions Christmas Collection

Morrisons Supermarket, Chippenham

20th and 21st December

Wed 20th

Santa Visits Radely Village

Streets around the Village of Radley

5:30pm to around 8.30 pm

Sat 23rd

Santa Visits Tesco

Tesco Extra, Marcham Road OX14 1TU

1 pm to around 5 pm

Mon 25th

Christmas Day

 

 

Tue 26th

Boxing Day

 

 

January

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Mon 1st

New Year's Day

 

 

Sun 21st

Cabinet Meeting

Zoom

7:30pm

Fri 26th

Council Meeting

Online

DG & 1stVDG only

February

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Mon 19th

Finance Committee

Zoom

19:00

March

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Fri 1st

St David's Day

 

 

Fri 8th

Cabinet Meeting

 

 

Sat 9th

District Convention 2024

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Swindon, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon SN5 8UZ

Save the date

Sun 10th

Mothering Sunday

 

 

Fri 15th

Hook & Odiham and Loddon Valley Lions Combined Charter

Wellington Arms, Stratfied Turgis RG27 0AS

7:00 for 7.30pm

Sun 17th

St Patrick's Day

 

 

Sat 23rd

Chippenham Lions Counterfeit Quo Concert

The Neeld Centre

 

Sat 23rd

Fleet 50th Charter Dinner

 

7:00 for 7:30pm

Fri 29th

Good Friday

 

 

April

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Mon 1st

Easter Monday

 

 

Tue 23rd

St George's Day

 

 

May

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Thu 2nd

Council Meeting

Royal Hotel, 1 South Parade, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 1JP

 

Sat 4th

MD 105 British Isles 72nd Annual Convention

Weston-super-Mare

Weekend

Mon 6th

Early May bank holiday

 

 

Sun 12th

Cabinet Meeting

 

 

Mon 27th

Spring bank holiday

 

 

June

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Sun 9th

District Fun Day

Marwell Wildlife, Thompsons Lane, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1JH

9:15 to 4.00

Sun 16th

Father's Day

 

 

Fri 21st

International Convention

Melbourne, Australia

Weekend+

July

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Sun 14th

Handover Lunch

 

12:30pm

August

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Mon 26th

Summer bank holiday

 

 

October

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Thu 31st

Halloween

 

 

November

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Sun 10th

Remembrance Sunday

 

 

Sat 30th

St Andrew's Day

 

 

The above dates may change without warning

Meetings

We meet at the Abingdon Conservative Club on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm.

If you would like to know more please use the Contact Us form or email contact@abingdonlions.org.uk

Mailing address only:

4 Rivy Close, Abingdon OX14 3XT

Abingdon

Abingdon is a pleasant market town of about 35,000 inhabitants on the banks of the River Thames. 

Its history goes back many thousands of years and the town claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in the country. 

You can find out much more by visiting www.abingdon.gov.uk.