On Friday 05 December 2017 Santa on his Sleigh visited South Willesborough in the evening. Santa had the support of the Ashford Lions, Sk8Side, and the Hothfield Youth Group.
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Santa teamed up with Uprising Youth
Friday 01 December 2017 Santa on his Sleigh has been around the Stanhope Ring Road in the evening. Santa had the support of Uprising Youth And Community. Uprising seeks to inspire hope in local young people and families. They engage, build, invest in, and commit to local communities in Ashford.
Christmas Baskets – Pub Raffle
Have you seen our Christmas Baskets already? If you happen to be near by one of the following pubs, perhaps get yourself some raffle tickets for our Christmas Baskets: The George Hotel, High Street Hare & Hounds, Potter’s Corner Rose Inn, Kennington Singleton Barn, Hoxton Close The Albion, S. Willesborough The Queen’s Head, Kingsnorth The …
Hythe Venetian Fete
Ashford Lions organized and joined forces with fellow clubs from our local area and entered a float at the Venetian Fete in Hythe. Lions from Ashford, Dover, Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Marsh, and Tenterden came together to celebrate 100 years of Lions Clubs International with a float at the fete.
Centenary year
2017 is an exciting year for Lions Clubs International, as it is our Centenary year. Lions are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Locals who volunteer their time to help others and support good causes in their communities all across the world. Our local Ashford Lions Club started in 2014, with a small group of dedicated …
Visiting RNLI Dungeness
Members and families of our Ashford Lions Club visited the RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat Station and were given a very interesting talk about the history of the station, followed by a tour of The Morrell – a Shannon Class Lifeboat with bow number RNLI 13-02. Dungeness Lifeboat Station supports the Channel from Folkestone to Rye Bay …
Ashford Lions team up with S.O.B.S.
Ashford Lions Club was delighted to present a cheque for £100 to SOBS to contribute toward their excellent work supporting friends and relatives left behind after losing a loved one to suicide. A bereavement by suicide is different from any other kind of bereavement, bringing feelings of self-reproach, social isolation, abandonment, shame and fear, which …
Easter Egg Hunt
The Lions of Ashford celebrated a very Happy Easter this year. As well as running a highly successful Easter Egg Pub Raffle the club also ran an online Easter Egg scavenger hunt around our town. Clues showing iconic views around Ashford were published on our social media site and participants took selfies beside them to …
Easter Egg Pub Raffle
The Lions of Ashford celebrated a very Happy Easter this year. As well as running a highly successful Easter Egg Pub Raffle the club also ran an online Easter Egg Hunt around our town. Our Easter Egg Pub Raffle has once more been a well recognized fundraiser in our local community. Just over £850 was …
New Members
Ashford Lions were proud to enrol three new members to the team on Tuesday. Lions are locals, who dedicate time and ideas to better and in support of their local community. You might have seen our Santa Sleigh during Christmas, which is always a big hit with the families and children. We are set to …