Lions Club of Buckingham

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23 years of Lionism in Buckingham

The Lions Club of Buckingham celebrated its 25rd Charter in October 2000 with two of the original Charter Members still fully paid up and active members of the Club. Buckingham is a small market town set in good farming country which seems to be a long way from anywhere, but isn't really. The Lions Club has been active in the town and the surrounding villages throughout its 25 years supporting and involved in many local activities. The Lions organise the town effort for the BBC Children in Need Appeal each year. Throw a party for the Senior Citizens each year, take part in the Christmas Parade, organise raffles, transport for old ladies and organise a sponsored horse ride (part of the North Bucks Show in June), help clean rubbish out of the River Ouse, marshall the town bonfire, and sell burgers. We have the biggest Pudsey Bear in the world (ex BBC) who features in fund raising efforts whenever he is allowed out. In July 1998 and again in 1999 Buckingham Lions organised a Town Fair in conjunction with people working for the Wood Green Animal Charity. This was a roaring success in that it enabled smaller charitable organisations to publicise themselves without having the burden of laying on all the logistics that such an event demands. We work closely with other service organisations in the town for the benefit of the citizens of the town. Lions have provided rubbish bins and oudoor seating at strategic points in Buckingham. We are proud of our connection with Buckingham Community Racing which provides training and discipline for teenagers in learning how to race and maintain Karts at Silverstone Circuit. We provided a kart and had it adapted for disabled persons to use so that all teenagers who wanted to be involved with this project could be. Lionism is about putting something back into your community. The members of Buckingham Lions Club hope that they are doing just that.

Recruitment

Prospective members are always welcome and can find us on the first and third Mondays of the month at the Wheatsheaf in Maids Moreton where an excellent pint can be had. Alternately contact a club member or ring a club officer .

Melvin Jones Fellowship

David Lloyd is our one and only Melvin Jones Fellow. Buckingham Lions Club is justifiably proud of his invention of the Laryngectomy Speech Aid and its adoption as a District Project. Many hundreds of examples of his Speech Aid have now been sold to Local and Regional Health Authorities and Trusts as well as to individuals and the device has proved to be of use to other people with speech difficulties. For more detail about this project and links to related areas see our Speech Aid page.