Any old specs?

Got an old pair of specs you don't want? The chances are that your local Lions Club will be glad of them. We collect them and pass them on to Chichester Lions Club where they are sorted. If you can't easily get to Chichester, Parcelforce will take them free of charge - see http://www.chilions.org.uk/donating-spectacles.html. They eventually fetch up in developing countries. If you live in Brighton & Hove, we have collecting points at Specsavers in North Street, Brighton, and Asda, Crowhurst Road, Hollingbury.

Money for the air ambulance

The gardens of Brighton's iconic Royal Pavilion provided the setting for a Family Fun Day last month which we organised in conjunction with the Pavilion Gardens café. All proceeds were for the Lions District appeal to raise £150,000 to enable the Kent, Surrey and Sussex air ambulance to operate at night. The takings have been rounded up and a donation of £1,000 made.

Our new President

Lions Club officers change at the beginning of July each year and it was at our dinner meeting earlier this month that the outgoing President, Lisa Dilloway, passed on the chain of office to Bob Brown.