Newport Pagnell & Olney Lions Club

Part of

Lions Clubs International ,

the largest service organisation in the world.


If you are a visitor to the Milton Keynes area, please have a look around our website via the buttons on the left and if you would like to join us at one of our meetings, please contact any of our members who will be only too pleased to give you any information you may want.    If you are local and would like find out more about the Lions club which serves your area, again speak to any of our members or send us your contact details via the contact us page.









NEWS
  • What we supported this month

    At each monthly meeting, any appeals for support which the club has received will be discussed and the appropriate steps taken according to the view of the majority of those present.   Have a look at How we Serve our community.


  • Motorama

    Motorama is an annual event which normally sees 100+ classic and specialist vehicles being parked up in the Market Place and surrounding streets bringing an amazing blaze of colour and nostalgia to Olney.   Take this link  for some more information about the event or click here  to have a look at some of the vehicles from a previous year.  If you are a classic car owner and would like to join us in future years, drop us a note via our  contact us  page, give us details of your enquiry - and one of our members will get back to you.


  • Dickens of a Christmas

    Whilst the Dickens event is organised by Olney Town Council, our Craft Fayres have become a major feature of the event.  Government regulations, OTC rules and the co-operation of our site owners will hopefully come together and enable us to continue where we left off in 2021.   Please come back to the site on a regular basis to keep up with the situation.  


    Want to join us at our next Craft event?
    If you want onto our mailing list simply go to our contact page and leave us your contact details and some information of your craft. We will add you to our list which ensures you find out about any future events we are able to put on.   

    Please note Only items which have been handcrafted by the stallholder or a known friend can be brought to the event - no wholesale/retailing is acceptable and certainly no pre made Vintage Goods (whether second hand or 'new').   


  • Friends of Lions

    Could you be a "Friend of Lions"?
    Many of the events we organise take more manhours to cover than our existing club has available via our members meaning that we can only carry these out with the support of our Friends group.   This group of people are simply folks who are willing to give a few hours when available to help the club.   They have no desire to become part of the Lions organisation however they are public spirited enough to offer their help when they are free to do so and we inevitably manage to obtain the numbers we need.
    If you are reading this and feel that you could, perhaps, respond to an appeal for a few hours in our time of need, please go to our   contact page and simply say "Add me to your Friends" - it couldn't be easier.


  • Our Town Calendars

    The 2024 issue of our two town Calendars were based on the images from local artist David Purvis and were almost a sell out with only a few of the Olney version left at the end of our sales period and a complete sell out in Newport Pagnell. Thank you to all our Sponsors, Retailers and Customers!  





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Last (Part) Updated
  
2nd February 2024
                                                                                   




We're Recycling for the Environment

Our reducing and aging membership is forcing us to look at a range of recycling initiatives which helps us meet some of the major environmental objectives which Lions worldwide is actively promoting amongst clubs but which are not too physical.   These are relatively 'resource' sympathetic and most of our residents will be able to support us on one or more of them.   Have a look at what we are doing and how you can help us by clicking here.

Click here to find out about our efforts to recycle the Medical Blister Packs.



This Months Video



Together we Can

Our International Director, Brian E Sheehan, has produced this short video to highlight the Countries, Clubs and Lions he has met during his year in office.

Why not join him by watching it - Just switch on the TV by clicking on it.







Pillars of the Community Curry Night



Following a very successful initial offering, we planned on running a repeat in July.    Unfortunately, sales were such that we were forced to cancel it at very short notice so apologies to anyone who had booked in with the 4 Pillars.   



Motorama 2023



Motorama was back in town on 11th June when we had almost 100 classic vehicles joining us for this Annual Event run by the Lions club with support from Olney Classic Car club and our Friends of Lions.   Get more details, look at some photos of past events by  clicking here.  Our event was fully subscribed and we trialled an on-line booking form which was pretty successful.   Keep an eye on our website in the New Year if you would like to join us in 2024.



Our Lions Toast

12th May 2023 saw almost 40 people tasting some expressions of a Malt whisky from a distillery which only opened in 2014 but which has launched its flagship to tremendous acclaim, picking up some early awards.   

The distilleries name?   Malt & Honey
Where is it located?  Tel Aviv in Israel
At the 2023 World Whisky Awards, one of the M&H expressions - "Elements"  a Sherry Cask whisky was declared the "Whisky of the Year for 2023", an amazing feat for such a new distillery and we were fortunate to be able to taste it and 5 other including one whisky which was aged in a Pomegranate cask - very unusual.
See details of some of our past events by clicking here and if you would like to be put onto our distribution list to find out about events in advance, advise us via our 'contact us' page and we will let you know what is happening and when.





It all started in 1977!




The existing members knew we were founded in 1977, but what did the newly formed club do in it's first year?   A phone call received 'out of the blue' led to us receiving a photo album containing the first years record.  Click on the graphic above to see it.



When our activities were constrained by the Pandemic, we had a look though our photo album and have brought together a selection of photos showing some of the events we have been involved in during the lifetime of the club.

Why not take a browse through them and see if you recognise any of the faces from the past.
If you happen to have any photos which includes Lions, why not send a copy to us and we will see if we can add it to the collection.  Simply email a jpg version to nponleylions@gmail.com.




Our Centennial Challenge


Have you seen the new Trees in Newport Pagnell & Olney?   Read all about them by taking the link to "Oak Avenue"