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Thank you to everyone who came along to the Mersea Lions Family Festival on Saturday 17th August, the sun shone and the field was full of happy people. We hope you enjoyed the day, especially the lucky person who won the First Prize of £200 in our raffle.

Thank to the following businesses who kindly donated raffle prizes: Baldwins Department Store, Bonners Barn Farm Shop, Galley Seafoods, Mansion House Florist, Maydays Estate Services Ltd, Miller Motor Group Ltd, Oakheart Property, Selsley Foods Ltd (Cotswolds), The Jewellery Hut and Valeries Tea Room.

Thank you to all of the musicians and singers, Jowers Farm for donating the straw bales, the vehicle owners (How much time must have been spent waxing and polishing?), the stall holders and traders, charity stalls, the emergency services (the fire brigade was called out on a shout), Foxash Fun Dog Show for another successful show with monies raised going to charity (which includes the Mersea Lions), By The Beach Crochet for holding a raffle for a parasol and hat with the money raised generously donated to Mersea Lions.

A huge thank you to Holly Ohmke for another fabulous year of all day music, also for obtaining sponsorship from Hunnaball Family Funeral Group, The Coast Inn and Island Scaffolding Ltd. 

Thank you to Paul from North Essex Travel for providing the shuttle bus service from the village to Waldegraves.

Thank you to Waldegraves Holiday Park for their ongoing all year round support.  David, Toby, Krystal, Glen and all the staff are amazing. The housekeeping staff kept the toilets clean and stocked, extra bins were provided and emptied many times during the day.  Thank you all.

Thank you to the Mersea Island Explorer Scout Unit for running the car park again this year.  If you are interested in knowing more about the fun they have you can find them on Facebook.

Thank you to the brilliant volunteers in the Children’s Area, Carla Amey (Mersea Events), Pat Marshall and Celia Hill, you are all amazing.  The marquee was extremely busy all day with children (old and young) taking part in being creative and having fun.  This year we had a Nursing/Baby Changing gazebo which was very popular.

Thank you to all the SMILEs (Supporting Mersea Island Lion’s Events), our volunteers who gave up their time to help us put on this event.  Without your help we couldn’t do this.

Finally, thank you to all the Mersea Island Lions for the incredible teamwork and the hours you put into pulling off this event.

Mersea Lions Club were proud to be part of the D-Day celebrations which started with the lighting of the Beacon at the Victoria Esplanade Car Park on the evening of Thursday 6 June. Lions Bridget, Carol, Glenn and Joe manned a gazebo near the children’s playground as a centre for lost children.  We are happy to report that no children were lost at the event.

On Sunday 9 June some of our members were able to attend the Remembrance Church Service followed by an afternoon at the Royal British Legion where they enjoyed cake and listened to the Tendring Brass Band.

Look out for our new red collection boxes that can be found at various locations on Mersea Island.  We understand that many of you carry very little or no cash these days so any donations left in these boxes is appreciated more than ever. If you have any loose change lurking unwanted at the bottom of a drawer, drop it in at one of these locations next time you’re in and we will make sure that it goes towards something worthwhile in the community.

 

Collection box locations

Galley Seafoods, Coastal Bliss, The Forge Fuel Station, Seaview Cafe, Island Chemist, Fred’s, Post Office, No 4, Cock’s Butchers.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the beach hut on Sunday 21 April 2024 on a dry (thankfully) but very chilly morning for our Waggers and Walkers community dog walk. It was wonderful to see you and your dogs for a walk and a chat over tea and coffee afterwards.

 

 

Thank you to all of you who generously donated to the Home Alone Collection on 16 December 2023.  We can now confirm that the total collected was £938.22.

The meals 69 meals delivered on Christmas day were very much appreciated by the recipients. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who turned out on Christmas morning to help deliver the meals and put a smile on the faces of those who they were delivering to. As always we are so grateful to Kim Proctor and her family of The Blackwater Pearl for giving up their Christmas morning to cook the meal.

Lions clubs from Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk got together and delivered over 500 boxes of unwanted spectacles and hearing aids to the Lions recycling centre in Birmingham on 8th  November 2023. It was an amazing team effort.

Due to the pandemic getting the spectacles to the recycling centre has been a challenge and Mersea Lions alone had collected over 16,000 pairs of spectacles so, we are delighted that they can now be sorted, cleaned and graded for use.

Lions clubs throughout the British Isles collect and process tens of thousands of unwanted spectacles and hearing aids each year. Working with partner organisations, spectacles and hearing aids are recycled to support the work of eye and hearing clinics around the world.

Clear out your drawers of old unused spectacles and donate them at one of our collection points. Collections bins on Mersea Island can be found at Patrick & Menzies and Boots the Chemist.

 

The Mersea Lions Club Red Bus delivered 75 boxes containing spectacles and hearing aids.

 

 

Following the success of the 2023 Family Festival we are delighted to announce that next year the festival will be held on Saturday 17th August 2024 at Waldegraves Holiday Park

For more information, visit our Family Festival 2024 Information Page

Transport Display: Booking for vehicle owners wishing to display their vehicles is now open. For further information visit our Transport Display information page.

To book a stall please contact Lion Bridget Smith by email mersealions1978@gmail.com

The Mersea Island Lions Club wish to thank everyone who was involved in the Mersea Lions Family Festival on 12 August 2023.

The event would not have been possible without the help, support and amazing teamwork of many before, during and after the event. 

This truly was a community event.

Thank you All!

 

Yep, it’s that Transport Display time again! And there’s a bit of re-branding gone on. So this year, on Saturday the 12th of August, we welcome you to the Mersea Lions Family Festival.

If you’re booking in as an individual, brilliant. Clubs are also always welcome, let us know if you want a block booking.

However, this year, it’s just not those wonderful “Classics” that we hope to see again. We’re also looking for Modern “Interesting” “Unusual” “Wacky” (my personal favourite) modes of transport. If you have or know anyone who owns something in those categories, get it there on the 12th! (Please).

Now the boring stuff!!!

Exhibitors enter free, and to make it easier for our preparations, we ask you to register online first. Which can be done by clicking here…..

• Spaces may be available on the day, however this cannot be guaranteed.
• Location Waldegraves Holiday Park: CO5 8SE w3w.co/parading.funded.pens
• Exhibitors to arrive between 8:30 and 10:30
• Only the display vehicles are allowed to stay on the site during the show, any other cars to park on the field allocated for the public.

And a plea for help!

In the past, we have had a number of Vintage Buses traveling around the Island, picking up and dropping off visitors to our shows. However these are not available to us this year. If anyone has a solution to this problem, please contact Lion Les Snow by email at les.snow@btinternet.com