On Thursday Newcastle Lion members visited MYMY Newcastle to present a cheque for £1000.00 to CEO Deborah Boden

The  group MYMY offer confidential counselling services to individuals aged 18+ experiencing difficulties with a range of issues including: anxiety, bereavement, low mood, relationship issues, workplace stress, and trauma. The  donation came  about  about as  a result of  fund  raising  by the  Lions  at  Christmas and  a pub  quiz 

Newcastle  Lion Club  members  were very  busy on  Saturday  when they  joined  with other five other Northern  Ireland  Lion  Clubs  who held  a recycling  day in  aid  of  Tools  For  Solidarity, with  donations of  numerous  tools, fourteen  sewing  machines and  hundreds of pairs of  glasses being  left off by the public.

As  one  event finishes,  Newcastle  Lions continue  preparing  to fund  raise  for the  Northern  Ireland, Children  and  adult hospice.  Local artists  are  asked  to consider donating  a piece of  art, which  will be  sold  by the  club during  9-16th  May. Please  phone  Lions  on 07725725932  if you would like to donate  art.

Newcastle Lion members help clean the Castlewellan maze

Sunrise  at  the  Castlewellan  Maze

Twenty  Five  years  ago and  the  Good Friday  Agreement was  signed .  To celebrate  the  event, staff  at  Castlewellan  Forest  park thought of  a competition to provide  the biggest  maze in  Europe , to be planted  in  Castlewellan  Forest Park. Nearly  4,000 children  sent in  entries  and  a young lad from  Larne won the  event. Now  to get the  maze  planted. Word  went out and  members from  Newcastle  Lions  Club  arrived  one Saturday  to help plant  the  yew bushes that  form the  maze.  This  was  a signal  for one of  the  wettest  days, just to help the  yew bushes  settle in. The  maze  today is  spectacular.  On  Wednesday, Lion  president  Beth  Cairnduff and Newcastle  Lion Club  members  joined  with  Agricultural  students from  Dublin and  Antrim to help tidy up and  remove  rubbish  from the  maze.  The  event  was launched  by  N M & D DC chairman Phillip  Campbell. When the yew is  trimmed  the  cuttings were used  for  medical purposes , The  sun shone during  the clean up and  everyone was treated to lunch in the  Arboretum Green  House.  The  green house  has only recently been reopened after extensive  repairs  and  repainting.

Newcastle  Lion  members  join with others to clean the  maze

Newcastle Lions launch Recycling Appeal

On  Wednesday  Newcastle  Lion members  gathered in  Castlewellan  Forest  Park, to begin  an  environmental  project, while there  the  club  with the  help of  Phillip  Campbell Council  Chairman of  NM&DDC launched  the  club's  annual  recycling  appeal on 21.3.26. The  club are asking  for  donations of  tools, sewing  machines both  electrical and  treadle and  glasses.  In  a first, five other Northern Ireland clubs, Downpatrick  ,Newry, Banbridge,  Limavady  and  Antrim  Coast will have  the  same  collection on  the  21st. All the  collected  items  will be despatched to Belfast  & Downpatrick  based  Tools  For  Solidarity. The products  will be serviced and  then shipped  to  Tanzania  & Malawi, where  TFS  volunteers will provide  training before  the  students purchase the  sewing  machines.

Photo,  Newcastle  Lion members and  friends with Phillip  Campbell chairman of  Newry  Mourne  & Down District  Council launch  recycling  appeal.