Lions Club celebrates 2010 with special lunch

The event was hosted by Lions President Avril Earnshaw, and head of the Lions Community Services group, Ken Rushbrooke.

Avril said "The outing was arranged to provide some of the more mature local residents with the opportunity to get out of their home for a while and to meet and chat with others.

"We know from our own activities, and our contacts with other local organisations, that there are many elderly people in Bexhill who rarely have the chance to get out and about, either because of restricted mobility or simply the lack of driving friends or relations able to take them out, so we like to help where we can."

The lunch proved popular with the thirty invited guests and Avril said she was delighted with the feedback and positive comments:

"It was a great joy to find many exchanging details and arranging to keep in contact. Comments such as, 'I've exchanged telephone numbers with new friends', 'we enjoyed being away from the four wall of our flats', 'we've found we are near neighbours', 'excellent food and company', 'my first time out for a long while', and, 'it's nice to go out on your own when it's difficult to get around'."

Avril added: "We'd like to thank all who helped make the lunch a success '“ the Wheatsheaf, the Lions who transported the guests, and especially the guests themselves who made the whole experience so enjoyable for all."

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