News Photographs

2007

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2006

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Press Cuttings - Local

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St. Albans and Harpenden Review - 11 June 2008

St. Albans and Harpenden Review report on charity concert, April 2008.

Herts Advertiser report on charity concert, April 2008

Lions Tin Shake for Emmaus, Christmas 2007

St. Albans and Harpenden Review report on the 2007 Highland Gathering

St. Albans and Harpenden Review report on the 2007 Highland Gathering

Herts Advertiser report on the Harpenden Highland Gathering 2007.

Herts Advertiser wrapper for Harpenden Highland Gathering 2007

Inside page of Herts Advertiser wrapper - Harpenden Highland...

Inside page of Herts Advertiser wrapper - Harpenden Highland...

'Lions notch up 25 years'. Harpenden First, 21 February 2007.

Concert by the Lake report - Lion - Dec 2005 / Jan 2006

Message in a Bottle article - Lion - October / November 2005

New President - Observer - 3 November 2005

Life Skills article - Harpenden First - 28 September 2005

Message in a Bottle - Harpenden First - 28 Sep 2005

Presentation of cheque to Relate - Harpenden First - 28 September...

Message In a Bottle article - Observer - 25 August 2005

Harpenden Observer - 14 July 2005 - front page

Harpenden Observer - 14 July 2005 - inside page

St. Albans and Harpenden Review - 14 Jul 2005

Herts. Advertiser - 14 July 2005

Herts. Advertiser wrapper publicising the event - page 1.

Herts. Advertiser wrapper - page 2

Hertfordshire Life Article - July 2005 - 1

Hertfordshire Life article - July 2005 - 2

Concert by the Lake - Harpenden First 29 June 2005

Tsunami collection at Harpenden Station

Tsunami - Letter of Thanks

Easter Egg raffle - Herts Advertiser

Easter Egg raffle - Observer

Lions Newsletter

Highland Gathering 2004 report - Herts. Advertiser

Little Steps report - Observer 21.01.05

Little Steps report - Harpenden Focus

Harpenden Town Council website upgraded - Observer

Schools Cash - Herald and Post

Press Cuttings - District

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Royston Crow - 3 November 2005

Royston Weekly News front page - 13 October 2005

Royston Weekly News article - 13 October 2005

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Press Releases

Harpenden Lions annual street collection raises funds for "Message in a Bottle"

Harpenden Lions has been carrying out the annual Christmas street collection for over twenty years. This year the Lions will again be seen at various locations in Harpenden from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm on Saturday 18th December.

Beneficiary of the funds this year will be the "Message in a Bottle" scheme. The frail, elderly, infirm, special needs and anyone living alone can have vital medical and personal information stored in a bottle so that the emergency services can easily find the information.

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The "Message in a Bottle" was started by a police officer in Perth in 1997. Since then many have benefited from having a bottle containing vital data in their fridge.

The scheme has been taken up energetically by Lions and other Clubs around the UK. The frail, elderly, infirm, special needs and anyone living alone can have an accident at any time. The emergency and social Services need immediate access to information such as the GP, medication, allergies, next of kin, and dependents, pets to be fed etc.

A short form is filled in and the confidential information is stored in a small plastic bottle in the fridge - a secure and easily identified location. A label on the inside of front door of the house and another on the fridge draw the attention of emergency services to its existence.

A kit, consisting of the bottle with a form and a pair of stickers, is supplied free by the Clubs participating in the Scheme, financed by sponsorship and donations. Hence the collection.

Having a bottle containing this key information reduces anxiety and can be a real life saver in case of emergency. When the funds have been raised, and the emergency services notified, Harpenden Lions Club will start to distribute the bottles and forms to local people.

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Help for 25,000 Local Children

Local Lions Clubs in Berkhamsted, Dunstable, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Luton, St Albans, Stevenage, Tring, & Watford join to give children a start in education.

Children aged three to five years at nursery, pre-school and reception classes are going through a critical stage in their education. A vitally important subject, often known as life skills, prepares them for their time at school and for the rest of their lives. The formal title of the subject, "personal, social and emotional development" includes listening, learning, communicating, self-confidence as well as working and playing together.

TACADE, a charity specialising in personal, social and health education, produces training material for this period of children's education known as Early Years - but the training packs need to be paid for and the teachers need specialist training to make best use of them.

Nine local Lions Clubs have collected £20,000 to donate manuals with training to 400 schools in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire - 100 in Luton & Dunstable and 300 in Hertfordshire. Half the funds have been raised by Lions own fund raising. The remaining £10,000 came from the generosity of 5 local partner donors.

Sixteen training sessions have been delivered jointly by TACADE and local Early Years advisers from the Education Authorities, with Lions organising the gatherings.

This is a unique and significant partnership between Lions, TACADE, Early Years teams of three local authorities, and generous donors to ensure that our children receive essential training and education at a critical phase of their lives.

For more information contact one of the Harpenden Lions, Dave Price on 01582 712815 or Neville Osmond on 01582 762029 or e-mail harpenden.lions@ntlworld.com

Photo associated is attached, caption is Lion Luke Adams, Katharine Weston and Martin Buczkiewicz of TACADE assist with a training session for Little Steps.

Hertfordshire County Council Press Release

Hertfordshire County Council has sent out a press release endorsing the Club's work in Little Steps.

Click to see the press release (PDF 38 KB) entitled 'Starting out - it's the Little Steps that count.'

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Highland Gathering 2004

The annual Harpenden Lions Highland Gathering held in July was a great success financially as well as being an enjoyable day out for all the family. The funds raised were formally announced at the ceremony to mark the Harpenden Lions Club changeover of president.

Mark Handford, outgoing President of Harpenden Lions Club, revealed that £6,500 had been raised for charities and local good causes. "The Highland Gathering gets better every year and we are very pleased to have raised so much money for deserving causes," said Mark.

Photograph shows Mark Deacon on the left, Harpenden Lions Club incoming President, congratulating Mark Handford (right) the outgoing President of Harpenden Lions Club for the success of the Harpenden Lions Highland Gathering 2004 which raised £6,500.

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