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by Mark Tubb
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Swanmore Village Fete Preparations are going well for our annual fete held in the Swanmore Recreation Ground. This year, Lions’ Swanmore Fete is on Saturday 9th July 2022 – book the date in your diary now. We’re keeping all your regular favourites and following the huge success of 2019 we are going to host a dog show again, during the course of the afternoon. We’re not going to recreate Crufts, but hope to have a bit of fun and a chance for local dog-owners to show off their pet’s best attributes. There will be numerous prizes up for grabs for the best pooches in various classes. During the next few weeks, more details will be published on our Fete website page plus there will be social media postings to keep you updated on developments. The Lions’ Swanmore fete takes a lot of time and effort to plan and we need dozens of people to help us make the event work on the day. If you can volunteer for a few hours setting up the field, manning the gate or running a stall, we’d love to hear from you. Drop us your details via the contact us page on the website or email: info@ meonvalleylionsclub.org.uk
Lions helping other organisations Meon Valley Lions Club always take an interest what other groups in the Meon Valley are doing to help the needy. To that end one of our team went along to see what the Meon Valley Repair Cafe were up to. The idea is to encourage recycling by returning inoperable home appliances to full use and prevent them being thrown away. Also, for those who cannot afford a replacement, give them something that works again. The work is carried out at no charge, except for replacement parts required, by a team of enthusiastic volunteers. They operate from the Methodist Church in Waltham Chase whose members originally came up with the idea and developed it following the nationwide repair cafe model. Part of the ongoing development, when the weather gets better, is to have a covered area out in the car park to repair bikes. This is how we got to hear of them. The repair cafe team had contacted Lions to see if we could help with a gazebo to cover the bike repair area. We are working with them on this. Lions see the repair cafe as a great initiative to help the local community. They hold their repair sessions on the first Saturday of every month at the Methodist church in Waltham Chase. Go along and meet the team if you have something that needs fixing. Not just appliances, but broken chairs, sewing machines that need setting . They will have a go at anything really. If you’d like to make a donation: Visit our website: www.meonvalleylionsclub.org.uk/donate.html Text donations: Simply text LIONS to 70490 to donate £3 or if you would like to donate between £1 and £20 text LIONS followed by your donation amount e.g. to donate £5 text LIONS 5 or to donate £10 text LIONS 10. Texts cost your chosen donation amount plus one standard network rate message. If you prefer to donate by cheque, bank transfer or cash please email our Treasurer: treasurer@meonvalleylions.org.uk
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Make a recording of your voice for your relatives and your family tree. This simple idea has formed the basis of a new Hampshire business (in Locks Heath), which provides this helpful service. “The idea arose when a number of my relatives sadly passed away,” explains co-founder Caroline Saunders. “I miss their unique voices, accents and mannerisms. It would have been a great comfort to me in my grief if I could hear those voices once again. The only recording I have of my late uncle is a poor quality answerphone message. I don’t have any record of my late dad’s voice. If only we had started this service sooner.” Audio recordings are usually no longer than one hour and are conducted by a experienced journalist, Caroline’s husband, Tim, who puts interviewees at ease and knows all the right questions to ask. For more information visit: www.audioancestry.co.uk Email. audioancestry@gmail.com Tel. 01489 808621
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