THERE’S SILVER IN THEM THEIR BATTERIES

Button batteries contain a small amount of silver.

A member of Southend Lions has the ability to extract this and dispose of the rest, environmentally safely.

One kilogram of batteries will yield £50 of silver at today’s prices. Please collect these from care homes, medical outlets, chemists, hearing aid providers or anywhere that will save them for you, and bring them to zone meetings, cabinet, or post them to Lesley Chudley.

All monies generated will go into the MD Vision Screening Programme.

SO we are helping the environment and vision in one go!

WIN! WIN!

Val Dickens

The Yeo Valley Lions have provided to all the local primary schools in the Yatton, Claverham, Congresbury and surrounding areas a set of seven children’s books, which deal with environmental issues.

The seven ‘Wild Tribe Heroes’ books are a collection of gentle and engaging true stories about animals that find themselves in trouble when their lives are affected by plastic in our oceans, climate change/global warming, deforestation and habitat loss.

The books are written by environmentalist and mother of four young children, Ellie Jackson, a member of a Cornish Lions Club. Ellie lives by the sea in Looe, Cornwall, and wrote her first book after living on Magnetic Island in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, during which time she and her young family saw a turtle called Duffy being released back into the ocean after a year of treatment for ingesting plastic. “My children and I were transfixed by the sight of this beautiful creature being set free, and subsequently visited a turtle hospital on the mainland to find out more. Once my children had made the link between plastics and turtles, they were inspired to pick up litter from beaches so that they could help protect turtles and other sea life. “The children’s books follow a range of different animals as they overcome problems in their environment. Through the help of people, the animals are rescued, rehabilitated, and released back to their home. The books are beautifully illustrated and aimed at primary and preschool-aged children.

The photograph shows Lion Tom Luker presenting the books to Chestnut Park Primary School Headteacher Tamara Dexter, Assistant Headteacher and Year 1 teacher Emmee Standeven, with the books being beautifully presented by some of the year 1 pupils.

Further information on Wild Tribe Heroes books and ideas on how you can get involved can be found at; wildtribeheroes.com.

Ilfracombe and District Lions attended the mad hatter’s tea party at Bicclescombe Park on Sunday 18th June. Raising money for good causes was Lion Jane on Hook a duck, outgoing President John Forsdike on Dip for a Lion. A lucky French student visitor won a Lion to take back to France!