Billingshurst & District Lions Club (July 2025)
Lions Presidency Passes From Father To Son
Billingshurst & District Lions Club’s President, Paul Roberts,
recently had the pleasure of welcoming his son Dominic
as incoming President for the new Lions year from the 1st July;
a succession possibly unique within the Lions organisation.
In handing over the Chain of Office,
Paul said it had been an honour to fulfil
the role of President
for the past 12 months,
having previously held the position in 1985/86 and again in 2004/05.
“I was aware of some good things going for us; our Bookshop
was as popular as ever and we ran successful fundraising events like
the Charity Golf Day, Car Boot Sales, the Easter Prize Draw,
and helping Santa with his Carol tours at Christmas,
allowing us to meet regularly to discuss requests for financial support.
We have a good relationship with 10 local Primary Schools and at Ingfield Manor, through our liaison Lions.
“But there were a number of things we needed to work at.
With an expanding “District” and more homes in the area,
I was keen to improve awareness of our Lions Club in the locality.
This we have achieved by developing our Website,
(recently winning the accolade of Best Website in our Lions South East District), regular postings on Facebook and monthly Press Releases,
kindly published in the local Village and Parish magazines,
online at YourWorld/SussexWorld and in the County Times.”
Looking to the coming year, Dominic says,
“It’s gratifying that we now have 12 new members, men and women,
key to the Club’s future; but, with many still working and having young families,
I recognise that Family and Friends are the most important things in life,
then Job, then Lions.
I am looking forward to working with members old and new,
providing a blend of experience and new ideas for the continuing success of Billingshurst Lions”.
Harvey Holmes, Press Officer, harveyholmes596@btinternet.com.
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