New Tonbridge Lions Club President

On Saturday 30th June Mike Stout was inaugurated as the sixty-third President of Tonbridge Lions Club. Outgoing President, Allan Mort, presented Mike with the chain of office at a dinner dance at Nizels Golf Club.

Mike was brought up in Mitcham, Surrey and for the majority of his working life worked for a private practice in Croydon, as a quantity surveyor, on major construction projects in the UK and abroad before taking early retirement in March 2012.

He has been married to Penny for 39 years and they have two married children, Karen and Richard and two granddaughters, Abigail and Charlotte.

Mike has lived in Tonbridge for 36 years, and apart from his family his main interests are playing golf, walking and supporting Tonbridge Angels Football Club. He considers it a great honour and privilege to become President of the oldest Lions Club in the country and along with Penny they are looking forward to the presidential year ahead.

Tonbridge Lions President runs London Marathon

Allan Mort - Tonbridge Lions Club President

Despite suffering a painful injury, Allan Mort, 61 year old President of Tonbridge Lions Club, rose to the 26 mile challenge to raise funds for Lions International Blood Research Association and Hospice in the Weald - appeals which are close to his heart. After completing the distance in just over six hours he said,

“This was my tenth and definitely my last London Marathon. There was a great atmosphere all around the route and the support, as always, was fantastic. Although I have an injury I managed to complete the full marathon route which was a brilliant feeling. I was beaten by a short head by one of the rhinos! Raising funds for LIBRA and Hospice in the Weald is so important to me. Doing the marathon for charity provides a great motivator as you struggle over the later part of the race. I hope to make a donation of over £1,000 to both organisations and would like to take this opportunity to thank all those supporters who sponsored me!”

PANTO RAISES £1000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES

Tonbridge Lions Club`s hugely successful production of Cinderella, at the Angel Centre, has raised £1000 for local charities, after entertaining packed houses at every performance.

Performed by the local Drama Group, The CLIPS Theatre Company, the production was family orientated, with all the usual pantomime humour and featuring many favourite songs.

“We had the awful weather in December 2010, so we were pleased that so many people came to be entertained at our second pantomime." said Lions President Allan Mort,  "Lions are dedicated to providing a community service in Tonbridge, and the Pantomime features strongly alongside the Tonbridge Carnival, The Triathlon and the Horse Show."
 
The next Lions production will be Jack and the Beanstalk with five performances in December one of which will again be a charity performance to which disadvantaged children and their families will be invited.