Raise Funds for your Club or Favourite Charity

Tonbridge Lions will be holding their 33rd annual walk to help raise funds for local charities on Sunday 18th May. The Lions do all the organising and marshalling of the event ,and supporters of other charities get the sponsorship and do the walking. No fee is charged to participate. The charities keep all the money for themselves. Last year over £4,000 was raised by this event.

It will be a pleasant walk with two choices, one a short walk of approximately 5 miles, the other a similar walk but approximately 10 miles. Both walks will start (and finish) at Shipbourne Common and have drink stations at suitable points. Detailed point to point instructions and maps will be issued on the day.

At the finish, walkers will have their sponsor forms officially “stamped” to show that they had completed the walk and Keith Bourne, President of Tonbridge Lions will present each walker with a certificate.

To register your interest in this walk, please contact John Ruck on 01732 351711 or e-mail john.ruck@btinternet.com.

Be There for Bee Cause

There's a new Tonbridge and Malling Friends of the Earth local group, and the first event that local members can take part in is the annual Lions Club local charities sponsored walk to support the 'Bee Cause'.

 

These little insects are threatened by loss of habitat, certain insecticides, and disease.   

The loss of bees as pollinators would be a disaster not just for lovers of honey, but also for farmers and gardeners.  It would cause food prices to soar.

 

 

 

The walk starts from Shipbourne Common Sunday May 19, and will be 5 miles long.

(Dressing up as a bee, or wearing yellow and black clothes for the walk is optional, but encouraged) 

 

You can get a sponsor form and friends of the Earth ‘bee cause’ petition cause from TandM.foe@gmail.com or just donate £5, and go along for the walk (dogs on leads are welcome).

 

More details about the Friends of the Earth Bee Cause from www.foe.co.uk

Walk for The Bridge Trust

Ightham Moat

Tonbridge Lions Charity Walk - Sunday May 19

Registration from 9 to 9.30am at

Shipbourne Village Hall, Shipbourne Common

Enjoy a walk in the fresh air through some of Kent's loveliest countryside, and support The Bridge Trust's work with single homeless adults at the same time!

The route is 5 or 10 miles - maps and instructions are provided - refreshments free.

Both routes will have marshals and drinks stations at suitable points. Doges are allowed but must be kept on leads.

The 10 mile route:-
Shipbourne Common, Fairlawne Home Farm, Dunks Green, Fairlawne Park, Ightham Mote, Wilmot Cottage (lovely views across the Weald), Greensand Way, Carter's Hill, White Rock Inn, Underriver House, across open level pasture land to Mote Road, Shipbourne Church, The Chaser Inn, and finally across The Common to the Village Hall at Shipbourne. All road crossing will be marshalled by members of Tonbridge Lions Club.

The 5 mile route:-
This route is similar but starts the return leg at Budds Green.

If you would like to take part and raise sponsorship for The Bridge Trust, please contact Caroline Dunmall on cdunmall@thebridgetrust,org.uk as soon as possible, as your name needs to be forwarded, together with those joining you, to Tonbridge Lions Club.  You will also need to be sent a Sponsorship Form.