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.

First Event For Local Friends of the Earth Group

The new Tonbridge and Malling Friends of the Earth group held their first event on Sunday 19th May.

Dressed as bees, they took part in the annual Lions Charities Walk, to raise funds and awareness of the Friends of the Earth Bee Cause.

 

Bees are essential for pollinating our crops as, well as honey production, and have been in decline over recent years. Likely reasons for the decline in bee numbers include disease, loss of habitat and flowers, and the use of certain pesticides.

 

The circular walk, passing through bluebell woods, open fields and past Igtham Moat, began and ended at Shipbourne village hall. 

 

 

It was a fun day out for all involved, especially as the sun shone!  Over £100 was raised for the Bee Cause.

 

If anyone would like to join in future environmentally friendly activities , you can get in touch by emailing TandMfoe@gmail.com