Billingshurst & District Lions Club (September 2025)
Lions Continuing Involvement With Schools
Schools form an important part of the support
Billingshurst & District Lions provide throughout the community.
Pre-Schools - Dauxwood, St. Gabriels and Wakoos in Billingshurst,
Barns Green, Loxwood, Plaistow, Rudgwick and Slinfold.
All are offered a selection of books
which are then wrapped
for children to take home and open with their parents.
Primary Schools - Billingshurst Academy; Barns Green; Loxwood; Plaistow & Kirdford; Rudgwick; Shipley; Slinfold; St. Mary’s, Pulborough;
William Penn at Coolham and Wisborough Green.
Again, Book Give-aways are popular,
each child choosing a book of their choice to keep.
7 Schools entered a new Art Competition “What Farmers Do For Us”. Certificates and Lions Bookshop Gift Vouchers
were presented to the winners with certificates for the runners up.
Winning entries were displayed for 10 days at the Billingshurst Community Centre.
During the Summer Term, 8 Schools, took part in a Butterfly Project.
Garden Packs, including seeds, were provided earlier in the year for a garden,
before schools ordered caterpillars and watched them evolve into butterflies - witnessing one of nature’s wonders.
Outoor Projects were completed at Loxwood,
Plaistow & Kirdford,
Shipley and William Penn,
with others planned for Barns Green, Rudgwick and St. Mary’s.
Lions organised a Book Stall at the Billingshurst Academy Fun Day
and sold Cakes and Drinks at Barns Green Summer Fete,
proceeds from both events donated to the schools.
Lions later provided an emotional “Flamingo” surprise for Barns Green school leavers. Lions also helped at a “Puzzle Day” at Shipley,
whilst Rudgwick and Plaistow & Kirdford schools
are involved in our Winter Coat Appeal.
Children at Ingfield Manor
enjoyed a Book-Giveaway and took part in the Butterfly Project;
with Lions organising car parking at their Summer Fete.
At the Weald Community School,
Lions helped with transport and during the Seniors Easter Lunch Party,
and then on the Gates at “Weald Fest”.
Lions are also sponsoring this year’s Gold Awards,
involving Computer Science.
Viv Diggens, School Coordinator, says
“There’s more - 6 Schools are taking part in a new ROAR campaign,
challenging children for ideas to change the world, in the Autumn Term”.
Harvey Holmes, Press Officer, harveyholmes596@btinternet.com.
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