Seven new members have been inducted into the Wisbech Lions, marking a fresh start for the community group.
This revival follows a period of uncertainty earlier this year when the club faced closure due to the retirement of long-serving members.
The new Lions were formally welcomed at a ceremony held at St John’s Church in Parson Drove.
Michelle Whiting, Lion president, said: “this is truly an exciting time for our new team, most who have never been a Lion before and are learning the ropes to be able to serve the community of Wisbech and surrounding areas.
"When I started rebuilding the Wisbech Lions, I never thought I would see so many enthusiastic people all interested in joining and helping bringing the club back to life.
"We are now truly ready to start helping people in our community and are looking forward to meeting the good people of Wisbech to delight them with the sleigh at Christmas as well as other events during the year and are already planning dates to help the community.
"My team is a mixture of working aged people and retired people with various of skills allowing us to help the community in many ways, whether it is helping someone who cannot do their gardening, helping to fund new equipment for under privileged children or even helping detect childhood eye problems with the Zone’s new Vision Camera which allows us to detect vision defects to allow them to be corrected earlier and thus, helping children to learn better”
At the same event, Lion Marilyn Battrick presented a £1,000 cheque to the Arthur Rank Hospice, which provides end-of-life care to people in Wisbech and the surrounding area.
The Wisbech Lions Club, part of the global Lions International network, was established in 1972 and has historically donated around £10,000 each year to local causes.
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