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So, we crawled into bed after scrubbing soil from beneath our finger nails on Saturday night …. and then leapt up at the crack of dawn on Sunday to go marshalling at the Two Castles Run. Many thanks to the Two Castles Run #2castlesrun for

Well it was a great day at the Lions Grand Show. The sun shone and we sold plants – oh boy did we sell plants! Thanks to everyone who grew the plants, nurtured them and delivered them to Abbey Fields in fine fettle .And then,

What an inspiration our speakers were at June’s Business Meeting. James Moffat and Katie Wilson joined us from Clothing Coventry. They described the need in our neighbouring city and Katie spoke strongly of her hate of waste and overconsumption that lead her to start Clothing

It is so hard to decide who should benefit from our fundraising. This year we have chosen the recipients of our new major fundraising project - The Kenilworth Advent Calendar  and the details are in the post specific to that event but we will also

On one of the hottest days of the year let’s think ahead to Christmas ’26 and the Kenilworth Advent Calendar. The charities we will be proud to support this year will be Myton Hospice Refuge Compassionate Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre Talisman Youth Theatre Priory Youth Theatre

  Friendship Weekend We are expecting 6 visitors from SI Arnhem Oost and 8 visitors from SI Remsheid. The plan for the weekend is as follows. Friday 10th July Saturday 11th July Sunday 12th July Welcome buffet meal at Sharon’s 231 Warwick Road £10 Visit

As Sharon stepped down from her year as President of SI Kenilworth and District, she asked us to reflect on the wonderful picture from the club’s inaugural event in 1969 – the formality and the solemnity compared with the warmth and humour of last night’s

The “Purpling the Park”  event has become a popular part of SI Kenilworth and District’s year and March 8th 2026 has been no different. It was great to hear from two passers by that “LOTS of people” read the messages we put out around the

  At February’s Business Meeting we were pleased to welcome Gordon Cowie MBE, Chairman of Friends of Sick Children in Malawi who told us about the work this organisation does in a paediatric unit at a Malawi general hospital. The dedication and commitment of him

Many thanks to Judy Ledger MBE for her presentation at January’s business meeting by zoom. Her talk was emotionally charged, coming from personal tragic experience, and inspiring, and it made us glad we had been able to support Baby Lifeline this year. Particularly poignant was