Radstock and Midsomer Norton Lions would like to thank the wonderful volunteers who helped us take the Carol Float out for its annual fundraiser event throughout December, and thank the residents of this area for their unwavering generosity.

A staggering £3,889 was raised throughout the month and we were able to donate £300 worth of food to the Curo Pantry at Welton Vale before Christmas. Thank you Tesco for letting us collect towards the run up to the big day, the Tesco collection was up by twenty five percent from the generous shoppers compared with last year. The other donations will go to help local causes, especially in these times of soaring costs and greater need.

Lions were sorry that we lost a few trips due to inclement weather and not having enough volunteers, which meant that some planned routes had to miss out.

Our next event will be for Easter, we are planning a children’s Easter bonnet competition. Look out for details in The Journal.

Thank you all again from Lions and wishing everyone a very Happy New Year.

Sarah Oughton