At our monthly business meeting of 3 Feb 2020 Henley Lions presented a £500 cheque to Ernie Povey and his daughter Debs Boughey for the 1st Shiplake Scouts. Lion President David Skinner and Lion Pam Phillips thanked both Ernie and Debs for all their help with Santa’s Sleigh. Pam said that we couldn’t make the sleigh happen without their untiring help. The funds will be used to help kit out their scout hut which recently suffered fire damage.
Henley Lions presented cheques for £2,000 each to the children’s charities First Days and Footsteps. The £4,000 was the proceeds from Santa’s Grotto at Toad Hall Garden Centre where the club helped Santa see 1187 children over the four weekends leading up to Christmas Day 2019. Club member and PRO John Moore explained, “this is a terrific opportunity to help these two organisations who we hope can benefit from the money donated. Toad Hall’s Martin Sheldrake and Lynn Burgess have been integral to the success of the Henley Lions fundraising and set a new record of 1,187 children visiting their Christmas Grotto last month.” First Days Children’s Charity aims to reduce long term effect of poverty on children by equipping them with the essential items they need for their early years and at school. Footsteps Foundation provide financial support to improve the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders. This was the club’s 11th year of supporting Santa at Toad Hall and we’re already looking forward to Christmas 2020!! Our thanks to the Henley Herald for the photo.
The reindeer have been fed, the Sleigh has been repaired and Santa is almost ready to visit Henley and Shiplake.
Just to let you know Santa has been too busy to arrange credit, so please have cash ready for his collecting buckets, as all the money goes to local good causes.
Santa sets off at 6.00pm and will finish by 8.00pm.Santa’s planned routes are as follows, but if the weather is too wet or too icy he will have to cancel, but will hope to catch up at the end.
Monday 9th December
Hamilton Avenue, St Mark’s Road, Gainsborough Estate, St Andrew’s Road.
Tuesday 10th December
Shiplake area
Wednesday 11th December
Wilson Avenue, Waterman’s,Noble, Lawson Roads, Reading Road to Marmion. Grange and Park Roads. Harpsden Road including Boston and Niagara Roads
Thursday 12th December
Deanfield Avenue and Road, Valley Road, Elizabeth Road, Chiltern Close, St Mary’s Close, Nicholas Road
Sunday 15th December
Blandy and Makins Roads, Wootton Road to King James Way including Knappe, Gravett and Periam Close, St Andrew’s Road to Green Lane.
Monday 16th December
Kings Road, York and Clarence Roads to Mount View. Crisp and Clements Roads, Luker Avenue Abrahams, Cooper and Simmons Roads. King’s Road, Baronsmead, Ravenscroft Road
Tuesday 17th December
Singer’s Lane, Damer Gardens, Western and South Avenue. Up Peppard Lane to Western Road, Cromwell Close & Road, Bellevue, Berkshire and Manor Roads.
Wednesday 18th December
Greys Road to The Close, Greys Hill, Church Street, Albert Road
Thursday 19th December
Town Centre including Station Road, Queen Street, Friday Street, Gravel Hill, Hop Gardens, West Street, Northfield End, New Street.
