Charter
The Club was chartered on 22nd February 1973.
Charity Status
Our Charity details are:
FOREST OF DEAN LIONS CLUB (CIO)
Registered Charity Number 1189930
We were originally registered as a Forest of Dean Lions Club Charitable Trust on 28-January-1981, Our charity number was 281784.
On 15 June 2020 we converted to the Charitable Incorporated Organisation as per above.
We are a member club of Lions district 105CW
Constitution
We have adopted the constitution of Lions International and comply with the standard bylaws of same.
Presidents of the Club
2025-2026 Lynne Gardner
2024-2025 Lynne Gardner
2023-2024 Rachel Love
2022-2023 Rachel Love
2021-2022 Lynne Gardner
2020-2021 Lynne Gardner
2019-2020 Lynne Gardner
2018-2019 Alan Townley
2017-2018 Alan Townley
2016-2017 Alan Townley
2015-2016 Alan Townley
2014-2015 Andrew Tooze
2013-2014 Andrew Tooze
2012-2013 Jennifer Holmes
2012-2013 David Edwards
2011-2012 Jennifer Holmes
2010-2011 Jennifer Holmes
2009-2010 Judith Davies
2008-2009 David Cooksley
2007-2008 Judith Davies
2006-2007 David Bull
2005-2006 Patricia Clifford
2004-2005 David Cooksley
2003-2004 Royston Pritchard
2002-2003 Jennifer Holmes
2001-2002 Jennifer Holmes
2000-2001 Roger Sanderson
1999-2000 Roger Sanderson
1998-1999 John Williams
1997-1998 Royston Pritchard
1996-1997 Roger Sanderson
1995-1996 Roger Furlong
1994-1995 Paul Salisbury
1993-1994 Geoffrey Roberts
1992-1993 Terry Noble
1991-1992 Kenneth Green
1990-1991 Andrew Dobbs
1989-1990 Paul Salisbury
1988-1989 Christopher Evans
1987-1988 Jim Dunn
1986-1987 Bernard McCarthy
1985-1986 Colin O’Dell
1984-1985 Roger Acland
1983-1984 Roger Cutler
1982-1983 Raymond Davies
1981-1982 John Williams
1980-1981 Jim White
1979-1980 Kenneth Parsons
1978-1979 Dennis Munday
1977-1978 Gerald Rawle
1976-1977 Graham Gregg
1975-1976 Roger Sanderson
1974-1975 Cyril Shuttleworth
1973-1974 Peter Cheshire
Some Community Projects
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Dean Academy Students host Royal Wedding party.
As a Forest of Dean Lions Community Project, year 7 pupils from Dean Academy hosted a party to celebrate the royal wedding.
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Lydbrook School community project – wildlife pond
Lydbrook Primary School are designing a new wildlife area as part of the school grounds. The creation of this project, which will include a pond , will improve the environment and increase biodiversity. The project will enhance the learning of all children aged 2 – 11 and offer a hands-on, practical approach to learning. The…