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This month - December 2008

Mersea Island Lions Club presented over £6,000 to local deserving causes at their annual Presentation Evening on Friday (November 21).

The event, held at Waldegraves Holiday Park on the island, allows Mersea Lions members to pay special thanks to their supporters as well as to hand over charity cheques.
Describing the event as 'our most rewarding evening of the year', Lions president Beryl Turner introduced the Lions team to invited guests who included the Mayor and Mayoress of Mersea, Cllr Alan and Bry Mogridge, volunteers including Talking Courier and Talking Newspaper readers, the Lions' community minibus drivers, race marshalls and supporters of events such as the Lions Festival  held every summer in conjunction with the island carnival. Said Lion Beryl: "We would like to thank all our sponsors who allow us to run things so smoothly. We really appreciate what they do for us." Read the full story here

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