Episodes
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - November 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer is a monthly podcast from Lions Clubs British Isles featuring stories, information, and discussion about local community volunteering. Through conversations with inspirational guests, Step forward and Volunteer celebrates the positive difference volunteering makes to communities across the British Isles and beyond.
In this latest podcast, we hear from Fiona Reilly, a member of Horley Lions. Last year, Horley Lions set up Warm over Winter campaign working in partnership with a range of organisations to support families who are struggling, due to the rise in food and fuel costs. We also feature John May from the Bert Mason Internet Lions who has been actively working on the Lichfield and District Talking Newspapers for 41 years. John talks about what this vital service means for those that are blind and visually impaired.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - October 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer is a monthly podcast from Lions Clubs British Isles featuring stories, information, and discussion about local community volunteering. Through conversations with inspirational guests, Step forward and Volunteer celebrates the positive difference volunteering makes to communities across the British Isles and beyond.
In this latest podcast, we hear from John Milner from Ashby de la Zouch and Coalville Lions. Each year, Ashby Statutes Fair is opened for a pre-arranged morning free of charge due to the generosity of Anthony Harris, the fair owner for the lions club, especially to bring children and adults with a range of abilities and their carers. We also feature Tim Clark from Yateley Lions whose making a difference by supporting the ‘Get Ahead’ campaign for a local charity. Harry’s Hat, as it is known has been set up to support families with children that have hydrocephalus, which is water on the brain.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - September 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer is a monthly podcast from Lions Clubs British Isles featuring stories, information, and discussion about local community volunteering. Through conversations with inspirational guests, Step Forward and Volunteer celebrates the positive difference volunteering makes to communities across the British Isles and beyond.
In this latest podcast, Paul Allaway from Guernsey Lions talks about an imaginative idea the club has come up with working in partnership to encourage families to explore the outdoors through the creation of a woodland creatures trail. We also hear from Tracey Field of Chelmsford Lions who joins to tell us why she stepped forward to volunteer at the Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham during the Summer.
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - August 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
In this episode of Step Forward and Volunteer we welcome Richard Allen, president of Budleigh Salterton Lions, and Lynda Burns of Dalbeattie & District Lions. Richard gives us an insider's view on organising Budleigh's annual Gala Week and its popular pebble-building contest, while Lynda recounts Lions' efforts in her part of rural south-west Scotland to refurbish and maintain much-loved memorial benches along the Jubilee Path between the coastal villages of Rockcliffe and Kippford.
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - July 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
This month's Step Forward and Volunteer welcomes Andy Ansell and Mark Ellis from the National Memorial Arboretum, who give us a great insight into the importance of volunteers to the operation of the UK's magnificent monument to remembrance. We also meet Ann Vickers, otherwise known as Lenny the Lion to her fellow members at Basingstoke Lions, who takes us behind the scenes of ten years entertaining crowds as the club's lovable mascot.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - June 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
In the latest episode of Step Forward and Volunteer, we welcome Nigel Perry of Knaresborough Lions to take us behind the scenes of the 2022 Great Knaresborough Bed Race, one of the biggest and most exciting Lions-organised events around and returning for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. We also check in with the inspirational education programme Lions Roar.
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - May 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
In the latest episode of Step Forward and Volunteer, we welcome Radu Cristea from the Lions Club of Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania in Romania to talk about setting up a shelter for Ukrainian refugees and also travelling into Ukraine by road to deliver humanitarian aid. Following on, Serhii Denisenko, a member of Kyiv Lions, explains how aid is being coordinated and distributed in Ukraine with the support of Lions Clubs across the globe.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - April 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
In the latest episode of Step Forward and Volunteer, we welcome Pam Edwards, Sue Saunders and Sharon Webb from Bexhill Lions. They have created green fairy trails in local woodlands, with this fun idea helping children learn about protecting the environment. We also hear all about the Lion’s Den, a community shed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, which has provided a space for individuals to come together, talk, create, have fun and reduce loneliness and isolation.
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - March 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
In the latest episode of Step Forward and Volunteer, we speak with Nurse Sophie from Marie Curie. Over the last 10 years, Lions has helped raise close to £975,000 for the charity’s Great Daffodil Appeal, and Sophie shares her experiences of providing care and support for people affected by terminal illness. We also hear all about the Pirbright Nurture Farm, a community project supported by Guildford Lions, with Michael Eagle and Dan Smith telling the story.
Step Forward and Volunteer is a monthly podcast from Lions Clubs British Isles featuring stories, information and discussion about local community volunteering. Through conversations with inspirational guests, Step Forward and Volunteer celebrates the positive difference volunteering makes to communities across the British Isles and beyond.
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer - February 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Step Forward and Volunteer is a monthly podcast from Lions Clubs British Isles featuring stories, information and discussion about local community volunteering. Through conversations with inspirational guests, Step Forward and Volunteer celebrates the positive difference volunteering makes to communities across the British Isles and beyond.
In this latest episode, we speak with 2021 Young Ambassador award winner for Lions Clubs British Isles Ellie-Mae Banks. Ellie-Mae discusses the Young Ambassador programme and what young people can gain from volunteering in their communities. We also hear from Cynthia Lines, who opens her beautiful garden in Leicestershire to the public to raise funds for local charities with the support of fellow Hinckley and Burbage Lions.