29th February 2024

                                                     Great Western Air Ambulance

The talk will take place at the Ship Inn, Alveston starting around 7.30pm. It will be open to Lions, their partners and guests.

Click on the image on the right to learn more about the essential work that they do.

For this month’s guest speaker evening we were delighted to invite Great Western Air Ambulance. They are a charity organisation funded by local people and not the NHS, who can provide hospital level skills and equipment at the scene of an accident or medical incident often not available by a traditional ambulance. They gave a very informative talk where we learnt a lot, and at the end of the evening we presented a large donation towards the great work they do.

19th April 2023

SARA - Severn Area Rescue Association

Thornbury Lions and their guests had an enjoyable evening with the Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA), who presented to the club their activities in the local area, explaining the many types of rescue craft they use and equipment. It was a very interesting evening and we all felt we had learnt something new.
 
SARA is an Inshore Lifeboat and Inland Search and Rescue organisation covering the River Severn, it's estuary and the surrounding area. Members are volunteers and all funds go towards equipment to save lives or cover running costs. They support the HM Coastguard, Police, Fire & Rescue and Ambulance Services 24/7, 365 days of the year. They were founded in 1973, and out of the many dozens of rescue organisations throughout the UK covering coastal and inland waterways, SARA are the second largest after the RNLI.
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In appreciation of the hard work they do saving lives in the community, Thornbury Lions made a donation towards equipment and their running costs.

​Click on the SARA logo to the right to learn more about the life saving work that they do.