The 2012 North Durban Lions Christmas Concert was again a huge success – several hundred members of the community enjoyed a fantastic evening with the Durban City Orchestra, Lenny Bowes and Jason Bird, doing a selection of Christmas favourites and feel-good tunes. The club raised valuable funds for those in need – we would like to thank everyone who came along on the evening for your generous and fantastic support.
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2012 Christmas Concert
The North Durban Lions are pleased to announce that they will once again be hosting a Christmas Concert, in conjunction with the Durban City Orchestra. The concert will once again be held at the Golden Hours market grounds. In addition to the orchestra, other musical acts will perform and there will be food stalls and refreshments available. Secure parking will be available.
As with all Lions projects, all the proceeds of the concert will be used for charitable projects.
This concert has become a tradition in the area – please come along and enjoy a fantastic evening.
Where: Golden Hours market grounds, on the corner of Radar and Uitsig Roads, a block behind the Hypermarket.
When: Saturday 8 December
Time: 18:00. Gates will open at 17:00.
Cost: R25 for adults, R15 for children.
For further information, please leave a comment below on this page, leave a comment on our contact page or contact any of our club officers or members.
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Lions Christmas Cakes Now Available
The delicious Lions Christmas Cakes are now available. As for many years now, they have been baked by Albany, so you can be sure of their quality and taste.
They will cost R70 this year. As with all funds raised by any Lions club, all the proceeds of the sale of Lions Christmas Cakes will be used directly for charitable projects.
Not only will you be getting a truly delicious Christmas cake for your R70, you’ll be making an invaluable charitable contribution as well.
If you would like to purchase some cakes from the North Durban Club, please leave a message on this page, use our contact page or contact one of our members directly.
If you’re not in the Durban North/La Lucia/Umhlanga or surrounding areas, your local Lions club will almost certainly be selling cakes as well.
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Market and Music Day
The North Durban Lions are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Market and Music day on Woman’s Day, at the Golden Hours market grounds. There will be market stalls and food stalls and music thoughout the day. Proceeds raised will be used for Lions projects and to benefit the Golden Hours school for special needs children. Come join us for a fun day under the trees. Secure parking will be available.
Where: Golden Hours market grounds, on the corner of Radar and Uitsig Roads, a block behind the Hypermarket.
When: 9 August
Time: 9:30 – 16:00
Cost: R10 for adults, R5 for children.
For further information, please leave a comment below on this page, leave a comment on our contact page or contact any of our club officers or members.
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A fantastic Christmas Concert
The North Durban Lions 2011 Christmas Concert (mentioned previously here) was a fantastic success. More than 350 adults and more than 75 children came along on the evening of Friday 16 December, leading to a terrific atmosphere. Many people came much earlier than the 18:00 start, in order to get a good seat, as they knew the event would be popular.
Lenny Bowes entertained the crowd, performing great classics and really setting a festive mood.
The Durban City Orchestra then played a magnificent set, including a variety of Christmas favorites and medleys – the entire crowd was rapt with attention during the performance.
In addition, there were a variety of market and food stalls selling a large range of terrific items.
The North Durban Lions club would like to thank each and every member of the public who came along and made it a great night. We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to the Pick n Pay Hyper-by-the-Sea, whose generous financial support enabled the event to be organised in the first.
The evening’s profits will be used to directly aid children’s projects and those for the elderly.
Thank you again to everyone who came and who contributed to making the concert and evening such a success – we’ll see you next year!
Some photos of the event are below.
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- LP Kim van Wyk with some of the DCO members
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- Lion Trevor Hobbs, LP Kim van Wyk and Lion Kay Erskine with some of the members of the DCO. The photo was kindly supplied by the Northglen News
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North Durban Lions Christmas Concert (supported by Pick ‘n Pay Hypermarket)
The North Durban Lions are pleased to announce that they will once again be hosting a Christmas Concert, in conjunction with the Durban City Orchestra. The concert will once again be held at the Golden Hours market grounds. In addition to the orchestra, other musical acts will perform and there will be food and flea market stalls. Secure parking will be available.
The Pick ‘n Pay Hypermarket will be generously supporting the concert, for which the club is deeply grateful. As with all Lions projects, all the proceeds of the concert will be used for charitable projects.
Where: Golden Hours market grounds, on the corner of Radar and Uitsig Roads, a block behind the Hypermarket.
When: 16 December (if it rains, the concert may be moved to 17 December)
Time: 18:00. Gates will open at 17:00.
Cost: R20 for adults, R10 for children.
For further information, please leave a comment below on this page, leave a comment on our contact page or contact any of our club officers or members.
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Durban North-Umhlanga Community Policing Forum Awareness Day
The North Durban Lions Club sold bacon rolls at the recent inaugural Durban North-Umhlanga Community Policing Forum Awareness Day, held by the CPF to raise awareness about their work and to generate funds for their crisis centre. The club was pleased to be able to donate their proceeds from the day towards the CPF crisis centre.
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Pick ‘n Pay Hypermarket Charity Fair
The North Durban Lions Club is organising a Charity Fair for the Pick n Pay Hypermarket on 24 September. Many charitable organisations will have stalls at the fair, selling their goods and/or promoting their charitable work. Food stalls and entertainment will be plentiful. The National Blood Service will be on hand, and diabetes testing will also be available. All proceeds raised by any of the stallholders will go to support charity.
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Glenashley Fun Day
For several years, the club has sold candyfloss and popcorn at the annual Glenashley Junior Primary School Fun Day. This year, we sold more than we ever have before – both the candyfloss and popcorn machines operated nonstop for several hours.
40% of the income from the event is given to the school, as an educational donation from the club.
Some photos of the club members hard at work:
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National Koi Show
The club was invited by the KZN branch of the National Koi Keepers Society to sell tea, coffee and cake at the 2011 National Koi Show held at the Gateway shopping centre on 23 and 24 July. The club also manned the entrance gate for the event.
Our grateful thanks must go to the KZN Koi Keepers Society for inviting us to take part. Invaluable funds were raised, the proceeds of which will all go to charitable projects (as with all funds raised from the public by any Lions club). Some 1500 or more people also saw the club at work, giving us excellent exposure.
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