Paddock Wood and District Lions Club

23/10/2026

🎅🦁 CAN YOU HELP OUR SLEIGH RUN THIS CHRISTMAS? 🎄

The Paddock Wood & District Lions are looking for a few helping hands to support our annual Santa Sleigh fundraising rounds, bringing festive cheer to our local community while raising money for good causes. 💙💛

🙋 Volunteer collectors needed!
Can you spare a few hours from 4pm to help us collect donations on any of the following dates?

📍 Paddock Wood: 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th or 13th December
📍 East Peckham: 12th December

🛷 A temporary home for Santa’s sleigh!
We’re also looking for someone with a garage or suitable secure storage space where we can keep our sleigh safely during the rounds, for approximately three weeks from 21st November to 14th December.

If you can help with either of these requests, or know someone who might be able to, please send us a message!

Every helping hand makes a difference, and together we can make Christmas extra special for our community. ❤️

Please share to help us spread the word!

22/10/2026

🦁 Have you ever thought about joining your local Lions Club?

At Paddock Wood and District Lions, we bring people together to support local causes, help those in need, and organise events that make our community a better place to live. And of course, there’s plenty of time for friendship and socialising along the way! 💛

You don’t need any special skills, just a willingness to get involved.

Fancy finding out more? Drop us a message. We’d love to welcome you to the Lions family!

30/09/2026

👂 Reminder for this Friday!

The NHS Hearing Aid Battery Clinic is on Friday 2nd October, 9.15–11am at The Day Centre, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood.

Need new batteries or to see a technician? Don’t forget your NHS hearing aid booklet!

Please share with anyone who may find it useful. 💙💛

🦁 Paddock Wood & District Lions

21/09/2026

👂 NHS Hearing Aid Battery Clinic

A reminder that the next NHS Hearing Aid Battery Clinic will be held on Friday 2nd October, from 9.15am–11am at:

📍 The Day Centre, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood

The clinic runs on the first Friday of every month and provides an opportunity to collect new hearing aid batteries and, if needed, speak to a hearing aid technician.

🔹 Please remember to bring your NHS hearing aid booklet with you. You’ll need this both to see a technician and to collect your new batteries.

📅 Upcoming dates:
• Friday 2nd October
• Friday 6th November
• Friday 4th December

Please share this post with anyone in the local community who may find it useful. 💙💛

Other Hi Kent clinics

No appointment is needed at any clinic—just drop in and wait your turn.

📍 Horsmonden Social Club, Green Road, TN12 8JS
Every 2nd Tuesday, 10–11am: 13 October, 10 November, 8 December 2026

📍 East Peckham Salvation Army Hall, 50 The Freehold, TN12 5AQ
Every 3rd Wednesday, 10–11am: 21 October, 18 November, 16 December 2026

📍 Marden Library, High Street, TN12 9DP
Every 2 months on the 4th Thursday, 10.30am–12 noon: 26 November 2026

📍 Staplehurst McCabe Centre, McCabe Close, TN12 0BW
Every 1st Thursday, 2–3pm: 1 October, 5 November, 3 December 2026

Weekly clinics are also available at:

📍 Cranbrook Age UK Coffee Morning, The Vestry Hall, Stone Street, TN17 3HA
Tuesdays, 10.15–11.45am

📍 Tunbridge Wells Salvation Army Citadel, Bayhall Road, TN2 4UT
Wednesdays, 10am–12 noon

📍 Hi Kent HQ, 41 Albion Place, Maidstone, ME14 5DZ
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am–12 noon. Batteries only are available Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm.

Hi Kent also holds monthly social meetings at The King’s Head Pub, Staplehurst, usually on the 3rd Thursday, 10–11.30am: 15 October, 19 November and 17 December 2026.

20/09/2026

As the nights start to draw in, we’re looking back at a lovely evening from last month! 🦁🐟

Our Lions fish & chip night was a chance to put the fundraising aside for a few hours and enjoy some good food, good company and plenty of laughs.

We had Lions members, friends and family all around the tables, and evenings like this are a big part of what makes being a Lion so enjoyable. It’s not just about the events we run and the money we raise; it’s about the people you meet, the friendships you make and having a bit of fun along the way!

Fancy being part of it? Come and join us! Whether you’ve got lots of time to give or just want to get involved when you can, we’d love to hear from you.

Come along, meet us and see what we’re all about. 💙💛

04/08/2026

💙 What a fantastic day! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s East Peckham 10K, 5K & Junior Run, and to all of our amazing volunteers, marshals and supporters who helped make the event such a success.

Your support helps the Paddock Wood & District Lions continue making a difference in our local community.

Here are just a few of our favourite moments from the day.

24/07/2026

🏃‍♀️ Have you entered yet? 🏃🏻‍♂️

This year’s East Peckham 10K, 5K & Junior Run is on Sunday 2nd August.

Whether you’re aiming for a new personal best, taking on your first ever race, or bringing the family along for the Junior Run, we’d love to see you there. It’s always a fantastic morning with a brilliant community atmosphere and plenty of encouragement along the route.

Best of all, every entry helps the Paddock Wood & District Lions continue supporting local good causes, so every step you take makes a real difference.

If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time!

🏅 Enter here: https://www.nice-work.org.uk/e/east-peckham-10k-and-5k-9437

Who’s joining us this year? Let us know in the comments! 👇

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13/07/2026

💙💛 THANK YOU, Paddock Wood! 💛💙

What an incredible weekend!

From Rockin’ in the Rec to Paddock Wood Carnival, we were blown away by the support from our amazing community.

As organisers, Paddock Wood & District Lions Club would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the weekend such a success – our volunteers, performers, parade entrants, stallholders, arena acts, Hospital Radio Maidstone, emergency services, and everyone who worked behind the scenes.

A special thank you to our wonderful sponsors:
⭐ West Kent Shooting School
⭐ Henry Paul Funerals
⭐ Berry & Lamberts Solicitors
⭐ Bidfood

Finally, thank you to everyone who continues to support us in bringing these events to our community year after year.

We are incredibly proud to organise these events for Paddock Wood and couldn’t do it without you.

Thank you for your support, and we’ll see you again next year! ❤️🦁

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