Welcome to the City of Durham Lions website

City of Durham Lions Club raises money for good causes. 90% in and around Durham. We are all volunteers and we are looking for new members, women and men of any age, who can volunteer with us to support local people. We are a registered charity (1047978) serving our community for the past 50 years.

Anyone can become a Lion, young or more mature, retired or working. We are totally inclusive. You just need a kind heart and willingness to give your time and effort freely for a few hours a month. Help raise money and decide where it goes to help. The difference you make to others lives is amazing. We are very sociable too and have regular social events.
If you are interested in joining us, or just want to find out more about Lions, send us an email at secretarydurhamlions@gmail.com with your contact number and we will call you.

​We raise money in a number of ways, but mainly through a weekly bingo session.  We respond to requests for help from within our local community, as well as choosing a main charity each year. This year it is St Cuthbert’s Hospice, but we have also helped charities like Northumbria Blood Bikes and The Great North Air Ambulance. Earlier this year we donated our time organising a golf taster day for learners from Social Care and Education from Learning for Life’s Consett site.
City of Durham Lions is part of Lions Clubs International, the largest membership-based service organisation in the world. There are mor than 600 clubs and 10,000 members in the UK and our 1.4 million members in more than 49,000 clubs are serving in 200 countries and geographic areas. We donate to and take part in international initiatives in a number of different areas such as disaster relief, vision, diabetes, childhood cancer, environment and others.

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