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Ilkley Moor Lions Club needs help as membership dwindles (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Ilkley Moor Lions Club needs help as membership dwindles
11:30am Sunday 7th February 2010
A popular fundraising event for good causes could be out for a duck unless new volunteers step forward to take it on.
The annual Ilkley Moor Lions Club duck race, run for more than a quarter of a century, is held on the River Wharfe on the same day as Ilkley Carnival on the first May Bank Holiday.
But dwindling membership of Ilkley Moor Lions Club means the club cannot run the duck race again. President and secretary Jim Shelton (pictured) said: “We’re down to nine members. Two or three are in their 70s and I’m 83.”
Contact Mr Shelton on (01943) 862352 if you can help with the event.
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Iona Cortina, Bradford says...
2:09pm Sun 7 Feb 10
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Charity begins at *home*, not about 3000 miles away.
Up with the partridge, Norwich says...
5:16pm Sun 7 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:Do you know, based on what I have seen of your postings, I would expect a banal comment such as that from the likes of you. I know other morons in the Bradford area who would completely agree with you though, which is why sadly Bradford has no future. Did you see that a muslim scout group has been formed? I guess you think that is bad news also. You need help sonny
"I bet there was less money given to Haiti by Ilkley residents than per head in Bradford or Dewsbury." ------------- . Charity begins at *home*, not about 3000 miles away.
albion, west riding says...
10:32am Tue 9 Feb 10
Up with the partridge wrote:You are much mistaken, that contributor will support the scout group and would certainly support Haiti (if it were a Muslim country).
Iona Cortina wrote:Do you know, based on what I have seen of your postings, I would expect a banal comment such as that from the likes of you. I know other morons in the Bradford area who would completely agree with you though, which is why sadly Bradford has no future. Did you see that a muslim scout group has been formed? I guess you think that is bad news also. You need help sonny
"I bet there was less money given to Haiti by Ilkley residents than per head in Bradford or Dewsbury." ------------- . Charity begins at *home*, not about 3000 miles away.
The remarks about Ilkley residents are a massive generalisation, pity really because we usually get and indeed expect much better from you.
The Lions' Jim Shelton
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Up with the partridge, Norwich says...
11:35am Sun 7 Feb 10