Voluntary group who organise Knaresborough Bed Race present Fellowship to club secretary
Knaresborough Lions have presented one of its true stalwarts for the past 12 years with the club’s highest honour.
The voluntary group, who raise funds by organising community events such as the Great Knaresborough Bed Race and the Knaresborough Lions Beer Festival, presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship to its long-serving member, Martin Brock.
The Fellowship is the highest award within Lions Clubs International and marks outstanding commitment to the organisation and the local community.
Martin Brock is currently the secretary of Knaresborough Lions Club.
After he first became a member in March 2014, he has been president, Bed Race chairman, and a District officer.
He joined the club when he moved to Knaresborough after having been brought up in the West Country, where his father was a member of the local Lions club.
The honour is named after Melvin Jones, who founded the Lions Clubs movement in 1917 as a non-business community organisation in which volunteers could help those around them.
Today there are 1.4 million Lions in 50,000 clubs in 200 countries.
As well as the Bed Race and the Beer Festival, Knaresborough Lions also organise the town’s Christmas market and a tour of residential areas with Santa and his helpers.
At least 80 per cent of money raised stays in the local community, supporting schools, social services, the health sector, as well as families and individuals in need.
Knaresborough Lions was established in 1987 as a voluntary group to support local community projects and international causes.
Information: https://www.knaresboroughlions.org/