Tickhill & District Lions Club (CIO)

Tickhill & District Lions Club (CIO), established in 1978 as part of the global Lions Clubs International network, is a volunteer-led Charitable Incorporated Organisation deeply embedded in South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire communities. Its mission centres on "service above self," delivering practical humanitarian support to relieve hardship, promote wellbeing, and foster inclusion through flexible, grassroots grants. With a strong ethos of compassion, integrity, and local fellowship, it empowers trustees and volunteers to respond swiftly to community needs in Tickhill, Rossington, Wadworth, Bawtry, Harworth, Bircotes, and Styrrup, prioritising tangible impacts over rigid agendas.

The club funds a broad, generalist range of causes, including poverty relief via food banks, education and extracurriculars in schools, equipment for Scouts/Guides/sports clubs, health/disability support for hospitals and air ambulances, and aid for vulnerable groups like children, elderly, and disabled residents. Grants support projects, core costs, emergencies, capital items, and one-off individual hardships, catalysing immediate benefits or sustaining local services without thematic silos.

Eligible applicants include unsolicited applications from local grassroots groups, schools, clubs, and individuals with modest incomes (typically under £500,000), strictly benefiting the defined district; larger/national entities qualify only with direct local links. Typical grants range £100-£2,000 (£250-£1,000 for organisations, £100-£500 for individuals), awarded via informal email to the secretary (tickhillanddistrictlions.co.uk), reviewed rolling at monthly trustee meetings (allow 4-8 weeks).

Distinctively flexible and accessible, it fills gaps in statutory support for small-scale, urgent projects overlooked by bigger funders, with no religious restrictions or fixed deadlines, though rare large grants (>£2,000) and non-local applications are generally excluded.