So, what do the members of Dumfries Lions Club do?

We are a charitable organisation and our aims are to help less fortunate people. We are one of the most active of the Lions Clubs in Scotland, and locally the Club has provided help for youth, pensioners, the sick, the blind, the disabled and many more.

We have participated in many Lions welfare projects including International eye camps, Water wells, Youth award, Youth football, and the hosting of International Youth visitors.

Recently we hosted the 1998 International Youth Centre in which 46 youths from 27 countries participated in a 10 day programme arranged by our club and financed by Lions Clubs International.

Curling Weekend, Raft Race, Duck Race, Wheelie Bin Race,

Car Boot Sales, Auctions, Raffles, and many, many more.

New Bus Shelter for Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary

Twenty five years ago, Dumfries Lions Club was chartered and the first community project was the erection of a new bus shelter outside the D&G Royal Infirmary. As that shelter is now getting dilapidated and the buses no longer stop at that spot, the club decided to mark their silver jubilee by erecting a new one at a cost to the club of £2500. The shelter is to dedicated to the late Alan Drysdale who was the Charter president

The photo shows Club members watching President John MacColl and Christine Drysdale, Alan’s wife, cutting the tape to officially open the new facility. The ex-London Routemaster bus, in the background, was taken out of retirement to mark the event.  

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