A long-serving member of the Lions Club of Plymouth has been honoured for his decades of dedication to the organisation.
Geoffrey Woodland was originally inducted as a Charter Member of Radstock & Midsomer Norton Lions Club, Bath, in February 1977.
With a move to Plymouth in March 1980 Geoff transferred to the Lions Club of Plymouth and was a Director of the Club from 1983 to 1999. He and his wife Pam have been very active in participation of club activities over the 45 years they have been involved.
In the early 1980s the Lions club owned a caravan which contained supplies necessary for various fetes and summer fairs, and Geoff he collected, drove, loaded and unloaded the vehicle for all of the events for many years.
He was coordinator for a Lions Club go-Karting event on Plymouth Hoe which involved the supply and driving a truck to collect hundreds of second hand car tyres to act as safety barriers for the go-kart racing track. With with the help of other Lions club members he installed the race track and legally disposed of the tyres after the event.
For many years he was heavily involved with organisation of both Boxing and Race Nights and with the help of other members the events proved extremely successful and raised thousands of pounds for charity
Geoff has been regularly involved in the club’s Dartmoor 20 mile and 10 mile walks, and with the help of other members he arranged the collection of mini buses necessary to act as safety vehicles during each event and for the distribution of pasties for hundreds of walkers.
Both Geoff and his wife Pam were also very active in the Twinning of the Lions Club of Plymouth and the Lions Club of Morlaix France. This was known as the ‘Jumelage’. The clubs would visit each other on a regular yearly basis for a weekend duration and enjoy barbecues and visiting places of local interest.
Geoff said:
“I have been involved with these activities over the past 45 years, it was always so much fun working with like-minded members who had the same aim: to raise money for hundreds of local charities.”
