WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things
What Do Wokingham Lions Do?
We run numerous fund-raising events throughout the year, including:
#Woky Comedy Nights at the Wokingham Theatre
The Wokingham Classic Motor Show
Last year we raised over £70,000, while the events we organised helped charities raise at least another £55,000 for themselves. We donate most of the money we raise to support local charities, partly through our Golden Awards scheme, but we also support families and individuals facing hardship.
We also donate around 10% to worldwide disaster relief and global causes via Lions Club International Foundation.
We provide services to the local community through projects like Message in a Bottle, ReTec, Recycled For Sight, Child Sight UK and Lions Share. We also support other charities, fellow Lions Clubs and fund-raisers with their activities whenever we can.
Finally, we have fun doing it and organise great social activities for our members.
Learn more about our club here.
Latest News
Wokingham Lions Club ⭐️ Golden Award ⭐️
We regularly make donations of £500 to support local Wokingham charities and community organisations that wish to start a new initiative and need help with funding.
Our next award winner is – The Chill and Fun Crew! A community club supporting children with SEN
This community club's mission is to create a welcoming, understanding and inclusive community for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), neurodivergent children, and families who may feel isolated, overwhelmed or unsure where to turn for support. Through their not-for-profit project, 'The Chill and Fun Crew', they provide relaxed, sensory-aware stay-and-play sessions for children aged 5–12 and their families in a safe, informal and non-judgemental environment.
One of the core aims of the organisation is to celebrate and support children’s deep interests and passions — something that is incredibly common in neurodivergent children, yet often misunderstood in everyday settings. Many children with SEN develop strong special interests in areas such as animals, gaming, Pokémon, Minecraft, art, sensory play, nature, baking, beauty, crafts or collecting. These interests are not “just hobbies”; they are often how children regulate emotions, build confidence, communicate, learn and connect with others. Despite this, there are very few local clubs where children can safely explore these interests freely, without pressure, overstimulation or fear of being judged.
The Chill and Fun Crew has been designed to fill that gap. Their sessions are intentionally unstructured and child-led, allowing children to explore activities at their own pace in ways that feel comfortable and enjoyable to them. We plan to offer a wide range of engaging experiences tailored around children’s interests, including animal handling visits, slime workshops, Lego and gaming activities, cake decorating, arts and crafts, hairdressing experiences, sensory play and more. Alongside this, we aim to invite a variety of professionals to sessions so that parents can access informal advice, guidance and signposting in a relaxed and approachable setting.
The £500 grant will be used to help launch and develop new inclusive activities, sensory support resources and special-interest-based experiences within 'The Chill and Fun Crew' sessions for children with SEN and neurodivergent children in our local community.
A key priority would be purchasing tablets that can be used as communication devices and accessible learning tools for children who may struggle with verbal communication, social interaction or emotional expression. Many neurodivergent children communicate more confidently through technology, visual supports and interest-led activities, yet families often do not have access to these resources in community settings. The tablets would allow children to engage in communication apps, creative activities, calming sensory games and accessible learning opportunities during sessions.
Do you represent a charity or community organisation that would appreciate some support for a new project? Take a look here wokinghamlions.org.uk/golden
#community #WokinghamLions #goldenawards #CharitySupport
This Friday 15th May it's #Woky Comedy Night at Wokingham Theatre – and we have a handful of tickets left!
We'll have three fabulous comedians and a great MC:
MC John Mann
Dan Evans
Sam Picone
Pete Flanagan
Come early and enjoy a drink at our extensive bar with your friends. Free parking available. Doors & bar opens at 19:00, show at 20:30. Over 18s only.
All profits to charity. We'll also have a raffle run by the Ollie Young Foundation with great prizes!
Note that acts are subject to change at short notice.
#WokyComedy #comedyclub #comedyshow #comedy #Woky #WeServe #wokingham
🎷 Get Ready to Get Down, Wokingham! 🎸
Mark your calendars, because the City Funk Orchestra is bringing the ultimate groove to Wokingham Music Club in exactly one month!
If you’ve got a soul for Shalamar, a love for Luther Vandross, and feet that just won't quit, this is the night you’ve been waiting for. Expect high-octane hits from legends like Chaka Khan, SOS Band, Gap Band, The Emotions, alongside many rare groove picks that never fail to please soul ’n funk sophisticates!
📅 The Lowdown:
When: Friday 12th June
Where: Royal British Legion Winnersh
Doors & Bar: 7pm, the groove starts at 8pm.
Vibe: Unstoppable energy and world-class funk.
🎟️ Why you can't miss it:
Featuring two of the best soul singers in the UK in regular lead Imaani (longtime lead singer with internationally acclaimed UK jazz funk legends Incognito, also BV’s with Chaka Khan), and Mary Pearce formerly with Culture Club, Primal Scream, Roy Ayres, Calvin Harris (she’s the voice of “Ready For The Weekend”) – with a funky-as-it-gets rhythm section of Nial Tompkins-guitar, Carl Hudson-keys, Matt Pegg-bass & Geoff Dunn-drums.
Tickets are moving fast! Don’t be the one hearing about it the next morning – be the one on the dance floor.
👉 Grab your tickets here: wokinghamlions.org.uk/musicclub
#WokinghamMusicClub #CityFunkOrchestra #LiveMusicWokingham #FunkAndSoul #WokinghamEvents #GigGuide #SupportLiveMusic
It’s been a week since the 2026 Wokingham Lions Club May Fayre – and we are still getting over how many of the good people of Wokingham came out to support the event and the charities, organisations and local businesses who had stalls all around the town.
We are still receiving feedback, but currently we estimate that local charities raised over £28k for themselves at the event – an average of over £700 per charity stall!
But we have some even bigger news…. As you may have heard, this was the 30th May Fayre organised by Wokingham Lions in aid of local charities since 1995 (we missed a couple due to Covid ☹️) – and we’ve decided to celebrate that fact by donating the majority of the funds we raised through organising the event, back to charities who supported this years event!
That means that each of these charities will be receiving an additional donation from Wokingham Lions on top of what they raised!
1st Wokingham Scouts (St Paul’s)
4th Wokingham Beavers
Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service
ARC Counselling and Information
Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS)
Bracknell & Wokingham Districts Cats Protection
Building for the Future
Camp Mohawk (The Woodland Centre Trust)
Citizens Advice Wokingham
CLASP (Caring, Listening and Supporting Partnership)
Crowthorne Musical Players
Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre (DBARC)
Dingley's Promise
Fundraising for the World Scout Jamboree – Scouts
Gibson's Go Getters
Girlguiding South West England
Growing Places – Berkshire
Guide Dogs
HomeStart Wokingham
Kaleidoscopic UK
Kimel Community Cafe
Ollie Young Foundation
Reeves Rangers Football Club
Royal Berks Charity
The Cowshed
WADE
Windmill School
Wokingham & District Beekeepers Association
Wokingham Girlguiding
Wokingham Men's Shed
We are still crunching the numbers, so exactly how much they’ll receive will be revealed at our annual celebration event at Wokingham Town Hall on 30th June – we’re looking forward to letting them all know there!
Thanks again to everyone who attended and participated in the May Fayre – and to our event supporters and sponsors for their generosity:
Wokingham Town Council
Wokingham Society
Clifton Ingram
Allder Glass LTD
Blandy & Blandy Solicitors
Melanie Curtis Accountants
Grilko
Thanks to Wokingham360 and Wokingham Aerial Photography for the video.
#WokinghamMayFayre #WokinghamLions #Charity #WeServe #Woky #charitysupport
Wokingham Lions Club have been out with Bracknell Forest Lions Club marshalling The Lexicon Bracknell half marathon!
Just one of the ways we raise funds for the local community – want to join us? Go to wokinghamlions.org.uk/getinvolved for more info.
#WokinghamLions #CommunitySpirit #community
Our new The Wokingham Walk website is now available at wokinghamlions.org.uk/walk ready for the Autumn event on Sunday 18th October – you can use it to book places and get details about the event!
#WokinghamWalk
It's just one week until the next #Woky Comedy Night at Wokingham Theatre on Friday 15th May – and we still have a few tickets left!
We'll have three fabulous comedians and a great MC:
MC John Mann
Dan Evans
Sam Picone
Pete Flanagan
Come early and enjoy a drink at our extensive bar with your friends. Free parking available. Doors & bar opens at 19:00, show at 20:30. Over 18s only.
Spaces are available for two patrons using wheelchairs – please contact the Box Office here if use of these spaces is required.
All profits to charity. We'll also have a raffle run by the Ollie Young Foundation with great prizes!
Note that acts are subject to change at short notice.
#WokyComedy #comedyclub #comedyshow #comedy #Woky #WeServe #wokingham
More photos from Monday's Wokingham Lions Club May Fayre, courtesy of the Bracknell News – take a look!
www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/26077839.wokingham—visitors-flock-may-day-fayre-town/
#WokinghamMayFayre
Thousands flock to May Day Fayre in Wokingham
www.bracknellnews.co.uk
Thousands of people packed the streets of Wokingham for the town’s annual May Fayre.
Wokingham.Today have published lots of lovely photos from yesterday's Wokingham Lions Club May Fayre – take a look: wokingham.today/wokinghams-fayre-brought-fun-in-the-sun/
We'd love to hear your feedback from the event – give us 2 mins to give us some scores here: wokinghamlions.fillout.com/mayfayrepublic26
#WokinghamMayFayre
☀️ We hope you enjoyed the Wokingham Lions Club May Fayre 2026! We're already hearing from local charities and community organisations that they've had a very successful day – we'll come back soon with a full estimate of how much was raised by them and tell you what we'll be doing to support the community with what Wokingham Lions Club raised❤️
We'd love to hear what you thought about the day so we can improve on the next event – we've a quick survey here: wokinghamlions.fillout.com/mayfayrepublic26
Add the date for the 2027 event to your Facebook diary here: fb.me/e/5QsUdl9lm
Don't forget the Wokingham Classic Motor Show in just 6 weeks – back on Elms Field Saturday 20th June: fb.me/e/jBrcX2sU8
…and the Winter Carnival on Sunday 29th November: fb.me/e/5av8syYo7
#WokinghamMayFayre
Lovely drone photos of today’s Wokingham Lions Club May Fayre – thanks Wokinghamaerialphotography!
The May Fayre is open till 5pm! Still time to pop down!
#WokinghamMayFayre
The Wokingham Town Council Mayor’s opening speech for today’s May Fayre – thanks Wokingham.Today!
#WokinghamMayFayre
Great video from Wokingham360 of today’s Wokingham Lions Club May Fayre – it’s really buzzing now! We’re open till 5pm – don’t miss it!
#WokinghamMayFayre
The Wokingham Lions Club May Fayre is officially open! Thanks to the Wokingham Town Council Mayor for declaring so nicely 🎤
We’ll be open till 5pm with entertainment, music, rides, children’s zoo, food & drink and so much more!
Get your programme on our #WokinghamLions website!
#WokinghamMayFayre
Aerial Photos by Wokingham Aerial Photography