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Lions thrilled to extend spectacle recycling scheme with Spirit AeroSystems.

Newcastle Lions


Newcastle Lions' glasses coordinator, Dan O'Reilly (left) receives a donation of spectacles from Spirit's Environment & Risk Coordinator, Matt Hall (centre) and Environmental Advisor, Andrew Wood (right).


In promoting  recycling in their  community, Newcastle Lions Club are joining with the  Northern Ireland  Resource Network to promote sustainable reuse and repair as a practical and effective way of tackling Northern Ireland’s waste generation and develop opportunities in the Circular Economy. As a small club, the Lions are achieving reuse and repair by promoting the recycling of unwanted  spectacles in a big way. Four times each year the club collect  glasses from  Belfast  City  Council, local opticians , the Newcastle Library and the  GPS surgery and despatch these in ten large boxes to Lions Medico France . There the glasses are cleaned and measured before being sent to needy countries to help improve the sight of people in need. This month, Newcastle Lions Club are thrilled that their recycling scheme has been adopted by the global aerospace company,  Spirit AeroSystems.  Spirit is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial aircraft, defence platforms and business / regional jets. Newcastle Lions, in working with Spirit, are returning to old ground. In 2010, the club, together with the company's Belfast facility, supported Centenary celebrations for Harry Ferguson, when Newcastle Lions helped our local council organise a very successful community event.  It was with great pleasure that Lions recycling officer, Dan O'Reilly visited Spirit to receive a large box of 205 pairs of recycled glasses. 

 
 
 

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Affiliated by the Lions Club International under

District 133.

The Lions Club of Newcastle, County Down

was sponsored by the Lions Club of Downpatrick and Chartered on the 7th December 1984.

Charter Club Office Bearers were:

President: Peter Barr

Secretary: John Miller

Treasurer: Peter May

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