Programme
All events will take place in the Grand Hotel Gosforth Park, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle NE3 5HN
Friday 08/05/26
| Activity | Time | Venue |
| Council Meeting | 09:00 | |
| Lunch | 12:30 | |
| Registration Opens | 13:00 | Conference Foyer |
| Lions Shop Opens | 13:00 | Classics Suite |
| Exhibition Centre Opens | 13:00 | Classics Suite |
| Council Elect Meeting | 13:30 | |
| Council Service Project | 13:30 | |
| Lions Shop Closes | 17:30 | |
| Exhibition Closes | 18:00 | |
| Registration Closes | 18:00 | |
| Welcome Event "Cypriot Fun Night" Theme Entertainment by Storm |
19:00 | |
| Carriages | 23:30 |
Saturday 09/05/26 Morning
| Activity | Approx Time | |
| Parking at hotel - please register your car at reception |
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| Registration Opens | 08:00 | |
| Lions Shop Opens | Classics Suite | 08:30 |
| Convention Hall opens | 08:30 | |
| Call to Order | SAA Bill O'Neill | 09:00 |
| Health & Safety Briefing | Lion Andrew Wilcox | |
| Chairs Welcome | CC Stu Young | |
| Introducing Platform Party | ||
| National Anthems & Flag Ceremony | SAA Bill O'Neill | |
| Introduction to International & Special Guests | CC Stu Young | |
| Lighting of Remembrance Candle | DG Chandra Kumar | 09:30 |
| Service of Remembrance | DG John Sellers | |
| Lions Mission Statement | DG Dianne Hopkins | |
| Lion Values | DG Sue Wilding | |
| Loyal Greetings and Messages & Apologies | SAA Bill O'Neill | |
| Formal Opening of Convention | PID Sangeeta | 09:45 |
| Attendance Update | SAA Bill O'Neill | |
| Declaration of Convention & Voting Procedures | CNRO Philip Goodier | |
| Receive & Approve the minutes of the 73rd Convention | CC Stu Young | |
| Matters Arising from the minutes | CC Stu Young | |
| GMT - Presentation | PCC Stewart Sherman-Khan | 10:00 |
| GST - Presentation | PDG Chris Hibbert | 10:15 |
| GET - Presentation | MDO David Houghton | 10:30 |
| Treasurers Report | PDG David McKirdy | 10:45 |
| CNRO to take stage and go through resolution process | PCC Philip Goodier | 11:00 |
| Resolution 1 - Dues 2026/2027 | PDG David McKirdy | |
| Resolution 2 - Partner Travel | PDG David McKirdy | |
| Comfort Break | ||
| Secretary's Report | PCC Peter Burnet | 11:25 |
| Approval of MDO Reports - on block | CC Stu Young | 11:30 |
| Dementia Presentation | PDG Liz Axten | |
| GLT - Leadership Journey | CCE Rich Allen | |
| ROAR | PDG Lesley Spence | |
| Child Sight UK - Case Study 105A | PCC Kav Dev | |
| Caps for Courage | MDO Kelly Marie | |
| SAA Notices | SAA Bill O'Neill | |
| Lunch | 13:00 |
Saturday 09/05/26 Afternoon
| Activity | Approx time | |
| Convention Reconvenes – Call to Order | SAA Bill O'Neill | |
| Welcome Back & Attendance Update | SAA Bill O'Neill | 14:00 |
| Motivational Moment | Lion Suzzie Morris | |
| Baby Lifeline Video | PCC Andy Pemberton | |
| Special Olympics | Laura Baxter | |
| Vote of Thanks | PCC Alastar Joel | |
| LCIF | PCC Stewart Sherman-Kahn | 14:30 |
| PlusOptix | Tammy Johnson | |
| Vote of Thanks | VDG Mark Cooper | |
| Deaf Awareness | Lion Charlotte Tait | 15:10 |
| LEO's | Leo Thomas Dowdall | |
| Introduction Key Note Speaker | PCC Stewart Sherman-Kahn | |
| Key Note Speaker | IP AP Singh | 15:40 |
| Vote of Thanks | PCC Kav Dev | |
| SAA Notices | SAA Bill O'Neill | 16:15 |
| Convention Day 1 Close | 16:30 |
Saturday 09/05/26 Evening
| Activity | Time | Venue |
| Lions Shop Closes | 17:00 | |
| Celebration Dinner - Drinks reception in the foyer | 18:30 | |
| Celebration Dinner - Open for Seating | 19:00 | |
| Celebration Dinner - Start | 19:30 | |
| Celebration Dinner Entertainment by Charlie Richmond |
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| Carriages | 23:30 |
Sunday 10/05/26
| Activity | Approx Time | |
| Hall open for seating | 09:00 | |
| Call to Order | SAA Bill O'Neill | 09:30 |
| Convention to acknowledge PID's | CC Stu Young | |
| Convention to Receive 2025/2026 Council | CC Stu Young | |
| Introduction of CCE Rich Allen & Deborah | SAA Bill O'Neill | 09:40 |
| Introduction of Council Elect 2026/2027 | SAA Bill O'Neill | |
| CCE Rich Allen to address convention | CCE Rich Allen | 10:00 |
| Korle Bu | PCC Stewart Sherman-Kahn | |
| Refugees | PCC Kav Dev | |
| Brain Tumour Research | Dan Knowles | 10:40 |
| Vote of Thanks | Lynne Roberts | |
| Young Ambassador Introduction | MDO Paul Murphy | 11:00 |
| Young Ambassador Winner | Hugo | |
| MD Foundation | Kevin Hunter | 11:15 |
| Bert Mason Youth Award | MD105's PID's | |
| National HQ Update & Competitions | MDO Brigitte Green | |
| Europa Forum | PID Barbara Grewe | |
| International Convention | PDG Alastair & DG Chris | 12:00 |
| Thanks to the Convention 2026 Committee | CC Stu Young | |
| MD Convention 2027 - Southampton | Host Committee Chair | 12:10 |
| CC Closing Remarks | CC Stu Young | |
| SAA Final Notices | SAA Bill O'Neill | |
| Close of Convention | 12:30 |
All timings are approximate and subject to change
