Freemasons receive Community Partner Award from Midlands Air Ambulance

Freemasons receive Community Partner Award from Midlands Air Ambulance

500 supporters of the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity dined and partied the night away at Edgbaston on Friday 8th July to celebrate 25 years of Helimed service to the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. The AIR25 Ball and Awards Ceremony celebrated the special achievements of individuals and organisations who had made continuous and significant contributions to the Charity over the quarter century of its existence.

Jim celebrates 60 ‘diamond’ years in Freemasonry

Jim celebrates 60 ‘diamond’ years in Freemasonry

Daniel James Wilson (Jim) achieved a momentous milestone and celebrated his Masonic diamond jubilee at Kerneforde Hall, Carnforth, in a ceremony led by Assistant Provincial Grand Master David Grainger and hosted by Carnforth Lodge No 4951. David was accompanied and supported on this occasion by Lancaster and District Group Chairman Jim Wilson (no relation!) and fellow grand officer Chris Butterfield

The Dogs for Good Annual Fun Day – Stoneleigh Park

The Dogs for Good Annual Fun Day   Stoneleigh Park

This is a charity which the Warwickshire Masonic Charitable Association is pleased to support, and we have an open invitation to attend. Having attended last year, it is amazing to see so many dogs together in one place – there are numerous demonstrations, including the West Midlands Police Dog Unit, a Fun Dog Show, and demonstration involving disability assistance by the charity itself

Athelstan Garden Party raises £1205 for Mary Ann Evans Hospice and the St Giles Hospice

Athelstan Garden Party raises £1205 for charity

Worshipful Master, David Evans and his wife Karen kindly hosted a Garden Party at their home on Sunday 3rd July 2016. A total of 81 Brethren, family and friends supported the event which meant, along with the Master’s personal guests, there was well over a hundred present. We were very fortunate, blessed with a sunny and warm afternoon. What a bonus after the awful weather in the days preceding.

Freemasons give £65,000 to fund spinal cord injury research

Freemasons give £65,000 to fund spinal cord injury research

The Masonic Charitable Foundation has awarded £65,000 to the INSPIRE Foundation to fund a research project which aims to improve the quality of life and independence of people with spinal cord injuries. The research project will be led by young research scientist Sean Doherty who broke his neck in a mountain bike accident in 2008 at the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. Sean broke his neck in a mountain bike accident in 2008 and subsequently lives with Tetraplegia which means he is both disabled and has limited hand and arm function. Sean is originally from Gloucestershire and studied at the University of Cardiff.