Freemasons support St John Ambulance
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons donate £250 to St John in support of Mercury Lodge member and St John volunteer Eric Robinson
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons donate £250 to St John in support of Mercury Lodge member and St John volunteer Eric Robinson
The centre supports 465 young carers in the St Helens borough between the ages of 6 and 18, who look after sick, disabled and mental health affected parents and adults.
The lockdown, especially for the children caring for those with drug and alcohol problems, has created a greater ‘care load’, stress and isolation.
The donations were coordinated through a new Covid-19 Response Group, which was formed by the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) as an emergency structure in response to Covid-19.
A Huddersfield community charity which supports men with mental health issues is overwhelmed at financial support from West Riding Masonic Charities.Platform 1, based in the town’s St George’s Square and which has a membership of 500 since its inception to years ago, has received a £10,000 grant as part of our Covid-19 response to assist valuable work in local communities.
The South Wales Freemasons have donated 3,000 face visors to more than 100 hospitals, GP practices, care homes, hospices, prisons and schools across south Wales.
With more than 300 families to support remotely, staff at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice were delighted when a hugely welcome batch of electronic tablets arrived from the Yorkshire West Riding Freemasons group.
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The South Wales Freemasons have provided £22,500 to supply cooked meals to those in need and food to foodbanks during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Former Woman of Rochdale, Marilyn Jones, who started the soup kitchen in 2013 from the back of a car with Vida Slater, said: “We are really pleased to have this support, and we can’t thank the Freemasons enough for everything they’ve done for us thus far. For the past few years, we have had a great deal of support from the local Freemasons.”
Professor Bill Fraser, head of Norwich Medical School at UEA and a consultant metabolic physician and chemical pathologist at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, said: “We are really very grateful for the support of the region’s Freemasons.