Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Members of Buckinghamshire Freemasons were at Stowe School recently where an event to promote the work carried out by the Medical Detection Dogs team was held.
Medical Detection Dogs, (based in Great Horwood), trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease. It is at the forefront of the research into the fight against cancer and helping people with life-threatening diseases.
Five inshore lifeboats were given money at an annual Charity Presentation Day by Freemasons of the Province of Cornwall, which saw more than £42,000 presented to local Cornish Charities. This brought the total to £118,000 over a six-week period. As no-one from the islands could attend the Presentation Day on the mainland, the cheque to St Mary’s Lifeboat was presented locally by Godolphin Charity Steward W Bro Ian Wrigley.
For the second year running over 100 walkers took part in the 10K walk from Windsor to Copper Horse – along the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park.
Three hospices have received thousands of pounds from a Freemasons’ charity.
