Freemasons Donate £5,000 to Scout Appeal

On Saturday 17 March the Provincial Grand Charity Steward, Worshipful Brother Martin Wilson, was invited to Panmure Lodge No. 715 which meets at Mark Masons Hall London to make a presentation to the Lodge on the Bedfordshire Scout Project. After the presentation he then answered questions from the assembled members and visitors. The Worshipful Master … Read more

Freemasons donate £1,500 to Bibbys Farm Scout Campsite & Activity Centre

Set in a remote rural location near to Heath Charnock, Bibby’s Farm was purchased some 15 years ago to serve as a Scout Campsite as a replacement for previous sites in Bolton. The site was run very successfully for twelve years solely by volunteers, until three years ago when Peter Sturgess was engaged as a … Read more

Derbyshire Freemasons donate £2000 to Drum Hill Scout Camp

Photo of the Master of Pioneer Lodge, W Bro. Andy Brown, accompanied by the Charity Steward, W Bro. Don Newing, and W Bro. Tony Harvey, presented the County Commissioner for Derbyshire, James Stafford, accompanied by the centre’s project manager, Tom Stoddart, with the cheque for £2,000.

When Pioneer Lodge learned that Derbyshire Scouts needed a new activity and accommodation centre at the county camp site, Drum Hill, members wanted to support the venture. Not only had some of them been volunteers at the site over the years, and some had actually helped build the previous centre, Birch Hall, but Pioneer Lodge itself has had a long attachment to Drum Hill.