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The Masonic Charitable Foundation has donated £20,000 to St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston to support its Make Do and Mend project, aimed at giving bereaved people a chance to get out of the house and mend furniture Jo Blake, head of clinical services at the hospice, explained: ‘Often we get donated items that may need … Read more
ULVERSTON’s St Mary’s hospice will use a £20,000 grant to fund a new project aimed at giving bereaved people a chance to get out of the house – and mend furniture.
Assistant Provincial Grand Master David Grainger together with Furness and South Lakeland Group Chairman Peter Schofield visited St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston to mark the latest donation made to that worthy cause by the Masonic Charitable Foundation. For several years the national Masonic charity has made a donation to each hospice in the country. This … Read more
Ulverston Masonic Hall was the setting for the meeting of Lodge of Furness No 995 which celebrated the diamond jubilee of Brian Stephens who had reached the milestone of 60 years as a member of the lodge. Brian Stephens (left) and David Grainger. Brian, who was initiated on 3 September 1957, wanted no undue fuss … Read more
Jo Davies was a well-known and popular community journalist with the Barrow-in-Furness based Evening Mail, but sadly she died in 2015 at the age of 38 years as a result of ovarian cancer. With the aim of raising funds to help the fight against gynaecological cancer, the ‘Jo’s Appeal’ charity was established a few days before her death.
