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Christmas lunch for Linslade senior citizens
The Mayor of Leighton-Linslade, Cllr. Syed Rahman, recently attended a Christmas Luncheon at Stanbridge Rugby Club. Hosted by St Barnabas Lodge, No. 948, and Taplow Lodge, No. 3111, both of which meet at the Masonic Centre in Linslade, the guests of honour were mainly residents of the local sheltered housing project.
Devon Freemasons Unclamp Freedomwheels Charity
At a recent meeting at Cadogan Court, the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Home situated near Exeter, The provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Rt. W. Bro. Ian Kingsbury JP met up with John Austin the Chairman of “Freedomwheels” an Exeter based disability transport service where he presented him with a cheque for £500 from the Devonshire Masonic Benevolent Fund. This will enable their organisation to continue the good work they do for the foreseeable future, this was in addition to an earlier cheque presented to them by the members of Davie Masonic Lodge who are based in Exeter for £200.
Grantham Freemasons make £1,000 grant to village scout group
Every year, lodges across the county can nominate two charities to receive funds and last year the town’s Bayons Lodge chose LIVES and the Lincolnshire Branch of the British Polio Fellowship.
A new heavy duty mobility scooter will enable disabled residents in Tiverton to get about with ease thanks to a donation from the Freemasons.
Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to charities and organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance. The Tiverton & District Community Transport Association were one of the groups who were nominated by their lodge St Peter’s Tiverton.
Collection boxes have been placed in all Masonic Halls in the West Cumberland and South West Cumberland Groups, which will be collected mid-December and delivered to the Foodbank.
St Thomas’s Centre is a school in Darwen, whose students have experienced difficulties in mainstream education, due to their specific medical, social, emotional or behavioural needs.
On 20 November, Stephen Thomson, Manchester City Sykes District Charity Steward, presented a cheque for £1,500 from ELMC to Beenstock Home. Beenstock…
Zoë’s Place was founded by Professor Jack Scarisbrick and became a reality in February 1995. The first hospice was opened in Liverpool after raising the necessary funds and finding suitable premises. Its opening signified the beginning of a unique and much needed service. Zoë’s Place provides a home-from-home environment for the respite and palliative care of babies from ages 0-5 with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions.
A golden and unique Masonic evening took place on 22nd November, at the always welcoming Derwent Lodge No. 4250 in the village of Chopwell, which saw over £10,000 donated to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS)