Freemasons donate £5000 to Frome-based counselling charity

Freemasons donate £5000 to Frome based counselling charity

WHY (then called Positive Action on Cancer) was founded by Jill Miller in 1994 as a telephone helpline for women with breast cancer. This followed Jill’s own experience of breast cancer and her discovery of the lack of emotional support available to patients at the time. The charity has grown steadily and now offers face-to-face counselling to over 95 people per week. Referrals to We Hear You’s counselling service saw a 21% increase in 2017 and have more than doubled in the last five years.

Freemasons donate to Disability Transport Service

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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.

Serennu children’s centre, in Newport, receives £25k donation from Freemasons

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A CHILDREN’S centre which provides care for young people with disabilities has received a £25,000 donation.

The Serennu children’s centre, in the Rogerstone area of Newport, has received the donation from The Masonic Province of Monmouthshire.