£79,000 charity awards from Devonshire Freemasons

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The three million pound fund is being administered by the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which obtains all of its funding from Freemasons, their families, and friends. It is estimated that half of Freemasonry’s total charitable expenditure of over £33m goes to charities that help people in communities across the country.

Freemasons donate £2,000 to Exmouth Sea Cadets

Freemasons donate £2,000 Exmouth Sea Cadets

The Cadets need for funding came about after the East Devon District Council terminated the lease of their old building and, due to its very dilapidated state and lack of amenities, this had also restricted the number of cadets able to use the building.

Barnstaple Freemasons to open their doors on Saturday August 19th

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On Saturday, August 19, Loyal Lodge at Trafalgar Lawn in Newport is inviting those interested to come along between 10am-1pm and find out more about the organisation.

There are a lot of myths about the ‘secrecy’ of Freemasons, but in fact local members are keen to recruit and would like to see as many people as possible on the day.

Freemasons donate £1,000 to Salcombe Minibus

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Every spring and autumn, Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £45,000 to local charities and organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance.

The money is raised by the WAKE Fund – a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, Masonic Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984.

This fund now stands at £1.9m and the interest

Freemasons donation to Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust

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Ian Kingsbury JP, provincial grand master for the Devonshire Freemasons, handed over the cheque to Miles Pomfrett, a trustee of the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust.

Miles said: ‘We’re most grateful for this donation which has gone towards the cost of a replacement all-terrain ‘workhorse’ vehicle, making life much easier for our volunteers.