Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Kenny Greer from the East Lancashire Masonic Charity visited the Hospice to formally present a fantastic grant of £889.
This wonderful amount of money was also accompanied with five fantastic traditional fairground games, all hand made and brightly painted, plus a mobile popcorn making cart.
On a bright Wednesday morning, looking out on to fields with horses, we met with E.Comp.Arthur Charles Back. The ‘we’ being E.Comp.Alan Peters PAGDC,…
A charity which helps people with disabilities take part in sport has received a £4,500 donation from a group of Norfolk Freemasons.
Members of the Wroxham-based Boileau Lodge have completed a triathlon to raise funds for Wheelpower, which offers opportunities for disabled people to get active.
Lodge Senior Warden Chris Spinks said: “Several members of the lodge have been treated by the dermatology unit and we wanted to say thank you by raising money for them. The nurses are wonderful and the care they give is exceptional.”
The Prestonian Lecture is the only lecture given under the authority of the United Grand Lodge of England. William Preston (1742-1818), the foremost Masonic educator of his time, left a legacy to provide for an Annual Lectureship.
The Largs Masonic Lodge is celebrating its 250th anniversary with a series of special events on Saturday August 5. It is perhaps one of the oldest running institutions in Largs running back to 1767, and to commemorate the special event, there will be a parade through Largs town centre starting at the lodge in Frazer Street at 10.30am, followed by a church service at St John’s.
Immediate Past Master of the Oliva La Safor Lodge – Worshipful Brother Graham Simons visited the Teulada-Moraira Alzheimer’s Society (AFA) to present staff with a cheque for €500.
Graham, the Immediate Past Master of the Oliva La Safor Lodge, had selected AFA as one of the lodge’s charities for his year as Master and during that period the donation was raised by members of the Lodge at various fundraising events
The Dean of Ripon the Very Reverend John Dobson, who will preach the Sermon, will lead the Service, being held on Sunday 24 September at 3.30 pm. The Cathedral Choir will contribute to the service and sing Sir Hubert Parry’s great Coronation anthem ‘I was Glad’, also a setting of the Te Deum by Ronald Perrin a former Organist and Master of Choristers at the Cathedral.
It was one of those light bulb moments that Woolton Group Vice Chairman Mike Cunliffe had a thought. All around the country Freemasons have been celebrating the tercentenary with a multitude of events from church services, black tie dinners and social occasions and Mike thought it would be a good idea if we shared our pleasure with members of the local community.
