Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Saturday 25th June 2016 saw hundreds of brethren from all over the Province and beyond, flock to the Lancastrian Suite in Dunston to attend the annual spectacle that is the Annual Meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge. This showcase event is for many the highlight of the masonic calendar and is always thoroughly enjoyed by those who attend.
Headway Birmingham & Solihull is a local charity that the Province of Warwickshire has supported for several years. Headway is a brain injury association, acknowledged to be the leading national brain injury charity. The Birmingham & Solihull branch (formerly known as Headway West Midlands) is a relatively small, but growing voluntary organisation with ambitious plans for future expansion of its services. It is a registered charity, fully qualified to receive our support.
Cheshire Freemasons Charity has donated £2700 to local charity “Stockport Without Abuse” who’s main aims are Prevention of domestic abuse
The Field of Remembrance in Princes Street gardens will once again feature a Masonic Section and lodges are being invited to sponsor one or more crosses…
WBro. Clem Spencer delivers a defibrillator to St Peter’s Lodge No. 1125 and collects £2,000 for HeartSWell
WBro. Clem Spencer PPGPurs visited St Peters Lodge No. 1125 in Tiverton to deliver a defibrillator to them and was presented with a cheque for £2,000 for HeartSWell.
FREEMASONS in Barry will open their doors to the public to reveal more about what goes on in an organisation traditionally perceived as secretive.
Loyal Sportsman Lodge will host an open evening at the Barry Masonic Hall, Broad Street, on Friday.
HORSFORTH’s charity minibus is back on the road after the previous vehicle was stolen last year.
The bus, which is run entirely by volunteers, provides a vital service for mainly elderly people but also for community groups.
But the service was left unable to operate after the minibus was stolen last July.
Now, it is up and running again thanks to a donation of £2,500 from the West Riding Masonic Charity and an insurance payment.
Worshipful Master of Kells Masonic Lodge 990 Derek Craig presents NI Childrens Fundraising Officer Catherine OHara with a cheque for £500, proceeds of a recent quiz night. Also included are lodge members Ronnie Craig (Senior Warden) and Allen Mercer (Steward of Charities).
Beard was born on June 21st, 1850 in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a young man he spent his times wandering in the woods and making sketches of nature. He moved with his family to Covington, Kentucky. In Kentucky he learned the stories of the pioneer life there, information that would serve him well later in life.
Once again welcome to you all to this annual meeting. It is good to see so many here when we take into account we had an extraordinary meeting here only one month ago. For me it seems a lifetime ago. As you would expect, I have been extremely busy getting around the Province and visiting other Provinces