Allied Grand Council Annual Investiture

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On the 25th October brethren from Cumberland and Westmorland travelled to London to attended the Allied Grand Council Annual investiture meeting in Grand lodge. Several of our brethren received Grand lodge honours and the District Grand Prefect WBro Edward Crosby was delighted with the support of the brethren that turned out, this photo shows only a small “band of the brothers” who attended the after celebration meal in the Connaught rooms.

A very interesting evening

A very interesting evening

Ormskirk Masonic Hall was well attended when over 57 members and guests came together to witness the installation ceremony of Stanley of Bickerstaffe Lodge No 3511. The master David Paton welcomed everyone to the ceremony before saying: “It is usual for us to commence with singing the opening ode, but as you can see we have no organist, and at the moment we have no master elect, this brethren could be a very interesting evening.”

Freemasons £750 donation to Sheffield Children’s Hospital A&E Department

Masonic province of yorkshire west riding teddies are a big hit at sheffield hospital again

On 12th September W. Bro. Peter Taylor presented A cheque for £750 and certificate to staff nurses at Sheffield Children’s Hospital Accident & Emergency Department and the Head of the Charity Fund Raising Department at the hospital, the money will go towards purchasing a 3-D games console and a mixture of games for the use of the older sick children who are too old for teddies, Sheffield admits children up to 15 years of age.