Provincial Grand Master
Yorkshire Freemasons Tercentenary event to be held at Ripon Cathedral
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.
Yorkshire Freemasons Cycle from London to Leeds in One Day
On Sunday 2 July 2017, a group of intrepid West Yorkshire Freemasons successfully cycled over 200 miles from Freemasons Hall in London to Castle Grove Masonic Hall in Leeds, in an impressive 15 hours. The L2L Cycle, which featured 11 Freemasons from a number of Lodges across West Yorkshire, raised over £6000 for both the West Riding Masonic Charities Fund and local support centre, Breast Cancer Haven Yorkshire.
South Wales Freemasons raise Over £4,000 with Teddy Bears Picnic
South Wales Freemasons recently held a Teddy Bear Picnic at St Lythans, near Wenvoe, to celebrate 300 years of Freemasonry and to raise funds for the Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) Appeal.
The Teddies for Loving Care scheme has provided over 2 million teddies to children in A&E departments in hospitals across England & Wales. Supplied by Freemasons, the teddies are used to comfort children visiting hospitals and are used as a distraction or helpful show-and-tell.
Freemasons donate £22000 to Tall Ships Youth Trust
RW Bro Michael Wilks. Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire & Isle of Wight privilege recently handed over a cheque for £22,000, to the Tall Ships Youth Trust Formerly The Sail Training Association on behalf of the Masonic Charity Foundation.
West Lancashire Freemasons Launch Ambassador Scheme
Following the establishment of the Membership Marketing Team (MMT) under the leadership of Robert Wright, the Assistant Provincial Grand Master…
Freemasons of The Wenning Board of Corks donate £1,000 to Charity
The Board draws it members from the southern area of Cumbria and the north of Lancashire, some members travelling from as far afield as Liverpool, Ormskirk, St Helens, Kendal and Barrow-in-Furness.
Freemasons visit Children’s Hospice after £30000 donation
On Wednesday 26th July Cheshire Freemasons were invited to the opening of a fully refurbished bathroom and Wet room at Claire House Children’s Hospice at Clatterbridge on the Wirral. The Red Ribbon was cut by Colin Ross the Provincial Grand Charity Steward who was accompanied by Assistant Provincial Grand Masters for Areas 1 and 2
Freemasons wonderful evening raises £840 for Charity
On a warm spring evening the fabulous Gateway Banqueting Suite at Lancaster’s University of Cumbria again provided the venue for another well supported Group Ball, where brethren and their partners enjoyed an excellent meal before dancing to the wonderful Steve Silver until midnight.