Ecclesholme Summer Fair
Sunday the 9th June saw the annual Friends of Ecclesholme Summer Fair held at Elm Bank Masonic Hall, Half Edge Lane, Eccles. The event was supported by East and West Lancashire and Cheshire masons. This year the Right Worshipful Brother Stephen Blank, the Provincial...
More Than '180!' for Blackburn Youth Darts Academy
Blackburn Youth Darts Academy has been in existence for just over two years now and aims to promote darts to children and young people in the area. The club is a non-profit making organisation which holds weekly coaching sessions at The Two Gates Bowling Club in...
East Lancashire Masonic Charity Visits Ecclesholme
The East Lancashire Masonic Charity Chairman, Chad Northcott, and the Operations Director, Julie Ward, attended Ecclesholme to present £4000 to the Association of Friends of Ecclesholme Benevolent Committee. Peter Hegarty (Chairman of the Friends) and Stan Bibby...
152nd Great Harwood Agricultural Show
On Bank Holiday Monday 27th May, several volunteers representing the East Ribble District gave their time and braved the sunshine and showers (not so much of the first and more of the latter!) to deliver the Provincial trailer to the Great Harwood Agricultural Show,...
Freemasons Walk the District
“Walk the District” is a new initiative introduced this year and involved 50 walkers from Rochdale, Todmorden and Bacup Masonic Lodges together with family and friends who walked a 23 mile circular route around Rochdale District. The Mayor of Rochdale Councillor...
Roch Valley LODGE No. 5120
An Explanation for the Third Degree Ceremony given by members of the Provincial Learning and Development Committee. Wednesday 29th May, 2019 Worshipful Master WBro. Stephen J Bullen PProSGD, PProvSGD WBro Stephen Bullen, Worshipful Master, and the Brethren of Roch...
Presentation Of Cheque To East Lancs. Hospice For Drinks Trolley
Over ten years ago, local Freemason Harry Hesmondalgh was at the East Lancs Hospice and saw the patients’ drinks trolley was very poorly stocked He approached the local Freemasons to help re-stock the trolley, and ever since, the East Ribble District Freemasons have...
50 Years For Alan Ward
On Tuesday the 28th of May 2019, St Peter’s Deane Lodge No.6521, along with the Assistant Provincial Grand Master WBro John Griffin PSGD, a District Deputation, many visiting Brethren along with family, friends and non-masonic guests, celebrated WBro Alan...
Lift for Lifelites
On Friday 10th May, Simone Enefer-Doy (Chief Executive of Lifelites Charity) and her team left their office in London to embark on this year’s challenge. Volunteers across the Provinces have been providing transport to get her around every county in England and...
MCF Donates £63,000 to Age UK, Blackburn & Darwen for 'Later Life Goals' project
Last year Age UK and the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) announced a strategic partnership to improve the lives of 10,000 older people facing later life loneliness and isolation, disadvantage and financial hardship, funded exclusively by Freemasonry. The...
WBro J C Welton visits Lodge of Friendship No 44 for a double Initiation
On Friday 3rdMay 2019, Lodge of Friendship No 44 was delighted to welcome WBro Chris Welton PSGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master, accompanied by a Delegation from the Manchester Districts. After the Lodge had been opened by the Worshipful Master, WBro HSP (Steve)...
Another successful White Table event for East Ribble
On Thursday 9th May, 15 Non-Masons assembled with their Hosts and visiting Brethren at Darwen Masonic Hall for the latest East Ribble District White Table Event hosted this time by Harmony and Industry Lodge No. 381. The 60 in attendance were shown the proceedings of...