Salford Loaves and Fishes
Loaves and Fishes On Wednesday 30 August, Salford based Charity Loaves and Fishes, a drop in centre based in Salford, received a visit from members of the District team for City Derby District, Manchester. Also in attendance was WBro Christopher Welton, the Assistant...
The Olivia Campbell-Hardy a Memorial Event
On Saturday 26th August 2017 at Winfields Outdoors Store, Hazel Mill, Haslingden, East Ribble District volunteers were once again out in full force. WBro Gordon Cornthwaite had been approached by Chris Gibson, Events Manager of Winfields, after volunteering at the...
Over £45,000 raised for Charity whilst having fun!
Pictured at the Clay Pigeon event are WBro Jim Sutcliffe, Past Assistant Provincial Grand Master, with son Steve and grandson Finley. Whalley is village in East Lancashire with a population of about 4,000. In the centre of the village is a small Masonic hall that can...
Open Day in Clitheroe
The Clitheroe Food Festival on the 12th August, was a superb opportunity to open up Clitheroe Masonic Rooms for members of the public to have a look and learn a little more about Freemasonry. Brethren from Clitheroe Lodges manned the rooms and were kept busy with up...
The Afternoon tea was a great success.
Saturday 5th August saw an Afternoon Tea taking place at Richard Street, which was organised by Caroline Lees and Viv Ling, whose husbands are members of Probity and Freedom Lodge. The aim of the event was to raise money for the Buildings Open to all Lodges at Richard...
Manchester Area TLC visits the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
On Tuesday 25 July, WBro Gordon Desser the TLC Officer for Manchester Area, together with some other District officers made their annual visit to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Gordon and the other officers were met in the play area by Susan Fairclough who,...
Sir David Wooton Becomes Patron of Lifelites
Former Lord Mayor of London becomes patron of children’s hospice charity Lifelites Former Lord Mayor of London Sir David Wootton is to become a patron of Lifelites, the charity which donates and maintains inclusive technology for terminally ill and disabled children...
Ashton & Mossley District Community Fun Day and Open Day at Ashton under Lyne
Every year, in August, when things are usually quiet, we have a District Officers Meeting when we talk about the year just gone and the year to come. So, it was about this time last year that our District Chairman, Peter Douthwaite, first made the suggestion that we...
Masters and First Principles Dinner
The Audenshaw District Masters’ and First Principals’ annual Dinner was held at Stanley House on Saturday 20th May. It was hosted by the District Chairman, Gerry Hodson, with the principal guests being the Assistant Provincial Grand Master, John Pearson and the...
Morecambe Trip
On the 14th June the members of Audenshaw Fellowship boarded the coach for their Annual Trip. This year’s destination was sunny Morecambe. We stopped on the way for a lovely break at Barton Grange Garden Centre in Preston, where we viewed the beautiful surrounding and...
Different Sweets and Treats
On Wednesday 24th May it was the final meeting of the Audenshaw District Fellowship before the summer break. The chairman, after welcoming all present, asked all present for a moment’s silence in memory of the recent incidents. The group of around 35 then were taken...
New Members
From becoming Master of the lodge, Peter Brown has been on a mission to recruit new members. When there has been a social event, and non-masonic people have been there, Peter has given them a secret letter. These letters seem to be working as, in the last two months,...