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,...
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...
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,...
Teddy Bears Picnic
Teddy Bears Picnic Saturday 1st July 2017 saw Hewlett Court in Ramsbottom host the Province of East Lancashire’s Teddy Bears Picnic to celebrate the Tercentenary. The event was opened by the Provincial Grand Master, Sir David Trippier and the comedian Jimmy Cricket....
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...
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...
Observer Junior Bowls
On Saturday 8th July Rochdale District Chairman, Peter Rhodes, together with Bernard Percy and Mike Royds from the Rochdale Masonic Social Committee, attended the final of the Hanson Springs sponsored Rochdale Observer Junior Bowls Competition, at Whitworth Football...
Tercentenary Dinner
Tercentenary Dinner – 10 June 2017 The first of our Tercentenary celebrations took place on Saturday 10th June 2017 when almost 600 Freemasons and their ladies attended a Celebration Dinner at the Macron Stadium Bolton. The evening commenced with a few words of...
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...
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...
East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society
The Derby Cup 2017 The Derby Cup is the premier competition run by the East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society. Although all masons can play, it can only be won by an East Lancashire Mason. This year’s competition was played at Bramall Park Golf Club on 11 July and 42...
Cheque for Parkinsons UK Bury Support Group
At the Teddy Bears Picnic at Hewlett Court on Saturday July 1st, Bury District Charity Steward, Steve Holland, joined the Provincial Grand Master, Sir David Trippier, and Lady Ruth Trippier, in presenting a cheque to the Parkinsons UK Bury Support Group. The cheque...