Lodge Amity and Rossendale Forest No. 283 celebrate 225 years
The Worshipful Master with the Provincial Deputation On the evening of Tuesday 13th September, 50 brethren assembled at Mill House Masonic Hall to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Lodge of Amity and Rossemdale Forest No. 283. This Lodge had a very successful...
Garden Party in Support of The Jennifer Charity
At the garden party organised by Anchor and Hope 37 member Tom Craine over the summer recess, a cheque for £100 was presented to the The Jennifer Charity generously raised from gate receipts and a raffle on the day. -------- Graham and James Edgington are the founders...
Vintage Car Show Towneley Hall Burnley
WBro’s Ian McDonald, Burnley and District Charity Steward, and Keith Jackson “ready for action”. At this year’s Vintage Car show at Towneley Hall Burnley the new Provincial Trailer was on show for the first time in the Burnley and Pendle District. We were situated...
Western Area Recruitment Meeting
WBro Mo Afsa addresses the meeting On the evrening of May 24th some 40 brethren from the Districts of Bury and Bolton met together at Radcliffe Masonic Hall for a presentation on recruitment by WBro Mo Afsa, the Provincial Recruitment Officer. Mo gave an excellent...
East Ribble Visit to Hewlett Court
Several East Ribble District Freemasons, accompanied by their wives/partners, recently took a trip over to see the excellent facilities at our wonderful Provincial retirement home Hewlett Court. Mrs Julie Ward, Director of Operations for the ELMC, based at Hewlett...
Manchester Masons Donate to the ELMC
Left to right: David Hudson, Elliot Moss, Mrs Julie Ward, Chris Prax & Paul O'Carroll The District Chairman for Manchester Masons WBro David Hudson (City Derby District) and WBro Chris Prax (City Sykes District) accompanied by WBro Paul O'Carroll (Deputy Chairman...
Provincial Trailer at the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show
Brethren from the Northern Area gave up their time to volunteer and represent the Province with our new Trailer at the Royal Lancashire Agricultural show this year. The event ran from Friday the 12th through to Sunday the 14th of August and was held at Witton Park in...
BURY DISTRICT ANNUAL DINNER – 2016
Friday 13th is normally a day that forebodes a certain amount of trepidation. Well Friday 13th May 2016 was a day I had been looking forward to for months. The Bury District Dinner and what a good do it was. Held at Radcliffe Masonic Hall the evening went without a...
Trailer Training
The Bolton & Farnworth District Chairman WBro Terry Kakoullis, accompanied by WBro Bob Findlay and WBro Peter Jones attended a training session on the new East Lancashire Publicity trailer. This was held on Saturday 10th September at Rossendale Masonic hall,...
Bury Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted Annual Holiday
Yesterday, Wednesday 10th August 2016 saw the Bury Blind Society send some 67 visually impaired people, some with their carer’s, on their annual holiday to Millstones in Harrogate. The Bury Blind Society have been organising this event for 20 years and this year the...
2016 Bowling Competition
Sunday 17th July 2016 saw the annual Bowling Competition between Brethren representing Middleton and Shaw Masonic Halls at Coalshaw Green Park in Chadderton, organised by WBro Eddie Baines. For many years Shaw had held the cup but last year Middleton were victorious...
Ploughman's Lunch
On Sunday 8th May the Lodge of Faith ladies committee hosted the lodge members and their friends in their annual "Ploughman's" Lunch at Radcliffe Masonic Hall, at which they provided a very ample and enjoyable lunch There were some 50 members and non-members present....