Oswaldtwistle St Mary’s FC
Oswaldtwistle St Mary's FC, based in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, is a football club consisting of two senior teams and nine junior sides. The Under 13's side, managed by Robert Airey and assisted by Nick Murray play in the East Lancashire Football Alliance League on...
East Ribble District Support for Carers Link
Carers Link was set up in 1997 as a voluntary community care project across Blackburn, Darwen Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley with the aim of supporting unpaid carers across the boroughs of East Lancashire. Unpaid carers can be people whose spouse, partner...
Burnley and Pendle Freemasons Help where it’s needed, when it’s needed!
Ian Salthouse takes Major O’Neil shopping On Wednesday 18th December, Burnley and Pendle District Freemasons Ian Salthouse and Peter Jackson visited the Salvation Army Citadel in Burnley where they donated £250-00 worth of food. Ian also visited the Nelson Citadel...
Burnley and Pendle Freemasons Helping to Brighten up a Child’s Christmas
Following an urgent request for volunteers posted on the Burnley and Pendle District Facebook page, (which reached over 1000 views), 20 volunteers gathered at Burnley Masonic Hall on Sunday 15th December, to wrap over 175 Christmas presents for local Children who...
ELMC & District Support Child Action North West Emojinal Health Concert
Child Action Northwest are passionate about every young person achieving their potential, this results in them supporting over 6,000 young people and their families every year in the northwest. They work to end deprivation, drug and alcohol abuse, lack of self...
Egerton Lodge Donates to Early Break.
Brethren at Egerton Lodge will make some children’s Christmas a little brighter this year. They generously donated some of the teddies they bought as part of the 'TLC Fundraising Christmas Teddies Campaign' to Early Break, a very deserving charity based in Radcliffe....
Rochdale Freemasons Provide Hospice Gifts 16th December 2019
This year the Freemasons of Rochdale continued their annual Christmas tradition by paying a visit to the Springhill Hospice to deliver a number of festive gifts for patients. Money raised by lodge members had been donated to help provide Christmas gifts for local men...
Naphtali Lodge No.266 welcomed Strathardle Lodge No.1507
On the 7th December, the Lodge of Naphtali 266 welcomed WBro Michael Church-Taylor PAGReg along with The Strathardle Lodge 1507 and visiting Brethren for the Festival of St John and the PROCLAMATION of WBro Robert Ian Clarke PProvGSwdB as WORSHIPFUL MASTER. The...
Rochdale District Carol Service Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
St. Aidan's Church Sudden Rochdale At 3.00pm on 15th December a contingent of Rochdale Freemasons and their families attended their annual festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Aidan's Church Sudden. The occasion was supported by the well known soprano singer...
A Christmas Message for Southern Area
Dear Friends Since the moment my appointment as your Assistant Provincial Grand Master became public knowledge I have been greeted and welcomed with nothing but kindness and warmth by all I have met in the Area. For that alone I am hugely grateful and that is why I...
THE FRIENDSHIP GROUP – Hyndburn
The Friendship Group is based at St Joseph's Church in Accrington and caters for the needs of older people who are lonely and in need of some company, it consists of mostly people from Hyndburn but is also open to people from beyond the...
TLC Appeal ‘Christmas Teddies Campaign’ Raises £1300
Freemasons in Bury, Radcliffe and Rawtenstall have just completed an amazing ‘Christmas Teddies Campaign’ selling TLC Appeal Fundraising Teddy Bears across the District.The TLC Appeal, helps distressed children that are unfortunate enough to find themselves in...
Southern Area Masonic Carol Service
The Congregation Gathered before the Service Our annual Carol Service is held, appropriately, in St Peter’s Church in Ashton. It is appropriate because St Peter’s stand just opposite Ashton Masonic Hall on the other side of Manchester Road. We hold the service early...
Southern Area Newly Appointed and Promoted Officers Reception
Just a few of the guests who were presentSee the link below for photographs of most of the people who attended In the Southern Area we always hold an afternoon reception for those who have received first appointments and promotions at the recent meeting of Provincial...
Final meeting of Earl Ellesmere Lodge No678
Wednesday the 4th of December 2019 saw the final meeting of Earl Ellesmere Lodge No678, which meets at the Farnworth Masonic Hall and was originally consecrated in 1858. The Lodge was opened in due form and with solemn prayer, following which the WM Ken Tyler offered...
Southern Area Carol Service
Southern Area started the Christmas season in style. The annual Carol Service was again held at St Peter’s Church, Ashton-under-Lyne. The festivities continued with an area meal dining at the Broadoak Hotel where over 60 ladies, gentlemen and brethren did what masons...