ELMC Grant to Cash for Kids – Mission Christmas

ELMC Grant to Cash for Kids – Mission Christmas

In December 2018, Hits Radio’s Cash for Kids – Mission Christmas Appeal received a grant of £1000 from the East Lancashire Masonic Charity, following an urgent appeal days before Christmas. Mission Christmas is Cash for Kid’s biggest campaign which aims to give...

Supporting Young Stars Sports Club

Supporting Young Stars Sports Club

Young Stars Sports Club (YSSC) YSSC was established in 1978 with the objective to promote recreational and social activities amongst the local community.  The aim of the club is to provide a platform for young members of the community to participate in sporting and...

Paul Rose Celebrates 50 years in the Craft

Paul Rose Celebrates 50 years in the Craft

Friends and colleagues from four Provinces gathered at Paul Rose’s home for an afternoon tea to celebrate his Golden Jubilee since his initiation into Apollo University Lodge No 357 in November 1968. The RW Provincial Grand Master, Sir David Trippier spoke with warmth...

70th Holy Royal Arch Celebration

70th Holy Royal Arch Celebration

On Friday 18thJanuary 2019 history was made at Unitas Fratum Chapter No.7958. E.Comp George Martin Cattanach, Past Provincial Grand Scribe Nehemiah, celebrated 70 years in Holy Royal Arch Masonry. This certainly was a very unique and special day as this was the...

Marshalling the 10k in aid of East Lancs. Hospice

Marshalling the 10k in aid of East Lancs. Hospice

The second Sunday of every year is always a bad weather day and coincides with the East Ribble Freemasons marshalling the East Lancs. Hospice 10k run. The second Sunday of 2019 was no different with spells of driving rain and high winds! Nearly 30 Masons, partners and...

New Year’s Gift to Ecclesholme

New Year’s Gift to Ecclesholme

Donald Roberts, chairman of the Audenshaw Fellowship and Tameside District representative on the Friends of Ecclesholme, presented a number of crochet shawls to the home manager, Bev Niland. Bev said that the shawls would be most beneficial to the residents for the...

50th Celebration – WBro Peter Humphreys

50th Celebration – WBro Peter Humphreys

WBro Chris Welton, WBro Peter Humphreys, Bro Gerard Long On 22nd November 2018 at Commonweal Lodge No 5332 the Brethren celebrated the 50thanniversary of the Initiation of Peter Humphreys into Freemasonry. After the opening of the Lodge and the formal business dealt...

‘Eyes Down’ at the Winter Draw

‘Eyes Down’ at the Winter Draw

It was a ‘Full House’ at Mill House Masonic Rooms Clayton-le-Moors on Saturday 26th January for the combined evening of Charity Food Bingo and the annual Winter Raffle Draw. Over 110 Brethren, Wives, partners, family members and friends arrived for a prompt 7.30pm for...

St Annes Hospice receives a £1,682 Grant from the MCF

St Annes Hospice receives a £1,682 Grant from the MCF

As with the other Hospices around the country, St Annes Hospice, with sites at Little Hulton, Heald Green and the Neil Cliffe Centre in Wythenshawe Hospital, was recently awarded a grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. This was but one of the 237 grants...

ELMC Helps Red Lane Primary School

ELMC Helps Red Lane Primary School

When WBro Gordon Fielding, the Charity Steward of Concord Lodge 1534, heard about the recent arson attack on Red Lane Primary School he approached the school to see if any help was needed. He learnt that, although much of the damage to the school property was covered...

The Manor Lodge No.3322 closes for the final time

The Manor Lodge No.3322 closes for the final time

The closure of a Lodge is always a sad occasion, but it also offers the opportunity to celebrate it’s life and history, this is exactly what happened at the final meeting of The Manor Lodge No. 3322 on the 10th January at Mill House Masonic Hall, Clayton-le-Moors....

Roger Flitcroft, 50 years in Freemasonry

Roger Flitcroft, 50 years in Freemasonry

On Monday the 21st of January, WBro Roger Flitcroft PAGDC celebrated his 50th Masonic Anniversary in St Aidan Lodge No.6339, supported by nearly 70 Brethren. This included an extended deputation, headed by the Assistant Provincial Grand Master WBro Alan H Kirwilliam...

Lodge of St John No 191 Proclamation

Lodge of St John No 191 Proclamation

On Thursday 10th January 2019 the Lodge of St John, No 191 at Bury, held a Proclamation Ceremony of Bro Stephen J Allanson as Worshipful Master. WBro Allanson remained ‘in the chair’ for a second year in this historic lodge, in what is its 250th year, and what a great...

Bury Hospice Receives a Grant from the MCF

Bury Hospice Receives a Grant from the MCF

Bury District Charity Steward, Chris Eccles, recently visited Bury Hospice to congratulate them on receiving a grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. Chris Eccles Congratulates Paul Fennelly of Bury Hospice Since the visit Paul Fennelly, the Head of Fundraising...