MCF gives Manchester Jewish Community Care £4,000
Following the public vote, Manchester Jewish Community Care (MJCC) received a £4,000 community award for The Nicky Alliance Centre. Sir David Trippier, the PGM, said “We are delighted so many people voted in East Lancashire. MJCC was nominated by local Freemasons and...
Hewlett Court Visit Christmas December 2017
On Thursday 28th December three Bolton Masons headed up to Hewlett Court to find out how it operates. What we actually found out was what an amazing and special place it is. We Freemasons like to chat as we all know! In Masonic terms at least two of our number are...
Broadoak Festive Meal
The Southern Area continued with the Christmas spirit on Sunday 3rd December, with over 60 brethren and their families attending the Festive meal held at the Broadoak Hotel, organised by Donald Roberts The principal officers were our Assistant Provincial Grand Master,...
Rochdale Freemasons Provide Hospice Gifts
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. The money raised by lodge members had been donated to help provide Christmas gifts for local men and...
Merry Christmas from all at the Secretariat
A Christmas Message from our Assistant Provincial Grand Master
2017 has been a very busy year with our celebrations of 300 years since the foundation of the first Grand Lodge. In Southern Area two events in particular will live in my memory for ever - our Annual Charity Giving Night on Friday 31st March 2017 where there was...
Burnley and Pendle District Freemasons bring some more Christmas Cheer
Food to the value of £250.00 was delivered to the Nelson Salvation Army Citadel on Monday 11th December, courtesy of the Burnley and Pendle District Freemasons. A trolley dash had been organised at a local Aldi supermarket by WBro John J Cooper of Abbey Lodge and his...
Bacon Butty Club does the Full Monty
On Saturday 16th December the Audenshaw Bacon Butty Club, affectionally known as the BBC, did the full Monty! While waiting for the food to arrive the swingers and shakers of the Southern Area discussed amongst themselves all things masonic and the forthcoming festive...
ArkScroll Lodge Visits Hewlett Court
Members of ArkScroll Lodge no 6594 and their families visited Hewlett Court on Christmas Day to distribute gifts, chat with the residents and join with them in singing Carols and other festive tunes.
East Ribble District support for East Lancashire Hospice
Since 1984 hospices in England and Wales have received £12.3 million from masonic charities. The central masonic charity, the Masonic Charitable Foundation provides grants to around 240 hospices which provide palliative care to children and adults in England and...
Children’s Christmas Party
Rochdale Masonic Social Committee On the 16th December 2017, The Rochdale Masonic Social Committee hosted another very successful Children’s Christmas Party. Numbers were up from the previous year, with 78 boys and girls aged between 3 and 12 years old joining in the...
60th Anniversary Celebration of WBro Raymond Haffner, PProvSGW
Over 50 Brethren, including VWBro Derek Nelson Thornhill, JP, PGSwdB, the Deputy Grand Master for the Masonic Province of East Lancashire and WBro John R. Farrington, PSGD, The Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Northern Area of the Province of East Lancashire,...
Audenshaw Fellowship Dinner
On Wednesday 13th December the Audenshaw Fellowship held their annual Christmas Dinner where around 40 members of the Fellowship were treated to a hearty Christmas meal and entertainment provided by WBro Mark Reader. The principal officers were the Audenshaw...
Springhill Hospice receive a cheque from the Freemasons Grand Charity
The Rochdale District Charity Steward WBro Kenny Greer, together with District Chairmen Peter Rhodes presented a cheque for £2,440 to Springhill's Hospice Director of Clinical Services Sheila Johnson from the Freemason's Grand Charity. WBro Greer remarked that the...
ELMC Cheque Presentation to Barnabus
George Deer & Stephen Thomson presenting the cheque to Annette Hewitson On 20th December 2017, Stephen Thomson and George Deer were delighted to present a cheque on behalf of the East Lancashire Masonic Charity to Barnabus, a Christian Homeless Charity based in...
Ark & Menorah Chapter, “a truly family affair”
On Tuesday, 12th December 2017, 75 Companions met in the Goulburn Lodge room to witness the Exaltation ceremony of WBro Paul Basger. The guests included the ME Grand Superintendent, EComp Sir David Trippier, EComp Paul MA Rose, Deputy Grand Superintendent, EComp...