Hope Lodge No.54 Worshipful Master Banner Dedication Ceremony
Members of Hope Lodge together with members of the Provincial and District Deputations After opening the Lodge, members were pleased to receive the Assistant Provincial Grand Master WBro Peter Graham Hewitt, PSGD together with a Provincial and District Deputation. The...
Supporting West Pennine Slings
West Pennine Slings, is group that is based in Darwen which is run entirely by volunteers. The organisation aims to make it easy for parents to “babywear”, through the use of slings. Studies have shown that the Carrying children has many proven health benefits both...
Remembrance Parade at Rawtenstall
Sunday the 12th of November 2017 saw the Annual Remembrance Parade and Service at the Cenotaph, Queen’s Square Rawtenstall. By way of a change and in order to add more colour to the proceedings, the Rawtenstall Masons who attended the parade chose to wear a variety of...
East Ribble volunteers at the East Lancs Hospice Christmas Fayre
At 08.30AM on Saturday 8 East Ribble District Freemasons assembled at Oswaldwistle Civic Arts centre to support East Lancashire Hospice's Christmas Fayre. It did not take long before the volunteers were put to work moving and arranging tables and assisting the stall...
East Ribble District’s Fifth White Table Event
On the evening of Thursday November 2nd, Fidelity and Crusaders Lodge No. 269 hosted the fifth and final White Table event of 2017 on behalf of Blackburn Masonic Hall. Twenty Non-Masons assembled at the hall, and were welcomed by all the Brethren before being shown...
Clitheroe Stroke Club Donation
Clitheroe Stroke Club meet at the Courbridge Centre off Kirkmoor Road and are there to give support and friendship for survivors of strokes. At a recent East Ribble District Charity Stewards meeting WBro Derek Harwood from Keep Masonic Lodge Clitheroe proposed that...
Entertainment Evening – 9 November
Author: Richard Zoltie 100 guests arrived at the refurbished and remodelled Manchester Hall for the Entertainment Evening arranged by the Manchester Masons on a dry but cold Thursday evening the 9th November. The Goulburn Suite saw the men and women gather for drinks...
£4000 MCF award for Talbot House Support Centre
WBro Chris Welton, Assistant Provincial Grand Master for Manchester presents Bernie Wood, General Manager of Talbot House, with a cheque for £4000. Talbot House has been supporting the families of people with learning disabilities in Manchester since 1976. It started...
The Education & Development Demonstration Team at the Lodge of Merit 934
Monday 14th November 2017 saw the Lodge of Merit No.934 host the Education and Development Demonstration Team who were present to explain the 1st Degree Ceremony. The Lodge room was packed with members of the lodge and many visitors creating a fabulous atmosphere....
Honours at Supreme Grand Chapter for East Lancs Companions
In view of the Tercentenary year, coupled with The Most Excellent 1st Grand Principal HRH the Duke of Kent celebrating 50 years as Head of Craft and Royal Arch Freemasonry, there were special additional honours awarded to each Province, as well as to Companions...
Marshalling the Accrington 10k for East Lancs Hospice
On a crisp, clear late October morning 18 East Ribble District Freemason volunteers along with some of their wives , from every hall in the District and four Blood Bike volunteers assembled on the car park of the Walton Arms at Altham. The volunteers had assembled to...
Provincial Grand Lodge November 16th 2017
A grim and cloudy Thursday morning turned into a lovely afternoon not just because of the weather; yes it's Provincial Grand Lodge. Close to 1000 members from across the province and the country attended the meeting at King George's Hall Blackburn. In this, our...
Manchester’s Moodswings receives £6000 MCF Award
WBro Chris Welton, Assistant Provincial Grand Master for Manchester presents Moodswings Linda Wilson with a cheque for £6000. Founded in 1999, Moodswings aims to help people recover from mood problems and the severe emotional distress they can cause. The Assistant...
Masonic Charitable Foundation – Hospice Grants 2017
The Masonic Charitable Foundation are delighted to announce that the Charity Grants Committee has approved £450,000 for hospices across England and Wales. In total, the Masonic Community has awarded over £12 million to the hospices since 1984 through the Masonic...
WBro Ian Hampson’s Personal 50th Celebration
Monday the 9th October saw the members of the Rochdale Installed Masters’ Lodge No 9211, together with many of his friends, gather to celebrate the Personal 50th of WBro Ian Hampson PProvGReg. The ceremony was conducted by WBro Peter Hewitt PSGD APGM who was...
50th Celebration for WBro David Taylor PAGDC
On Thursday the 26th of October, WBro David Taylor PAGDC celebrated 50 years in Freemasonry in The Lodge of Remembrance No.3787 in the company of the Assistant Provincial Grand Master WBro John Farrington PSGD. WBro Peter Hargreaves PAGDC, current Worshipful Master of...