£60,000 Grant to Henshaws
L to R – Presenting the cheque: Ken Davies (Provincial Charity Steward, Province of East Lancashire), Fiona Ashcroft (Director of Fundraising – Henshaws), Chad Northcott (Chairman of the East Lancashire Masonic Charity and Assistant Provincial Grand Master- East...
Over £45,000 raised for Charity whilst having fun!
Pictured at the Clay Pigeon event are WBro Jim Sutcliffe, Past Assistant Provincial Grand Master, with son Steve and grandson Finley. Whalley is village in East Lancashire with a population of about 4,000. In the centre of the village is a small Masonic hall that can...
Manchester Area TLC visits the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
On Tuesday 25 July, WBro Gordon Desser the TLC Officer for Manchester Area, together with some other District officers made their annual visit to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Gordon and the other officers were met in the play area by Susan Fairclough who,...
Masters and First Principles Dinner
The Audenshaw District Masters’ and First Principals’ annual Dinner was held at Stanley House on Saturday 20th May. It was hosted by the District Chairman, Gerry Hodson, with the principal guests being the Assistant Provincial Grand Master, John Pearson and the...
New Members
From becoming Master of the lodge, Peter Brown has been on a mission to recruit new members. When there has been a social event, and non-masonic people have been there, Peter has given them a secret letter. These letters seem to be working as, in the last two months,...
Teddy Bears Picnic
Teddy Bears Picnic Saturday 1st July 2017 saw Hewlett Court in Ramsbottom host the Province of East Lancashire’s Teddy Bears Picnic to celebrate the Tercentenary. The event was opened by the Provincial Grand Master, Sir David Trippier and the comedian Jimmy Cricket....
Salford Loaves and Fishes
Loaves and Fishes On Wednesday 30 August, Salford based Charity Loaves and Fishes, a drop in centre based in Salford, received a visit from members of the District team for City Derby District, Manchester. Also in attendance was WBro Christopher Welton, the Assistant...
Open Day in Clitheroe
The Clitheroe Food Festival on the 12th August, was a superb opportunity to open up Clitheroe Masonic Rooms for members of the public to have a look and learn a little more about Freemasonry. Brethren from Clitheroe Lodges manned the rooms and were kept busy with up...
Sir David Wooton Becomes Patron of Lifelites
Former Lord Mayor of London becomes patron of children’s hospice charity Lifelites Former Lord Mayor of London Sir David Wootton is to become a patron of Lifelites, the charity which donates and maintains inclusive technology for terminally ill and disabled children...
Morecambe Trip
On the 14th June the members of Audenshaw Fellowship boarded the coach for their Annual Trip. This year’s destination was sunny Morecambe. We stopped on the way for a lovely break at Barton Grange Garden Centre in Preston, where we viewed the beautiful surrounding and...
Observer Junior Bowls
On Saturday 8th July Rochdale District Chairman, Peter Rhodes, together with Bernard Percy and Mike Royds from the Rochdale Masonic Social Committee, attended the final of the Hanson Springs sponsored Rochdale Observer Junior Bowls Competition, at Whitworth Football...
The Olivia Campbell-Hardy a Memorial Event
On Saturday 26th August 2017 at Winfields Outdoors Store, Hazel Mill, Haslingden, East Ribble District volunteers were once again out in full force. WBro Gordon Cornthwaite had been approached by Chris Gibson, Events Manager of Winfields, after volunteering at the...
The Afternoon tea was a great success.
Saturday 5th August saw an Afternoon Tea taking place at Richard Street, which was organised by Caroline Lees and Viv Ling, whose husbands are members of Probity and Freedom Lodge. The aim of the event was to raise money for the Buildings Open to all Lodges at Richard...
Ashton & Mossley District Community Fun Day and Open Day at Ashton under Lyne
Every year, in August, when things are usually quiet, we have a District Officers Meeting when we talk about the year just gone and the year to come. So, it was about this time last year that our District Chairman, Peter Douthwaite, first made the suggestion that we...
Different Sweets and Treats
On Wednesday 24th May it was the final meeting of the Audenshaw District Fellowship before the summer break. The chairman, after welcoming all present, asked all present for a moment’s silence in memory of the recent incidents. The group of around 35 then were taken...
East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society
The Derby Cup 2017 The Derby Cup is the premier competition run by the East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society. Although all masons can play, it can only be won by an East Lancashire Mason. This year’s competition was played at Bramall Park Golf Club on 11 July and 42...