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Stephen Thomson & Simon Rosenthal The 21st March 2016 was a very special evening for the Salford Imagination Library. Not only was it the night that they held their charity fashion show, but it was also the night that Stephen Thomson, District Charity Steward,...

WBro Ian McNeil presenting the cheque to Nicole On Friday 18th March 2016 WBro Ian MacNeill and W Bro Kevin Gould presented a cheque for £2650 to Bury Hospice. Why Bury Hospice? In April 2015 W Bro Kevin’s wife, Jenny, passed away in Bury Hospice and this was...

(L to R) WBro Harvey Basger, WBro David Basger, WM, Bro Paul Basger, WBro Bradley Holt and WBro Jonathan Basger On 3rd March 2016 at Arkscroll Lodge No 6594, Bro Oliver Basger was Installed as the Worshipful Master. Taking the ceremony on this occasion was his father,...

As a consequence of the tragic loss of his wife during his year of office the WM  of Townley Parker Lodge ,1083, WBro Kevin Gould, elected to hold a fundraising event in aid of Bury Hospice, where his beloved Jenny lost her fight. WBro Wes Marchant, assisted by the...

On 2 February 2016, the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, VWBro Derek Nelson Thornhill PGSwdB, accompanied by a Provincial Delegation, was welcomed by Mellor Lodge No. 1774 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary in Freemasonry of WBro William John (Jack) Borrett PProvSGW. On...

The Worshipful Master, WBro Christopher Stokes, and members of Constellation Lodge No 5395 welcomed the Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Sir David Trippier, who was accompanied by WBro Andrew Procter ProvDepGDC. The visit was a well-kept secret from one member of...

The Brethren and Visitors of St Thomas’ Lodge No. 992 The Worshipful Master,  WBro Bernard Armitage PProvGSwdB, warmly welcomed WBro Chris Welton PJGD APGM to the Lodge on 3 February 2016. The APGM in return said how pleased he was to visit the Lodge, whilst at the...

L-R Chris Prax (Chairman City Sykes District), Chris Welton APGM, Robin Burman, Akilah Akinola (Outreach Chief Executive), David Hudson (Chairman City Derby District), Peter Elton, Mo Afsa (Charity Steward Derby District), Sal Arya. On 19th January 2016, a Community...

Manchester Masons TLC Co-ordinator, WBro Gordon Desser, receiving a cheque for £500 from WBro Mo Afsa, Charity Steward for City Derby District, awarded by the ELMC Grant Making Committee towards a supply of new Teddy Bears, in aid of The Royal Manchester Children's...

Members of St. George's Lodge No. 1170 with WBro Chris Welton  On 21 December, the APGM WBro Chris Welton PJGD, visited St George’s Lodge where he was delighted to present to the Lodge a certificate recognising that all members of the Lodge had made a donation to the...

WBro Christopher Welton, APGM; Michael Hardman; Daniel Wintoun-Simpkinsand and WBro Shaun Higson, Master Worshipful Master, WBro Shaun Higson, and members of Felicity Lodge No 4365 welcomed the Assistant Provincial Grand Master, WBro Christopher Welton PJGD along with...

Brothers: Ayodeji Babalola Osiyemi, Ferdinand Juatco, Domingos Filipe Borges Mamede and Kevin Inwood The RW Provincial Grand Master, WBro C Welton, WBro D Basger, WBro W Davenport with the four recipients who received their Grand Lodge Certificates Worshipful Master,...

We are delighted to announce that Norman Stoller, a member of Zion Menorah Lodge for 49 years, has been awarded a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours. Sir Norman Stoller adds the highest honour for his philanthropic work to a rare set: he is already an MBE (1976),...

It was with great delight when members of WBro Alan Roberts’ family, especially his wife Dorothy who Alan married in 1956, heard the news that Her Majesty The Queen had awarded Alan the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours for his Services to the Community in...

WBro Henry Donn, MBE, JP, PProvJGW, a member of Arkscroll Lodge No. 6594 and Ark & Menorah Chapter No. 6594, has been recognised in the New Years Honours list by the award of an MBE. The art dealer turned magistrate has  been recognised for his services to the...

Back row, left to right: Henry Bentwood, Robin Quinn, Humza Yusuf, Kyriakos Iakovou, Aris Nefpaktits, Roderick Stewart, Tim Villanueva and Paul Rose. Front row, Left to right: Avinash Narayanan, Atiq Khan, Brian Bonda, Albert Watkins, Andres Simion, Mo Afsa, Chris...