Holcombe Hikers Support the East Lancs Masonic Charities Festival 2026
Holcombe Hikers Brave The Weather to Raise Over £5,000 Saturday the 22nd July saw Masons, their families and friends gathered at Hewlett Court, ready to take on The Holcombe Hike - ELMC’s 13 mile (half-marathon) sponsored walk in support of the 2026 Festival. Weather...
East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society
Derby Cup 2023 Held at Bramall Park Golf Club – Stockport on 12th July 2023 It was a fine day for golf when our annual event took place this year at Bramall Park Golf Club. With an attendance of only 22 players we obviously went for the quality not quantity. ...
2026 Festival – Sponsored Walk
On Saturday 22 July, a sponsored walk was held in aid of the Provincial 2026 Festival. As you can see from the photos, it was a very wet weekend. Brethren from the Eastern Area joined other East Lancashire Freemasons, braved the wether and raised essential funs for...
Do you want to know a secret?
On Thursday, 6th July, WBro Doug Smith & WBro Russell Perks attended St Paul`s Church Hall in Norden, Rochdale, to present a presentation about Freemasonry (Do you want to know a secret) to Norden`s Women Institute. Chris Wolstenholme, President of the Norden...
Three River charity walk: Maccabee establish a connection with Tolkien novels
Maccabee Lodge 8947 held its annual charity walk, a tradition started twenty-nine years ago, a way to raise money for the Lodge charity account and help establish a more intimate relationship between members and, at the same time, support the fundraising: The Maccabee...
East Lancashire Masons attend Tottington’s Big Day Out
Sunday the 2nd July 2023 saw brethren from the province take the trailer for a Big Day Out. Tottington's Big Day Out is an annual community event held at St Johns Cricket Ground, Crompton Meadows, Tottington, on the first Sunday of July. Featuring Live Bands, Stalls,...
Inter-Halls Bowls Competition
Today at Coalshaw Green Park the annual Oldham District Inter-Hall Bowls Competition was held. Given the recent weather we was blessed with dry and warm conditions for the majority of the event. A big thank you goes to WBro Eddie Baines for organising the day, which...
Thank you to the ELMC
A thank you letter from The Christie Charity for the ELMC donation of £1,200.
Manchester Level Club completes “Tour De Province”
One weekend in East Lancashire, three dedicated Freemasons from the Manchester Level Club, Tom, Elliot, and JP, embarked on a remarkable charity bike ride. Their mission was to visit every Masonic Hall in the Province of East Lancashire and raise funds for the East...
African Caribbean Care Group – Visit from Provincial Grand Master
On Tuesday 20th June, the RW Provincial Grand Master visited the African Caribbean Care Group, based in Hulme, Manchester, to find out how they had benefitted from a grant of £15000 awarded to them from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. The visit was particularly...
The 2023 Royal Arch Banquet
EComp Harvey and Beverley Basger - Hosts for the evening. The Royal Arch Banquet, 2023 This year’s Royal Arch banquet took place on Saturday the 10th June 2023, it was extremely well attended with 124 ladies and companions present. Since 1991 this has been an annual...
GMP Band performing at Rochdale
On Saturday 17th June members of the Eastern area freemasons, family and friends was treated to a wonderful evening and entertainment, by the Greater Manchester Police band at Rochdale masonic hall. WBro John Taylor opened the evening speaking about the Masonic...
Life saving skills at Werneth Lodge 6163
Tonight the team from Lifeline Ambulance visited Werneth Lodge 6163 to talk and demonstrate the use of life saving skills and the use of an AED (defibrillator). The talk was very informative and was delivered in a fun and friendly way. Certainly skills that every...
East Lancashire Masons at Radcliffe Carnival
This weekend in the quaint town of Radcliffe, there was a lively and much-anticipated event called the Radcliffe Carnival. The celebration brought the community together with music, a funfair, and a vibrant parade. Every year, the Province of East Lancashire...
A Very Special Initiation
On Friday the 26th of May 2023 a special, perhaps even unique, Initiation took place at Denton Lodge No 5234 in the Southern Area of the Province. It was special because the 19-year-old candidate (Mr. Brandon Robert Gee) is not only a Lewis but the son of a Lewis (Bro...
Miles More Food
Five-Mile-High Club In early 2019 Rochdale District Freemasons embarked on a very challenging and ingenious initiative to collect a mile of food for the local foodbank. That was certainly a stretching target to say the least and to put it into perspective there are...