Clitheroe and District Fellowship Accordion Concert
On Saturday June 9th the Clitheroe and District Fellowship held a concert at West Bradford Village Hall, to raise funds for local charities, at which the Craven Accordion Orchestra performed to an audience of 120 who were thoroughly well entertained by the Orchestra,...
Queen’s Birthday Honour for WBro Leslie Kay
WBro Leslie Kay has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the latest Queen’s Birthday Honours List. WBro Kay, from Hale, was awarded the honour “for services to Older People in the Jewish Community in Manchester”. Leslie has been involved with Heathlands Care...
Northern Area visit to the UGLE Quarterly Communication
18 Brethren from the Northern Area, including the Assistant Provincial Grand Master WBro John Farrington PSGD and the Assistant to the Provincial Grand Principals EComp Brian Carter PAGDC, attended the June meeting of the United Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication....
Clitheroe Civic Sunday
On Sunday 10th June several members of Keep Lodge 6538 and Limestone Rock Lodge 369 accompanied by WBro David Lightbown PAGDC, gathered at the Clitheroe Town Hall in preparation for the Clitheroe Civic Sunday Procession and Church Service. The procession, on a...
Support Towards a Ramp for a Darwen Senior Social Club
A Darwen Senior Social Club which meets on Monday afternoons at the Old Function Rooms in Darwen, has been set up by Maxine Walsh for locals who suffer from a range of age related illness including Alzheimer's dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes and even just people who...
Novel Donation to Lifelites – 1stJune 2018
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master / Deputy President of the East Lancashire Masonic Charity was proud to present £5000 for ‘Lifelites’ to Simone Enefer-Doy, the CEO of that charity, and accompany her during the East Lancashire leg of a relay which is seeing her...
East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society Invitation Day
On a beautiful sunny and warm day, the East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society held its annual Invitation Day at Knott End Golf Club. The highlight of the day is the competition for the Jack Levene Trophy which is a Trophy presented in memory of WBro Jack Levene, a past...
151st Great Harwood Agricultural Show
On Bank Holiday Monday 28th May, several volunteers representing each of the five Masonic halls in East Ribble District gave their time and braved the hot sunny weather to deliver the Provincial trailer to the Great Harwood Agricultural Show, set up and man an...
WBro Leslie Kay celebrates 60 years in Freemasonry
The meeting of Zion Menorah Lodge No 1798 on Thursday 9 May 2018 was a very special occasion for WBro Leslie Kay, as he celebrated the 60th Anniversary of his initiation into Freemasonry. The Goulburn Lodge Room was packed out with Brethren wishing to help celebrate...
50th for Bro Eric Greenhalgh
On Tuesday evening (29/05/18) St Peter's Deane Lodge 6521, along with the Assistant Provincial Grand Master and a District Delegation came together to celebrate 50 years in Freemasonry for Bro Eric Greenhalgh. The ladies and partners of the lodge usually dine at the...
The Travelling Gavel Moves On
The East Ribble District Travelling Gavel ended its residency at Rhyddings Lodge No.5205, when the WM of Bank Terrace with King Oswald Lodge No.462 Bro Gordon Marchant came to claim it. He was accompanied by his Wardens and ten further Lodge Brethren, who were part of...
Bury Masonic Hall has renamed the top floor.
We have many great and esteemed masons within the Bury District. One of the most highly regarded being Paul J. E. Rink OBE, a member of the Prince of Wales Lodge No. 1012 and a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Province of East Lancashire. Paul’s...