Division IX Organizations

Archive for April, 2013

Freemasons open up about charity work

The 12,000 Freemasons in the county, including members of about 50 lodges – groups of 20 to 30 –based at the Loughton Masonic Centre in High Beech Road, donated almost £700,000 to more than 370 charities in 2012, according to the group's latest ...

Freemasons help MS sufferers

Members at the Masonic Centre in Wing Road are helping hundreds of Thames Valley people hit by multiple sclerosis. The illness attacks the central nervous system, making patients virtually prisoners in their own bodies. The two lodges in Linslade ...

Freemasons in £500 donation to Moulton Seas End club

The big donation that is keeping the club afloat has come from Long Sutton's Alexandra Lodge of the Freemasons and its worshipful master Shaun Dickson is pictured (centre back) presenting the cheque to youth club leader Jason Osborne. SG140313- ...

Lodge of Kilwinning to celebrate 250 years

Immediately after the proceedings in the County Hall were concluded, the Grand Master, accompanied by members of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Scotland and others, opened the Lodge in preparation of members proceeding to the new Sheriff Court ...

Freemasonry: the secret's out

Despite what you've seen depicted in popular culture involving strange symbols, mysterious rituals, and men clothed in curious regalia, the Freemasons are not a secret organization, says Guy Olsson, a member of the Cloverdale Masonic Lodge, which has ...

Unicorns, Freemasons and the Devil: Google and our pollies

Is Prime Minister Julia Gillard a “bogan” or a “badass”? Is Opposition Leader Tony Abbott a “liar” or a “legend”? Those are just some of questions Australia wants answers to, according to Google's auto-complete function. I searched for 25 prominent ...

Masons make a donation to lifeboat

THE Fowey Lodge of Freemasons were delighted to be able to present a large cheque to the Fowey branch of the RNLI on Saturday, March 23. The presentation took place at the Fowey lifeboat station as a part of the Freemasons' annual charitable giving to ...

Ambulance charities given £20000

Air ambulance services which cover the North East and Yorkshire are to share £20,000 from the Freemasons' Grand Charity. Yorkshire Air Ambulance has been awarded £8,000 and Great North Air Ambulance, which covers North Yorkshire, Cumbria and the ...

Westcountry air ambulances to share £180000 donation

Since the Freemasons became a regular support of air ambulance charities in 2007, they have donated £1.3 million to the 22 air ambulance which cover England and Wales. Laura Chapman, chief executive of The Freemasons' Grand Charity, said: "We are ...

Funding boost for Air Ambulance

Laura Chapman, chief executive of The Freemasons' Grand Charity, said: "We are delighted to be able to show our support for air ambulance charities once again with a donation of £192,000. "Supporting these rescue services remains popular within ...