Mr Burrows said the lodges had donated more than £170,000 over the last five years to local non-Masonic charities and only last week, the Freemasons Grand Charity had also reacted quickly to give £50,000 to the British Red Cross to help with their work ...

Buy photos » Generous members of The Freemasons pool team who have handed over their winnings to charity are pictured at the league presentation night at the Pillar of Salt. From the left - Diego Maese, Tad Marszarek, Darren Flattley, Adam Thomas, Phil ...

"Supporting these rescue services remains popular within Freemasonry because of the important work they carry out in communities across the country. We hope that the £1.3 million that has been donated since 2007 has made a valuable contribution and ...