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Solomon Benjamin’s Tall Ships Adventure Willow Burn Hospice
www.durhamfreemasons.org SPRING 2019 | ISSUE 33
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Editor’s Notes The New Year is an exciting time for Freemasonry in the Province, with new developments like Solomon, the new UGLE online resource, to help aid the journey of Masonic learning and development. The 2021 Festival recently celebrated its 3rd anniversary and is well on course to reach its total. The Festival’s success has inspired and motivated many into having a go, often for the first time, with a range of events and activities that have captured the imagination. The Gazette has been restyled and similar to the Northern Spire Bridge in Sunderland, it embraces the future whilst not forgetting its past.
Please continue to report events within your lodge and local community, together with any other matters of interest, to the Communications Team who rely heavily upon your editorial contributions. To ensure your area of the Province is covered in future issues, please email news@news.pgldurham.org
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Durham Cathedral Honours Jerry
The Noble Art in Spennymoor
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Christmas Memories
We Three, Do Meet and Agree
Solomon QR If you know of anyone who might prefer or benefit from an audio version of this Gazette then email: news@news.pgldurham.org to order a copy for them now!
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GNASS Rapid Response Presentation
At the Annual Provincial Promotions meeting held at Dunston on Friday 30th November, John David Watts, Chairman of Durham Benevolence escorted Grahame Pickering, the Chief Executive of Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), Mandy Drake, Deputy Director of Public Liaison and Hannah Powell Public Liaison Officer, into the Provincial Grand Lodge prior to the formal opening. After introducing Grahame to the Provincial Grand Master, John then delivered a short presentation on the charitable contributions made to GNAAS by Durham Freemasons over many www.durhamfreemasons.org
years, before inviting John Arthur formally to hand over the keys of a gleaming new, fully equipped, 4×4 Volvo XC90 Rapid Response Vehicle, to be used by the Critical Care Team, which is emblazoned with the square and compasses on both side panels and rear of the vehicle. To everyone’s surprise, John handed over a further donation to GNAAS of £1,000 for the purchase a crew flight suite, with £200 of the donation being set aside to fuel the vehicle. Grahame Pickering then addressed Provincial Grand Lodge, enthusing at the level of support that GNAAS
had received from Durham Freemasons and went on to speak about how privileged they were to be the beneficiaries of our continued generosity. The service was originally commissioned by the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to work on Friday and Saturday nights, from 8pm to 8am, and on an on-call basis the other five nights of the week, however, after attending 459 incidents in the last twelve months alone, GNAAS has decided to fund another two nights, Thursday and Sunday, allowing GNAAS to go from strength to strength.
“GNAAS goes from strength to strength”
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Solomon
Fostering Curiosity - Developing Understanding
The Solomon project has now been formally launched by the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) and was showcased in the Winter 2018 edition of Freemasonry Today.
It is organised into three categories:
Solomon is an online resource that has been developed as a result of membership surveys undertaken by UGLE. These surveys identified learning and development as a major, unmet need within Craft and Royal Arch Freemasonry. As such, Solomon has been created to seek to stimulate interest and meet current and future needs.
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Seek & Learn: for individual exploration or presentation.
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Share & Encourage: for use by lodges and chapters.
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Support & Promote: for Provinces and Districts.
At the present time there are over 350 items available on the website. This, however, will expand over the coming months and years and is planned to be the biggest online resource for Masonic information available globally. As a resource it truly
provides a method to enable the individual Freemason to make his daily advancement in Masonic knowledge relevant, feasible and enjoyable all at the same time. Solomon is open to anyone at www.solomon.ugle.org.uk or on the Quick Response (Code Scanner) at the bottom of this page, which is a type of barcode that contains a matrix of dots, which can be scanned using a smartphone with built-in camera. Watch this space for more news on Solomon
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Sunderland Embrace Change Lodge Members and Guests
The New Year is a time to look forward to the future and plan for the challenges and rewards that lie ahead. Sadly, this isn’t the case in some lodges, with shrinking memberships and attendances and a lack of candidates. Doing nothing isn’t an option; change is required and the brethren of the Sunderland Lodge No. 4114 have embraced this. By 1996 lodge membership was down to 17 and it was advised to close. However, 13 regulars chose to ignore that advice.
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In 1997 the lodge produced a very basic website, the first in the Province. The website had one great advantage, namely that anyone searching with the word “Sunderland” automatically finds it. From the launch of the website things started to change. Eventually non-Masons who were interested in membership found the website and the lodge has been able to initiate a number of these people after their formal initial meetings and with guidance from Provincial Office. Meanwhile, the lodge has initiated members through the “normal channels” and the supply of candidates has been regular over the years.
Every two years the lodge hosts a recruitment night. These nights have been successful and attracted further new members, particularly younger ones. Good communications are considered to be very important and members are kept up to date with everything by a regular newsletter. Change is defined to make or become different, something the members of Sunderland Lodge have succeeded in doing. According to the 2018 Year Book, the lodge now has 31 members!
Steven Robinson, Sunderland’s Newest Member
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New Year Baby Joy Assistant Provincial Grand Master and Consultant Obstetrician at Sunderland Royal Hospital, Craig Steele, had something of a busman’s holiday on the first day of the year as he, once again, decided Durham Freemasons would ‘give out’ TLC teddies to the New Year baby arrivals for 2019. The first baby of 2019 at Sunderland Maternity Ward was delivered just before 3.30am on New Year’s Day and the duty team of midwives continued throughout the morning making sure all the New Year Mums received TLC Teddies for their babies. Duty Midwife Team
“TLC teddies given to the New Year baby arrivals for 2019”
Craig presenting a teddy!
Culture for Hetton George Tilley presenting cheque
The ‘Culture for Hetton’ Group is raising funds to have a miningthemed statue erected in the centre of Hetton-le-Hole, to be constructed by local artist Ray Lonsdale (the maker of ‘Tommy’).
with the intention of raising funds to purchase the statue. Unfortunately, before that meeting could take place, the statue was purchased by another local town.
The Group started back in July 2015 when local lad Lee Branney saw that Ray Lonsdale had made a statue of a miner and was looking for a village to purchase it.
However, the meeting still went ahead and, afterwards, a committee was formed and plans were made to have their very own unique statue, commissioned by Ray Lonsdale.
Lee invited anyone who was interested to a public meeting, to form a committee,
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Months went by and after much discussion, it was decided the
statue should be a ‘father and son’ piece, relating back to the 1840s mining era. This would be a tribute to, and a reminder of, the sacrifices made by the men and women who built our coal mining community. Hetton Mason, George Tilley, had great pleasure in presenting a cheque of £500 to the Group on behalf of Durham Benevolence. The target goal of the project is £43,000 and they are well on their way towards it.
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Cathedral Rewards Service Jerry and Wendy Clish
“Jerry Clish Honoured by Durham Cathedral” Shiney Row mason Jerry Clish, a Past Master of Penshaw Lodge No. 3194, has been a fantastic servant to masonry for many years, serving as Lodge Secretary for 19 years; he reaches his half century in masonry in March this year. That hasn’t been his only interest in life. Since retiring from education in 1997 Jerry has been visiting Durham Cathedral as a volunteer Steward, attending to the needs of its visitors from both home and abroad. www.durhamfreemasons.org
Jerry also served as Senior Custodian in the ‘Treasures of Saint Cuthbert’ museum from 1998 until it closed in December 2011. This museum reopened and is now known as ‘Open Treasure’. The paved floor in the Great Kitchen of the Open Treasure museum was provided by the Freemasons of the Province of Durham as part of the Tercentenary Celebrations of United Grand Lodge of England.
The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral honoured Jerry for his long and faithful service to the Cathedral by inscribing his name in the ‘Liber Vitae’ as a Benefactor. Jerry and his wife, Wendy, were invited to attend a lunch hosted by the Dean and the Bishop of Newcastle on Sunday 25th November 2018. This was followed by the ‘Founders and Benefactors’ service in the Cathedral.
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ROLL OF HONOUR
Final Parade for Arnold
The following brethren qualified to receive certificates to mark long service to Freemasonry.
60 YEARS CRAFT:
Councillor Clive Maddison thanking Arnold
Derek Blackburn Fawcett 661 Derek Hartley Rowlandson 3360 Thomas G Etherington Civic 5841
50 YEARS CRAFT:
For the past 22 years, Arnold William Sanderson of Whitworth Lodge has been the Parade Marshal for Spennymoor, organising the Remembrance Service and Parade for Spennymoor District Council. Recently, at the Masonic Hall in Spennymoor, the Town’s Mayor, Councillor Clive Maddison, took the opportunity to thank Arnold personally for all his efforts.
Arnold on Parade
Arnold, who has recently retired from the role of Parade Marshall, was thanked by the Mayor for his dedication over the years and for raising money for many
charities, including organising the popular annual Burns supper which raised funds for the Gurkhas Welfare Trust. Arnold, who is also a member of the British Legion, has been the Chaplain at Whitworth Lodge for many years. In his Military career he served in the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers before becoming a self-employed builder. In his spare time Arnold enjoys making walking sticks, some of which he has presented to notable people such as Prince Charles, The Duke of Edinburgh and Eric Heaviside.
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Brian Littlefair Lodge of Industry 48 John L Dixon Jonstonian 9301 Peter Quinn St Andrews 6217 David Spark Avalon 7647 Malcolm Spark Avalon 7647 Peter Oughton Avalon 7647 William F Simpson Norman 1334 Kenneth T Tindle Rowland Burdon 3960 Lewis Graham King Oswald 7344 Rowland S Peel Hedworth 2418 Alexander Wordingham Mowbray 5373 Jeffrey Lamb Tyne Dock 4218 John Hardy Earl of Durham 1274 Ronald Noble Saint Edmund 7377 Hugh Dixon Whitworth 1932 Malcolm Maddison Stanhope 3520 Alan Glendenning Civic 5841 Peter G Dunn Lodge Stewart 4261 Thomas W D Railson Derwent 4250 Hugh Dixon Whitworth 1932 Edwin Moore City 3568 William Davison Ravensworth 2674
50 YEARS ROYAL ARCH: Sidney J Dunford Vane Tempest 4261
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The 2021 Festival Grand Raffle Raffle organiser Andrew Foster and 2021 Festival Director, John Thompson
John Thompson phoning the lucky winner About to make someone’s Christmas
“This has been the most successful Grand Raffle conducted to date within the Province of Durham raising some £16,186.50 for the Festival and Masonic Charitable Foundation” www.durhamfreemasons.org
The eagerly anticipated draw of the 2021 Festival Grand Raffle took palace immediately after the close of the Annual Provincial Promotions meeting on Friday 30th November. The Grand Raffle organiser, Andrew Foster, invited the Provincial Grand Master, John Arthur and the Assistant Provincial Grand Master/Festival Director, John Thompson, to draw the winning numbers. The fantastic 1st prize of £5,000 was won by Barrie Tudberry of Amity Lodge No. 3193 in Sunderland. Barrie is the lodge’s Charity Steward and he had a few remaining tickets to sell, and so he purchased them himself. Barrie wasn’t present at the meeting
so John Thompson phoned him to pass on the great news which certainly made his Christmas. It was a case of the first being the last, literally, as the final winner of the evening was also an Amity member with Paul Sampson winning £20. This has been the most successful Grand Raffle conducted to date within the Province of Durham raising some £16,186.50 for the Festival and Masonic Charitable Foundation. Special congratulations go to the brethren of Westoe Lodge No. 4750 for selling the most tickets; they will be credited £100 to their Festival total.
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Christmas Memories A snapshot of Christmas from across the Province
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The crew having fun
Benjamin’s Tall Ships Legacy
Being introduced to The Princess Royal
Benjamin Weir
Legacy has many meanings and is interpreted in as many ways. The London 2012 Olympic bid succeeded in a lot of respects because its legacy had a lasting, positive impact on the local area. On paper, Paris had a stronger bid, but it lacked a tangible Legacy.
This was the driving force for Benjamin Weir, a member of Seaham Explorer Scouts, to apply for a place on the 2018 race, which started in Sunderland. As the race is a testing event on many levels, participants have to raise £1,300 in order to compete in the event.
The Tall Ships Race gives young people an opportunity to have a potentially life-changing experience, develop new skills, visit new ports and join with others from across the globe in the spirit of adventure.
Benjamin approached Durham Benevolence and they recognised the fantastic opportunity this offered and were able to support him, with a donation of £500.
Benjamin returned to Durham Benevolence to tell the story of his Tall Ships journey. This was a journey not only in nautical miles but also a personal one that will undoubtedly shape him; it will have a profound bearing on his journey in life. Meeting new friends, together with the trials and tribulations of a voyage at sea, have had an incredibly positive effect on Benjamin. It was an adventure of a lifetime in which Durham Benevolence helped him to take part, creating a legacy for which he is eternally grateful and appreciative
“Meeting new friends, together with the trials and tribulations of a voyage at sea, have had an incredibly positive effect on Benjamin” 12
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4Louis Supporting Families Bob McGurrell is a trustee and a founder of the Sunderland based charity ‘4Louis’, which is named in memory of his grandson Louis. Bob was delighted to receive a £500 Community Support Grant from Durham Benevolence, which will go towards the funding of a new bereavement suite at the Maternity Unit of University Hospital Durham. A similar suite is already operated by the charity at the Sunderland Royal Hospital. The Charity has funded many bereavement and family rooms and has provided funding for soft furnishings, kitchenettes and full renovations; some of the projects having been funded by families in memory of their little ones.
4Louis also provides funding for healthcare professionals, to allow them to access necessary bereavement training. Further, they also provide ‘memory boxes’ which contain many items to help inspire bereaved families to capture mementos of their baby or child. It has donated over 200 cuddle cots to various units across the UK and which have been funded by bereaved families in memory of their children. Cuddle cots are compact and discrete, and are designed to fit in to a Moses basket. At £1600 each, they keep a baby cool, to allow their family to spend up to 72 hours with them, after losing them.
Apology In the previous edition of the Gazette, the ‘Hartlepool Masonic Benevolent Association’ (HMBA) was incorrectly referred to as the West Hartlepool Masonic Hall Company. We apologise for this error and for any unintended misunderstanding.
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Bob McGurrell, trustee and a founder of the charity ‘4Louis’
“The Charity has funded many bereavement and family rooms”
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Looking after Man’s best friend Stockton Freemason, John McNaughton, is a foster carer for Dogs Trust and, in the 2 years he has been supporting them, he and his wife have cared for 12 dogs, 7 of which were ‘Staffies’. John has always had a fondness for dogs and kept Cocker Spaniels throughout his childhood. Several years back John also took in a stray puppy which stayed with him for 16 years! John and his wife Jacqui are currently fostering “Ole” who is a 5-6-year-old Lurcher. People often ask John and his wife how can they give the dogs
back? His response is prudent. It is simply that they both remain focused and remind themselves who they are doing it for… the dogs. Dogs Trust care for numerous dogs who otherwise wouldn’t be cared for or looked after; these may be puppies, older dogs or dogs with injuries/medical conditions. Fostering a dog is usually for a period of 6 weeks, on average, and everything the dog needs (food, bedding, veterinary treatment etc.) is provided to the fosterer by Dogs Trust., Therefore, the only thing they need to provide is a home for the dog.
John and Jacqui McNaughton
Happy 90th Birthday Gordon Toft of Hugh de Pudsey Lodge No. 4490 in Darlington, recently celebrated his 90th birthday and the brethren of the lodge were not going to let it go unnoticed. Gordon certainly doesn’t look 90 years old and is a very active member of the lodge, getting involved and regularly entertaining the brethren by providing harmony with his exceptional singing voice.
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Gordon currently holds office and is Senior Warden at Hugh de Pudsey. Thanks were given by lodge members and Gordon in particular, to Mrs Elaine Wharton, wife of Graham Wharton, for making a beautifully decorated and delicious cake. Happy birthday Gordon!
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The Immortal Bard
Blackhill Masonic Lodges once again came together to feast and drink to the memory of Scotland’s ‘Immortal Bard’, and greatest poet, Robert Burns at their 2nd Annual ‘Blackhill Burn’s Night Supper’.
Freemasons and their guests coming together in a celebratory evening to mark the life and works of Robert Burns, as well as to raise funds for their respective Lodges and support the 2021 Festival.
The evening was part of the continuing efforts of the Blackhill Masonic Social Committee, which has seen the 6 Blackhill Lodges working together in order to provide a range of social events across the Masonic calendar. As before, the evening proved a tremendous success, with over 100 Blackhill
The evening had all of the essential ingredients required for a wonderful Burns’ Night celebration. The piping in of the guests, the Selkirk Grace, the piping in of the haggis and toasts and thanks, delivered in both enlightening and humorous fashion. There were also plenty of delicious haggis, ‘neeps and
tatties’ and Scotch Whisky available to those who fancied a ‘wee dram’. A wonderful evening was rounded off when the guests were invited to stand and belt out a rousing rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
“With hundreds of pounds raised for charitable good causes, and several potential new Masons enjoying the warmth of a Masonic social event” www.durhamfreemasons.org
With hundreds of pounds raised for charitable good causes, and several potential new Masons enjoying the warmth of a Masonic social event at first hand, all those who were present look forward to the next social event at Blackhill.
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The Noble Art in Spennymoor “Spennymoor Boxing Academy is one of the top performance boxing clubs in the country and welcomes all ages and abilities” L-R Rob Ellis, Johnathan Cubello, Stan Hunter, Jack Richardson alongside junior members
When Rob Ellis established Spennymoor Boxing Academy 25 years ago, his ambition was to take young people off the streets and have them participate in a sport which promoted a positive attitude and self-discipline. That ambition has more than been realised. With the support of volunteers and sponsors, the club has worked hard to produce a team of boxers of which the town of Spennymoor can be proud.
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The club’s success in the sport has meant that many youngsters have visited places others can only dream about and they have travelled extensively throughout Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and America. A recent trip to Ireland resulted in the team returning with five gold medals. Spennymoor Boxing Academy is one of the top performance boxing clubs in the country and welcomes all ages and abilities. The Freemasons of the Province
of Durham were happy to join the list of sponsors by making a Community Support Grant of £500. This will go towards the purchase of new head guards for the junior squad who are aged from 6 to 16 years. Pictured with members of the youth squad are Rob Ellis and Freemasons Johnathon Cubello, Stan Hunter and Jack Richardson who were delighted to present the grant and a certificate, which will be placed in the Academy’s Hall of Fame
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Creating Content Workshop
Stockton Masonic Hall was the setting for the recent Creating Content Workshop on Thursday 24th January. The Workshop presentation was delivered by Mike Baker, the Head of Internal Communications at UGLE. The workshop was organised by Paul O’Doherty, the Provincial Communications Officer and was run in conjunction with the Province of Yorkshire, North and East Ridings. It offered the two Provinces and their Communication Teams the invaluable opportunity to meet up and benchmark best practice with the cross fertilisation of new ideas and innovative methods.
the day to run the workshop. He welcomed the visitors from Yorkshire, North and East Ridings who had also made the journey up to Stockton on a cold and frosty morning.
asked freely at any time; Mike answered by offering an invaluable insight into the bigger Masonic picture given his many years of experience at UGLE.
The day consisted of a visual presentation which focused on the key areas of Communication:
The day was brought to a close by rounding off a very interesting day with the importance of social media. The possibilities and limitations of all social media were explored, and best practice outlined.
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Communications – the context
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The Masonic Brand
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Creating Press Content – engaging the local media
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Which words do I use? Tone of voice
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Effective written communication
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Managing negative media.
John Arthur closed the workshop by thanking Mike and everyone who had turned up to make the day happen. This was the first time that the Provinces of Durham and Yorkshire, North and East Ridings had come together like this and by the results of the day, it certainly won’t be the last.
“This was the first time that the Provinces of Durham and Yorkshire, North and East Ridings had come together like this and by the results of the day, it certainly won’t be the last.” The Provincial Grand Master, John Arthur, opened the session by first thanking Mike for travelling up from London for
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The open, informal format allowed questions to be
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Dunston Spiritual Church The outside wall of Dunston Spiritual Church collapsed onto the main road rendering the Hall out of use for 3 months. The Church was offered the use of Dunston Masonic Hall as a temporary venue to continue their meetings. The collapsed wall also destroyed the Church’s notice
board. Following an application to Durham Benevolence for assistance, a Community Support Grant of £250 was made to the Church. Martin Rankin presented Mrs Willis, the Church secretary, with the cheque. The money will be used to purchase a new notice board.
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OVERVIEW OF OUR WORK IN
DURHAM IN 2017/18
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We helped That’s one people from the masonic community person for every lodge
Support for masonic families totalled
£400,475
This includes:
£262,835 of grants
for daily living expenses
£97,457
of support for health needs
£40,183
to cover educational opportunities and quality care
5 people accessed
our counselling careline
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We carried out home visits to help complete applications
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We also supported of your local charities with
£150,500in grants
“When my daughter became ill four years ago, we took in our two young grandchildren – we didn’t realise just how much two extra mouths to feed would increase our outgoings and we started to struggle. Thankfully the MCF agreed to help us out, not only with the everyday stuff, but also with grants to help them take part in karate, swimming and gymnastics. They used to be so shy, but it’s really brought brough thtemout them outof oftheir theirshell. shell.The TheMCF MCF have been absolutely wonderful.”
This year’s Masonic Charitable Foundation report. Whilst our charitable efforts need no reward, it’s always nice to know who is benefiting from those efforts.
Roy, freemason and grandfather
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We Three, Do Meet and Agree L-R Charles Sheldon Marshall, Kenneth Kent, Stan Fitches, Michael Shaw
The main business of the Chapter that evening was to install its three Principles for the coming year, with Jeffrey Roffey as First Principal, Leonard Hird as Second Principal and John Davey as Third Principal.
Michael Shaw, Deputy Grand Superintendent, was then presented with four cheques for the 2021 festival, one from the Chapter and one from each of the certificate recipients. After the presentation all companions retired to the festive board, where the usual Lambton tradition of a wonderful dining experience was enjoyed. This included the 3rd course of tripe, with snuff and port for the 7th course.
For the Royal Arch in the Province of Durham, the next business of the evening was unique with the presentation of three 50-year certificates.
The full report from this magnificent celebratory evening is available on the Provincial website at www.durhamfreemasons.org
Lambton Chapter No. 375, meeting in Durham, opened its doors for a special and very memorable occasion on Friday 8th February.
Charles Sheldon Marshall, Kenneth Kent and Stan Fitches each received such a certificate. These three masons are not what some may simply call normal companions, but are all esteemed and exceptional masons who have served the Province with dedication and zeal for a total of 150 years between them. They were all founding members of Lambton Chapter and, to top this, they are all Supreme Grand Chapter Officers, with one having been recognised by the Queen.
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Willow Burn Hospice On 15th January this year, The Provincial Grand Master, John Arthur, was delighted to have the pleasure of presenting the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) grants to hospices in the Province. He did this at the recently refurbished Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester. Following the presentation of the certificates, the visitors were given a tour of the building and its modern facilities which include a hospice and an in-patient unit, along with family support facilities. John Arthur commented, “Supporting hospices, both locally and nationally, is central to Freemasonry. We appreciate the invaluable service they provide. It was a privilege to visit a local hospice to present these awards and meet such committed and enthusiastic people”.
Last year the Masonic Charitable Foundation announced that £600,000 had been approved to support hospices across England and Wales. In July this year, hospices were invited to apply for grants towards core funding and £300,000 has been allocated for this purpose. In total, through the central Masonic Charities (now MCF), the Masonic Community has awarded over £13 million to hospices since 1984.
The Hospices in The Province of Durham receiving grants were:
“Supporting hospices, both locally and nationally, is central to Freemasonry.”
Alice House Hospice
£1,682
Butterwick Hospice
£890
Butterwick Hospice - Bishop Auckland
£800
Butterwick House Hospice for Babies, Children & Young Adults
£866
St Clare’s Hospice
£792
St Cuthbert’s Hospice
£1,339
St Teresa’s Hospice
£1,094
Willow Burn Hospice
£596
A further award of £1,500 was made to St Benedict’s Hospice, Sunderland from Durham Benevolence. St. Benedict’s is an N.H.S supported hospice.
The deadline for issue 34 is 30th April 2019. NEWS@NEWS.PGLDURHAM.ORG Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham, 8 The Esplanade, Sunderland, SR2 7BH. T: 0191 5675365. www.durhamfreemasons.org