Due to business and personal commitments Graham Cooper has resigned from the Education Team. Alan Hurdley (Provincial Education Officer) is delighted that Neil Ensby (Craven Lodge) has agreed to join the ‘Team’ as the Education IT Assistant.
Neil’s experience in the IT field and extensive skills will be a great asset to the ‘Team’ and he will be responsible for all the PowerPoint presentations and items for the Education Web Page.
At the end of April one of the youngest and newest members of Craven Lodge No 810 in Skipton, Bro Martin Broadley, made a trip to Gt Ormond St Hospital in London to donate some of his bone marrow to help a young person suffering from a life threatening blood disorder. On a previous visit it was found that Martin’s bone marrow was a 99% match. The operation was a complete success and Martin is now back at work as the Head Gardener for The Duke of Devonshire’s Bolton Abbey Estate and suffering no ill effects from his experience. Martin is not yet aware, and may never become aware, of the outcome for the recipient, but hopefully he or she will make a full recovery.
Martin only recently became a Master Mason and is thoroughly enjoying his Freemasonry. All the brethren of Craven Lodge are extremely proud of what Martin has done, and when we think about Charity, we should all remember that it’s not just about donating money!
Leeds & District Lodge of Installed Masters, No. 7918
Bro. Peter J Smith PPJGW. Master
Following which he will deliver his Inaugural Lecture
at Castle Grove Masonic Hall on Thursday 26th May 2011, 5.30pm
The American Civil War pitted brother against brother. This paper takes an overview of the development of Freemasonry and social order within the Union following Independence. How Freemasonry expanded in parallel with the development of the Union. Why the division between the newly industrialised North and the continuation of slave based agriculture in the south grew, leading to Secession, Civil War and the dilemmas faced by the fraternity.
ALL Masons are very welcome to attend – the Leeds and District Lodge of Installed Masters will be delighted to offer a warm welcome to all those who wish to hear W Bro Landy’s fascinating lecture.
Bookings to:- Bro Steven Sheard at 01943 468330 or steviesheard@yahoo.co.uk
The price of the meal will be £15
Next meetings
Thursday 22nd Sept
W Bro Rev’d Neville Barker-Cryer
Tuesday 29th Nov
W Bro Tom Coulson (Beamish)
Calder Valley Search & Rescue were awarded £30,000 last year in the major grants, the money was used to purchase the vehicle shown in the picture. The vehicle carries a lot of special equipment, hence the delay in getting it on the road.
On Tuesday April 5th W.Bro Barry Hartley made the presentation along with several other Masons, also present was the APGM for Area 2 W.Bro Colin Dent.
As the presentation was due to begin the team were called out to an incident at Studley Pike so the presentation had to be delayed for about an hour, at least we saw the vehicle in use. The gentleman receiving the vehicle is Mr BOB UTTLEY he is the Chairman of CVSR
Whilst our website was out of action at the turn of the year we were unable to publish the wonderful news that our own W. Bro Keith D Madeley PJGD was to be awarded the MBE. On 31st March this year Keith went to London and was invested with this very distinguished honour. Naturally Chris, Keith’s wife, attended the event and enjoyed a wonderful day out
W. Bro Keith worked tirelessly as Information and Press Officer for the Province of Yorkshire West Riding and was the inspiration and driving force behind many of the positive events that have happened within this great Province of ours; the video ‘ A View on Freemasonry’ the first of its kind, our presence a the Great Yorkshire Show, which continues to this day, being just two of his many achievements and put the Province of Yorkshire West Riding in the forefront of Freemasonry and lead the way for others to follow.
Back to the MBE – A hearty congratulations Keith and well deserved
The attached pictures show Keith ‘showing off’ his award and with Chris both looking very proud
Clifton Lodge No 7112, Brighouse, petitioned the PGM’s fund for a grant for The Old Brodleans Under16s Rugby Team, they were travelling to France to take part in a European Tournament and required new kit. The application was successful and W.Bro Brian Young the Lodge Almoner presented a cheque for £1000 to the Team Trainer, John Cole.
The visit has now taken place and I’m pleased to be able to report they won the Tournament and returned victorious, I’d like to think our contribution to the new kit played its part.
John Cole trainer of the under 17’s squad at the Old Brodleians RUFC can be seen here receiving a generous donation of £1000 from Brian Young from the Masonic Clifton Lodge, based in Brighouse, with the support of the West Yorkshire Masonic Charities.
Kevin Dawson also a member of the Lodge and team First aid support applied to his Lodge for the grant to help kit the team out in good quality sporting wear in readiness for their tournament trip to the French International Rugby Festival 2011 near Arras and Lille.
The gift has bought the full team of 15 players Polo shirts, T Shirts, high quality sweat shirts with matching jogging pants. Here you can see 5 members of the team wearing their new tour travelling clothes representing the Old Brodleians RUFC whilst abroad at the International Rugby Festival.
John Cole said without the support of organisations such as The West Riding Masonic charities and other generous people and organisations, trips like this would be extremely difficult to arrange and finance, the lads really appreciate the generosity shown to them.
The 9th French International Festival of Rugby will be the highlight of many teams season. The largest junior rugby festival in France will see teams from all around France, Europe, the UK and Ireland descend on the region to compete in an outstanding event. The opportunity to give young players a chance to experience a new country, a new culture and new style of rugby, is an opportunity not to be missed. The atmosphere and welcome is always unique and a Festival of immense excitement on and off the field is guaranteed.
Raymond Lodge
The first major grants of 2011 awarded by The Freemasons’ Grand Charity total £676,000. Seventeen charities are receiving funding for projects based throughout England and Wales, in support of vulnerable people and youth opportunities.
To fund a recruiting officer for a residential centre for disadvantaged young people in Surrey. The charity provides a structured programme of activities at three residential centres for unemployed young people.
http://www.amberweb.org/
This grant is payable over two years to fund a Development Tutor and Outreach Worker at a centre in Liverpool. Fairbridge works with 3,500 of the most disaffected and disadvantaged young people, running open-ended programmes of courses and activities.
http://www.fairbridge.org.uk/
To fund a peer mentoring and education project which will train older Guides to deliver sessions to Brownies and younger Guides on a wide range of topics. The project also helps the trained peers with their presentation skills, communication, decision making and leadership.
http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/home.aspx
This grant is payable over three years to fund the ThinkBig programme for 10 looked-after young people (i.e. children in care). The programme will help those ‘A’ level students who do not have any family support to overcome personal circumstances and achieve in higher education. The charity provides a mentor to help students to complete their studies and also offers internships and training in interview skills and business writing, as well as financial support.
http://www.hkf.org.uk/
To fund the Transitions to Independent Living project for young homeless people living in England and Wales.
http://www.venture-trust.org.uk/
To fund CyberMentors, an online peer support project specifically for disabled children and those with special needs. The charity supports young people to tackle bullying through prevention workshops in schools and communities.
http://www.beatbullying.org/
This grant will go towards funding the upgrade of parents’ accommodation at the Tadworth site, which provides residential care and rehabilitation for children with acquired brain injuries and complex medical needs.
http://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/
To contribute towards a new holiday cottage in Cornwall. The charity provides self-catering accommodation for severely disabled people and their families. The Trust currently runs two cottages which are occupied 45 weeks of the year.
http://www.thelinberwicktrust.org.uk/
To fund a Regional Development Officer for self-help groups. The charity is a self help organisation for sufferers of bipolar (manic depression) with 120 self-help groups and 4,500 members.
http://www.mdf.org.uk/
This grant is payable over three years to fund the salary of its Community Nurse Manager. The Meningitis Trust provides ‘support for life’ to over 20,000 people each year. The Community Nurse Team provide support by assisting with home visits, providing face-to-face support and information, answering calls to the Trust’s 24-hour helpline and assisting with the organisation of the Trust’s family days.
http://www.meningitis-trust.org/
To fund the Champions for Childhood Epilepsy Campaign. The Charity provides specialist services for young people with epilepsy and other neurological conditions.
http://www.ncype.org.uk/
To be distributed to each of the Provincial Grand Lodges for presentation locally to fund branch activities for people with Parkinson’s Disease – please note, Parkinson’s UK is currently deciding on the branch allocation. The Grand Charity will be contacting all Provinces once Parkinson’s UK have made their decision in the coming months.
http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
This grant is payable over two years, to fund the Conservation Therapy Programme engaging service users in practical outdoor conservation work as part of rehabilitation. The charity provides rehabilitation programmes for drug and alcohol addicts and this project is delivered away from treatment centres in eight sites with the National Trust, Natural England, and the RSPB.
http://www.phoenix-futures.org.uk/
To provide a Neuropsychologist to help residents with acquired brain injury (ABI). The charity provides residential rehabilitation and nursing for ex-Service personnel. Those with ABI often have difficulty communicating and are frustrated, angry or confused. The Neuropsychologist will help them, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to come to terms with their disability.
http://www.qahh.org.uk/
Sunfield Children’s Homes provide specialised education and residential care for up to 60 pupils from across the UK with severe and complex learning needs including profound autism and challenging behaviour. The grant is to fund equipment to be used in structured therapy sessions with an occupational therapist to help develop sensory integration skills and to modulate behaviour, as well as in play breaks
http://www.sunfield.org.uk/
To fund a design and technology room at Treloar’s, a School and College in Hampshire. Treloar’s provides education, care, therapy, medical support, independence training and opportunities for over 250 young people with complex physical disabilities and learning difficulties from UK and overseas. 90% of students use a wheelchair and 40% have little or no speech. The most recent Ofsted report rated Treloar’s as ‘outstanding’. The design and technology room will be part of a new development of purpose-built facilities for the school and college.
http://www.treloar.org.uk/
To fund the salary of the Support Worker. The charity provides free holidays in Bournemouth for young people with cancer. Eight young people at a time join in activity-based holidays and 240 young people attended last year. The charity aims to reduce the isolation that young people with cancer suffer as they are separated from their peers by their illness. The holidays receive excellent feedback from the young people.
http://www.youthcancertrust.org/
If you would like detailed information regarding any of these grants please contact Katrina Baker at kbaker@the-grand-charity.org
For further information regarding The Freemasons’ Grand Charity please contact Siobhan McCarthy at smccarthy@the-grand-charity.org or on 020 7395 9385.
IN ANNOUNCING the re-launch of our Provincial website at this week’s annual meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge at the splendid Royal Hall, Harrogate, the R W Provincial Grand Master, John K Clayton, thanked Bros Kevin Gould, Peter Thornton and David Clough, for providing the site with a new look.
“I think you will now find it attractive and user friendly. This Province was one of the first to embrace this technology. We have taken the opportunity to redesign the website, giving it a more modern feel and making it more accessible to a wider audience. “
“Brethren, the website is yours, but to keep it alive and interesting, we need to ensure that it is updated with articles and news items. It needs to be a dynamic facility. It will only be as good as the material supplied by you for inclusion.
“Important as it is as a means of communication, the website works closely with the editorial team of our twice yearly publication ‘White Rose Masonic News,’ which has been established in its present form for over 14 years. The White Rose is an excellent publication, envied by many of our colleagues in other Provinces.”
Pictures show part of one of the processions into Provincial Grand Lodge and Jeanette Lodge and Raychel Perks, of the Denby Dale Centre, with R W Bro Clayton. The centre, which organises community activities and provides social support, received a £10,000 grant from the PGM’s Fund.
Other awards made were:
£25,000 to complete the extension of the residential holiday house for the South Yorkshire Guides Association.
Sponsors: Pathfinder Lodge No 8236
£20,000 to assist with the purchase of theatrical equipment for Dance United Yorkshire.
Sponsors: Eccleshill, Faith & Fraternity Lodge No 1034
£20,000 to assist with the provision of a new play area for the Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre, Ilkley.
Sponsors: Lodge of the Three Graces No 408
£15,000 for refurbishment of accommodation at the “Trinity Ward”, Ripon Community Hospital, Ripon.
Sponsors Vale of Nidd Lodge No 4984
£10,000 for the purchase of a tumbling track for Goole Gymnastics Club.
Sponsors: Aire & Calder Lodge No458
Pictures by David Wright. Go to his website: www.thewrightphoto.co.uk or email him at: david@thewrightphoto.co.uk. Ladies’ Evenings and charity nights a speciality
Watch out for the spring issue of White Rose, to be published next week, for extended report and more pictures from the Provincial meeting.