Four Lodges had nominated St Ann’s Hospice to receive £4000 from the Mark Benevolent Fund and Anne-Marie Wynne, head of Fundraising was there to receive the cheque from VWBro David H Thompson, PGJO, APGM, along with WBro Kevin M Reaney, PGJD who deputised for the Worshipful Master of the Thomas Sharples Barlow Lodge No 1383.… Read more “£4000 to St Ann’s Hospice”
MARK MASTER MASONS DONATE £11000 TO WILLOW WOOD HOSPICE ASHTON
The cheque presentation took place in the beautiful gardens surrounding Willow Wood Hospice, with a gathering of seven brethren in attendance representing those Mark Lodges who had chosen Willow Wood to be the recipient of the £1000 sum from each of eleven Lodges within the locality.
Thursday the 12 August saw the first meeting of Roberts TI 24 lodge of Mark Master Masons. It was their first meeting in almost 18 months. An installation of the new Worshipful Master. by the current WM WBro Edward Aston who performed an exemplary ceremony to install WM WBro George Harry Scaife into the chair of Adoniram.
MARK MASTER MASONS
DONATE £3000. TO PENDLESIDE HOSPICE
Staff and volunteers at Pendleside Hospice in Burnley are celebrating receipt of a grant from the Mark Master Masons of East Lancashire, wholly funded by its charity, the Mark Benevolent Fund.
The donation, which is part of a Major Capital Grant of £1.25m to over 250 hospices in England, Wales, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, recognises the contribution made by HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to the service of the Crown and the life of the nation.
The 11th of August 2021, Pendle Lodge of Mark Master Masons No 695 was one of the first Mark Lodges to reopen their doors. Pendle Lodge in Padiham held their first meeting in over 18 months. With 16 brethren in attendance.
Gorton Mark Lodge No.1034, reduced to 10 active members with an average age of 76 years, reluctantly surrendered their Warrant on 30th March 2021.
On Thursday 8th July the Officers of the Lodge made their final Charity donation to St James’ Parish Church, Gorton.… Read more “Gorton make final Charity donation”
The Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Alex McLaren, accompanied by the Deputy and Assistant Provincial Grand Masters and a deputation of 8 Acting Officers of the Province attended a Virtual Business Meeting of W R Callender Mark Lodge No.136 on 9th March to mark WBro.… Read more “Celebrating 50 years in the Mark”