The Provincial Grand Master presents a cheque for £28,795 to The Christies Charitable Fund – Bloods Closer to Home On the 12th May 2022, the Provincial Grand Master RW Bro John Smith, accompanied by his wife Jane, also the Provincial Grand Almoner WBro Barry Heal and WBro Stewart Mills attended the premises of
East Lancashire Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge 1272 recently held their January meeting at Stanley House in Audenshaw. It was a low turnout due again to the Covid situation, but those in attendance had a good time just being amongst Mark brethren again.… Read more “1272- The Jewel in the Crown”
The MBF Annual Review 2021 has been published and can be viewed or downloaded from the Mark Masons’ Hall website via this link https://tinyurl.com/
There are some amazing numbers in the report and its well worth a read through. You will be amazed at the support that is made by the fund and the monies that you as Mark Masons make on a regular basis.
When I visited Rossendale Hospice on behalf of the Province and the MBF, they had a Giving Tree on the wall in the entrance hall which consisted of a number of “leaves” detailing large donors to the hospice, pictured below. I was told that the MBF would be awarded its own leaf which it now has, and below is a picture of the said leaf for all to see.… Read more “MBF awarded its own leaf”
On the 3rd November, the Provincial Grand Master, RW Bro Alexander Sillars McLaren, accompanied by the Provincial Grand Almoner, WBro Barry Heal and WBro Bob Summers attended the premises of Age UK Manchester at Openshaw, on the east side of Manchester.… Read more “Age UK Manchester receives new Minibus”
This is Oscar Grainger and his family at the Masonic Hall in Paignton. R.W.Bro. Peter Balsom, Provincial Grand Master for Devonshire and his Executive, along with W.Bro. Darren Coleman-Heald, P.A.G.D.C., Charities Manager at Mark Masons’ Hall, were representing the Mark Benevolent Fund to present a cheque for £6,000, giving Oscar the final piece of …………read more
The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons and the Mark Benevolent Fund have supported the Order of St John and St John Ambulance for many years, the Mark Benevolent Fund has