white_rose_newsletter_42-1 - Masonic Province of Yorkshire, West ...

LOYALTY AWARDSBRETHREN of Loyalty Lodge No 4971embarked on a sponsored walk andorganised other fund-raising activitieswhich enabled them to present twosubstantial cheques.One was for £3,000 to the LeedsGastroenterology Institute - a specific unitin Leeds that looks to care for suffersof Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)such as Crohn's Disease and UlcerativeColitis.Expensive drugs are supplied by theNHS, but the wards are lacking inequipment. Other areas the instituteis developing is its own out patientfacilities, including making IBD literatureavailable for patients to easily access.Loyalty Master W Bro Ed Morriswelcomed Assistant Provincial GrandMaster W Bro Stewart Carley and WRMCLchairman W Bro Barry Hartley to hisLodge in June when he presented a£2,500 cheque for the PGM’s Fund.FANTASTICFUN FOR ALLPictures show W Bro Morris at the gastroenterologyunit and with W Bros Carley and HartleyWRENTHORPE RangersJunior Football Club heldan open day in July andenjoyed fantastic weatherfor their annual fun dayand presentations.Andy Marshall, chairmanof the Wakefield club said:“This is a day forcommunity involvementwhere we can thank thelads and the parents canthank the hard-working Picture shows some of the youngsters with John Kirby, Scott Everett,members who volunteerUnder 7’s coach, Paul Normandale, Nelson of the Nile Master,Sue Petty, events co-ordinator and Andy Marshall, chairman.week in – week out to givethe local young people a sense of comradeship and responsibility from early years.“ Great for fun and discipline, great for fitness and learning the game, great for winningmatches”.And Andy added: “We are especially grateful to the Freemasons at Nelson of the NileLodge No 264 for having already supported the club with a £150 donation, but to arriveat our presentation day with a cheque for £500 from West Riding Masonic Charities wasthe icing on the cake.”The event raised over £2,000 and W Bro John Kirby, charity member at Nelson of theNile, said: “Local good causes and charities are dear to our hearts. We believe insupporting those who do good in our society and to make things happen, especially forthe young who often rely on a helping hand.“ WRMC Ltd is always active in assisting those in need and easing the financial burdenwhere it can. The Brethren of every Lodge in Yorkshire, West Riding will no doubt beproud that their giving is so much appreciated by our friends outside of Freemasonry.Not every day is sunny. We like to be there with the umbrella come rain or shine.”HELPING HANDHAREWOOD Lodge No 5667,which meets at Westbourne House,Otley,opened its doors to membersof the public who wished to learnmore about Freemasonry.The Mayor and Mayoress ofOtley and many other questsattended and after a shortexplanation of what Freemasonryis all about, cheques for £1,000from the PGM’s Fund werepresented to representatives ofOtley 2nd Scouts and Otley TownFootball Club as a contribution totheir respective refurbishmentprogrammes.Afterwards the quests andLodge members extended theirdiscussions during dinner.Theevent was such a success thatsimilar open evenings may beorganised by other Lodges thatmeet at Westbourne House.CENOTAPH RELOCATEDROTHERHAM Grammar School OldBoys Association have relocated theCenotaph which stands in the grounds ofthe College and which had been subjectto vandalism.The Cenotaph has since beenrefurbished at a cost of £13,000 andrelocated closer to the main building ofthe College and is now under cctvsurveillance.Sandbeck Lodge No 7275 contributed£1,000 from the Provincial Grand Master’sFund.Dr Richard Williams, Principal ofThomas Rotherham College, is seenreceiving the cheque from W Bro AlfPrentice, centre right, charityrepresentative of Sandbeck Lodge, withOld Boys Association members JohnColton, left, and W Bro C W B Hartley.26