WHITE ROSE 43 - Masonic Province of Yorkshire, West Riding

WAS THIS THE WORLD’S DEEPESTMACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING?BRETHREN in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford held an unusualcoffee morning at the foot of the pit shaft, 140 metres underground, atthe National Coal Mining Museum of England at Overton, Wakefield.Nearly 60 Freemasons, along with families and friends, met up withMaria Amoss from Macmillan Cancer Support. Over 40 wentunderground and at the end of a guided tour had coffee and biscuitsat the pit bottom before returning in the pitcage to the surface.Local Freemasons met all the costs ofthe event, so when over £600 was donatedthe monies, with Gift Aid, totalled £750.The event was organised by Wakefield,Pontefract & Castleford Installed MastersAssociation members W Bro Tony Clark,W Bro David Pickover, pictured, and W BroStephen Skellern.G. B. RegaliaCDs BOOST FORBLIND IN BATLEYTHE Society of the Blind for Batley,Dewsbury and District has benefited froma £1,000 cheque from the PGM’s Fundobtained by Trafalgar Lodge No 971.This has helped purchase hardware andequipment to produce audio CDs for thevisually impaired and will also fund a multi-CD burner, blank CDs and cardboard postal wallets for essential news and informationfor distribution to its hundreds of members across Kirklees.The society was formed in 1919 by local businessmen to provide work for blindservicemen after the First World War.• W Bro James Watson is pictured handing over the cheque.Suppliers of Regalia. Masonic Furnishings.Books. Rituals.Regulations. Ties. Jewellery. etc.for All of the Orders & Degrees of FreemasonryProprietor: W. Bro. Gerald A. G. BarkerWe offer you a Friendly and price-conscious service including-Quality new regaliaSecond-hand regalia (bought and sold)Part-exchange old for new regaliaRegalia alteration servicePersonal delivery or local collection at vendee’s discretion23 Menston Old Lane, Burley-in-Warfedale, Ilkley LS29 7QQTel: 07766 959352E.mail: gerrybarker@talktalk.netHOSPICES AGAINBENEFIT FROMGRAND CHARITYTHROUGHOUT 2010 The Freemasons’Grand Charity continued to supportadult and children’s hospices acrossEngland and Wales with grants totalling£600,000.All donations are raised byFreemasons and their families andassist hospices in their vital role inhelping those affected by terminal or lifelimiting illness. Over the last 24 yearsThe Grand Charity has granted inexcess of £8m to hospices in thecountry.Yorkshire, West Riding received£46,475 last year and in Area 2, forexample, Overgate received £2,300which was presented at Southwood byThe Lodge of Probity No 61 Master,W Bro Ian Firth at a Ladies after LodgeFestive BoardA cheque for £3,400 was given to MrGarry Wilkinson, of Kirkwood Hospice,by the WM of Albert Edward lodge No1783, W Bro John Green, who ispictured handing over the money,watched by charity steward W BroPhilip Kaye.SOUTH RIDING COUNCIL OF ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES No. 243 Meeting on the 3rd Tuesday in May and June and the 2nd Tuesday inSept Priory Place, Doncaster DN1 1BZ. PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THIS PAGE OF THE WHITE ROSE MASONIC NEWS33