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28SPREADING CHEER IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITYWHITE ROSE has been catching up with some of the beneficiariesof major grants in recent years, beginning with two organisationsthat received financial support as part of the 150-year celebrationof charitable giving within the Province in 2009.NEW RESCUE VEHICLEA £30,000 grant became a tangible asset tothe Calder Valley Moorland Search andRescue team, based at Mytholmroyd, when anew rescue vehicle was handed over earlierthis year to replace a 20-year-old vehicle.And there was a little drama whenmembers of sponsoring Lodge of Prince Frederick No 307, accompanied by AssistantPGM Colin Dent and WRMCL chairman Barry L Hartley, saw the vehicle in action whenan emergency call was received at the beginning of the celebration. Somebody had lostcontrol of their mountain bike in a remote area, resulting in shoulder and possible spinalinjuries. The patient, having been effectively treated in hospital, the crew with their newvehicle returned to show it off to best effect.Barry is pictured with Freemasons and rescue workers at the official handover.MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ACHIEVED . . .AT the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge in May 2010, a major grant of £25,000was awarded from the Provincial Grand Master’s Fund to the St James’s Rooms atAll Saints Parish Church, Wath upon Dearne.Rockingham Lodge 4282 supported the application and the money was used tohelp improve disabled access and toilet facilities as well as providing a new fireescape and ramp. Also, the kitchen was extensively modified.Following completion of therefurbishment, a re-dedicationservice was conducted by the Rt RevJohn Packer, Bishop of Ripon andLeeds, who is a former vicar of AllSaints. The service was attended byRockingham Brethren and by APGMTony Brailsford, who are pictured inthis group outside the church afterthe re-dedication.TUMBLING TRACKBOOSTS TRAININGAROUND 100 members performed anathletic and entertaining display at GooleGymnastics Club to celebrate 28 years ofgymnastics earlier this summer.The club, formed in 1983, has over 300members from aged three and isorganised and run by senior coach PeterBrooke and women’s coach, JuneBrooke, who were delighted to attend theProvincial meeting in May this year toreceive a £10,000 grant from the R WProvincial Grand Master, John K Clayton,which had been supported by Aire andCalder Lodge No 458.This grant, together with anothergenerous donation from a Hull basedcompany, enabled the club to purchase anew tumbling track instead of leasing onefrom another club.The state of the art track will enablePeter and June to ensure that membersare trained to the highest possiblestandards before entering major nationalcompetitions.“There are currently only three similartracks in the country and none north of theRiver Trent, which makes a change fromWatford!,” said Deputy PGM Jack Pigott,who is pictured at the celebrations with hiswife, Joanna, coach Peter Brooke andclub members and Tim Fletcher, Aire andCalder Master.MULTI-USE GAMESAREA COMPLETETHE Green Meadows Specialist LearningCentre at Guiseley for children and youngadults who experience learning andphysical disabilities also received £30,000as part of the 150-year celebrations.A multi-use games area, pictured, and“trim trail” is now fully operational andBrethren from sponsoring Lodge PilgrimNo 7728 joined Barry Hartley as heperformed the official opening ceremony.The school held a special assembly to“thank you” to West Riding MasonicCharities.NEW ADVENTUREIN SPROTBROUGHTHE Friends of New Lane ParkCommunity Group received £5,000,also in 2010, to help construct anadventure playground in Sprotbrough,Doncaster.Work began in January this year witha turf-lifting ceremony, with the officialopening on 17 July marking thecompletion of the project.Mike Archer, Master of St George’sLodge 242, the sponsoring Lodge,attended, along with Joe Madin andhis son, Jonathan, chairman of theFriends group.Mike is pictured with Clr Pat Haith,chair of the Sprotbrough and CusworthParish Council.The contribution of West RidingFreemasons is acknowledged on aplaque recording the opening of thepark.
FLYING HIGH - THANKS TOTHE LIFELITES CHARITY . . .CHILDREN at Bluebell Wood children’s hospice, in SouthYorkshire, are being given the unique experience of virtuallyflying a plane as part of a brand new technology packagedonated by Lifelites.Lifelites – winner of the “Technology4Good’’ awards as theonly charity that provides fun and educational technologiesfor children in hospices – has made this possible at BluebellWood by providing a high spec computer with a wide HDscreen and flight simulator software as well as a wonderfullyauthentic joy stick.Lifelites also provides lots of fun software for use with awide variety of special computer accessories that helpchildren with limited movement and dexterity to play thegames for themselves. An Xbox 360 with Kinect Sensor is afantastic part of the Lifelites package as no controller isneeded so children can use their bodies to create whatevermovement is possible for them.This equipment helps the children enjoy their stay andrelax with their families at what is often a very difficult time forthem all.Lifelites was originally a Freemasons’ initiative funded bythe Royal Masonic Trust for Boys and Girls and still benefitsfrom the support of dedicated teams of local Freemasonvolunteers, who help the charity to keep the equipment ingood working order at children’s hospices across Yorkshire.However, Lifelites does not benefit from Festival fundraisingand relies on donations.Plans for a brand new children’s hospice for life-limitedchildren from West Yorkshire and surrounding areas arecurrently nearing fruition.Forget Me Not, in Huddersfield, is due to open its doorsto children towards the end of this year and acomprehensive Lifelites package with full training for staff,is expected to be in place at the opening.Simone Enefer-Doy, Lifelites chief executive, said: “We areso pleased to be providing a brand new package of Lifelitestechnology to the children at Bluebell Wood in July and wehope we will be able to do the same for Forget-Me-Not inHuddersfield.”KEEPING THEHELICOPTERSUP IN THE AIRTHE Provinces of Yorkshire,West Riding and Yorkshire North& East joined forces to visitthe Yorkshire Air AmbulanceService operational base atLeeds/Bradford Airport topresent two £4,000 chequesfrom the Freemasons’ GrandCharity.Stuart Cummins, AssistantProvincial Grand Master andRichard Bolton, ProvincialGrand Charity Steward, wereaccompanied by North and Eastrepresentatives David Marsh,Assistant Provincial GrandMaster and Stan Thompson,Provincial Grand CharitySteward and welcomed by BobSmailes, YAA fund-raisingmanager.The group received acomprehensive and inspirationalguided tour by Darren Axe,an Aircrew Paramedic, whodescribed in great detail how theservice operates and also onview was the BBC suite wheretelevision crews are permanentlybased, filming and editing for thehighly successful televisionseries “Helicopter Heroes.”The cheques formed part ofthis year’s national grant of£192,000 donated by the GrandCharity and distributed throughProvinces to every AirAmbulance Service throughoutEngland and Wales. Over thelast four years, this scheme hasprovided funding of over £1/2m.Bob explained that theService operates two helicopterswith running costs of £7,200every day and relies heavily onpublic support and that fromorganisations such as theFreemasons.• Picture shows Stuart andRichard with Darren Axecairn wharfquantity surveyorsparty wall surveyorsproject managersconstruction consultantsIf you are considering renovations, alterations, adaptationsor extending your property, the Party Wall etc Act 1996impacts on the obligations that you have to your neighbour.Cairn Wharf are pleased to announce that we can nowalso act as Party Wall Surveyors; we will serve the requirednotices and can also act under a statutory appointment.Carl Woodier DirectorCairn Wharf Consultancy Ltd, Station Road, Otley, LS21 3HXT: 01943 461038 M: 07739 576181 E: cw@cairnwharf.comwww.cairnwharf.comvisit www.masonicswords.co.ukto view our current stock & purchase yourantique sword with a little history.29
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