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FESTIVAL LAUNCHDATE CONFIRMEDTHE 2017 RMBI Festival will be formallylaunched at the annual meeting ofProvincial Grand Lodge at the Royal Hall,Harrogate on Tuesday, 8 May next year.The meeting will begin at 3.15pm,followed by dinner at the Majestic Hotel.PGM John K Clayton has previouslyannounced that, unlike previous festivals,there will not be the opportunity forLodges and Chapters to present chequesat the launch.Festival Appeal chairman JohnBoyington explains that the forthcomingfestival will raise funds for the RoyalMasonic Benevolent Institution, whichoperates care homes for the elderlyacross England and Wales.“One such home is at Fulford, York –Connaught Court – and many memberswill already be familiar with the excellentwork they do.“Whilst RMBI runs the homes on acommercial basis, the funds that we raisethrough the festivals are used for a veryspecific purpose.“Most people who enter a care homewill initially pay for themselves. However,when their personal funds run out theState picks up their costs and people canoften find themselves being moved to acheaper care home at this point. Formany this is very distressing as they mayhave been at their particular home formany years.“Medical evidence also shows thatmoving older people between carehomes is likely to hasten their demise.However, in the RMBI homes whenpersonal funds run out the RMBI will coverthe difference between what the StateChairman John Boyingtonpays and the full charge for their care,which means in a majority of cases, theywill spend the rest of their life in that carehome.”John adds that the RMBI has to findaround £6m every year to help continueto support people in their care homes.The Province raised a magnificent andremarkable £5m-plus for the GrandCharity in a seven year festival whichended in a blaze of glory at the RoyalArmouries, Leeds in 2007 but next year’sfestival president, PGM John K Clayton, issetting no targets.“I recognise these are challengingtimes and the next festival will rely on theproven generosity of the Freemasons ofYorkshire, West Riding to do their bestthroughout the coming five years.”Area Festival managers are:Area 1 Neil DaviesArea 2 Alan ElstoneArea 3 Christopher N CarvellArea 4 Stuart C GranthamArea 5 James S WatsonLLANDUDNO MADEUS VERY WELCOME WELCOMENO fewer than 51 holiday makers leftBrighouse one Saturday in August toenjoy a well deserved and in manycases, much needed break, inLlandudno, courtesy of the Cleevesand Whitehead Trust, the Markdegree charity.The Ladies and Brethren departingon this year’s holiday knew that theywould be well looked after in the verycapable care of welfare officers,Judith Mann, Freda Buxton andPhillip Mann, who have provided thesupport and care needed on theseholidays, as well as their other muchappreciated Welfare duties in WestYorkshire, over many years.Despite the weather just beforedeparture (note the open umbrellas),there was nothing but smiles andfriendly Yorkshire banter from old andnew holiday makers alike as theywaited to join the coach. TheProvincial Rulers, representatives ofthe Trust, several Lodge Almonersand other helpers were also presentto see them off and the ProvincialGrand Master, James B Truswell,wished everyone a very happyholiday as they finally boarded thecoach to leave.DISCLAIMEREvery effort is made to ensure theinformation contained in WhiteRose Masonic News is correct, butneither the Editor nor ProvincialGrand Lodge can acceptresponsibility for any error thatmight inadvertently appearProduced & Printed byERNEST CUMMINSCOLOUR AND COMMERCIAL PRINTERS385 Canal Road, Bradford,West Yorkshire BD2 1AWTel: 01274 582555 Fax: 01274 582666G. B. RegaliaSuppliers 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: 07894 834608E.mail: gerrybarker@talktalk.net51