WBro Stewart Mills (a member of William R Callender Lodge 136 in Bury) and his lovely wife Janet have now completed their coast to coast bike ride, managing to raise the grand total of £952 in the process ! (£447 for the Mark 2021 Festival, £215 for ELMBF, £145 for Bury Hospice and £145 for Derian House).… Read more “Stewart completes C2C – and raises £952 !”
The Worshipful Master WBro John W Audain and members of Priory Mark 693 Lodge present a cheque for £2,500 from the East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund to David Bell the chairman of The Whalley, Billinge and District Flood Relief Committee to assist in their ongoing work in the community.
Provincial Grand Charity Steward Jamie Beninson has raised a magnificent sum – in excess of £4000 from last Fridays Sportsmans Evening held at Rochdale Masonic Hall!
Thank you all for your very kind support – we can do anything when we apply ourselves !… Read more “Rochdale Sportsmans Evening raises £4000+”
July was a quiet month for the residents group, but we all enjoyed a lovely afternoon of fellowship and laughter, and a beautiful Carrot cake for refreshments, made by Gordon Rosbotham. At the August meeting we welcomed back “Dottie” a schoolfriend of Gordons, who gave a talk on the origins of pub signs which was very interesting.… Read more “Canons Close Update”
The youngest lodge in the Province celebrated it’s first birthday at Rochdale on 30th June when VW Bro Stephen Holt, WM, installed his successor, W Bro A Michael Dyson, PPrJGW (West Yorkshire) as WM for the ensuing year.
Before doing so however, the Master presented a cheque of £1050 to APGM W Bro Gerry Young as a donation from the Lodge to the 2021 Festival,
Canons Close is a hive of activity at present with four of the bungalows being re-roofed, the other five being done recently. The weather so far has
On the 8th March the residents of Canons Close were entertained by magician
Eddie Hilton. He had visited once before but this time he presented a whole new
Magic Show, which amazed and delighted everyone.
After refreshments including Gordon Rosbothams now famous sherry and almond
cake, Eddie left but not before giving us a very generous donation for charity.… Read more “Canons Close News”