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W.R.M.C.L. News

Community Grants update - 16 November

17/11/2020

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Brethren, this latest newsletter gives details of grants awarded during November to charities and organisations across the Province.  Its aim is to ensure that all Brethren and their families within Yorkshire, West Riding are aware of the work that WRMCL is doing to support those within our communities.  

Since the previous update, the Provincial Grand Master’s Fund has made grants, totalling over £4,400, to three community organisations, where it is hoped there will be the biggest impact in terms of community benefit:

Honley Junior Football Club - is a community club, welcoming any young player, whatever age, gender or ability, to develop and enjoy their love of football. The grant of £400 will be used towards the provision of training tops for the Under 14s; sponsored by Beaumont Lodge No 2035, Kirkburton.
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Sheffield Cruse Bereavement Care - is a registered charity providing counselling and support for individuals who are struggling to come to terms with bereavement in the Sheffield area.
Traditionally, this has been provided both face to face and over the phone, by trained volunteers and supported by a core of management and staff from their office. Covid-19 has placed additional strain on the service. 
The current pandemic has increased the number of calls upon their services, yet funding has suffered due to the inability to raise monies during the lockdown. The grant of £2,000 will go some way towards their operating costs; sponsored by Lodge of Industry No 6579.
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CGCC Community Foodbank - was established by a Community Workforce in March this year, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. They currently distribute 95 food parcels every week to households within a 4.5-mile radius of the Calder Grove cricket club; a number which is increasing. Having had to vacate the Village Institute, Crigglestone, they have moved into temporary accommodation and are building a permanent home for the food bank at the cricket club. The grant, of £2,000, will help towards the purchase of racking and equipment, to fit-out the new food bank including fridge/freezers, furniture and office equipment; sponsored by Tateshall Lodge No 7645, Pontefract.
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Finally, Brethren during these very difficult times the CHOICES Care and Support Officers have maintained regular contact with clients and beneficiaries by phone, to reassure them that we are still here for them and to provide support and advice. The CHOICES Team are concerned that Brethren, in need of assistance, may not be seeking the help that is available.
The following detail and leaflet provide further information about the Scheme and you are encouraged to seek support should you require it.
Make CHOICES your first call for assistance.

West Riding Masonic Charities Limited, YOUR CHARITY, is ready to provide assistance to any West Riding Freemason, his family, dependants or widow, in their time of need.

CHOICES IS HERE TO HELP AND IS NOT MEANS TESTED.

Support can be provided in many different ways ranging from Emergency Financial Grants, financing home improvements and minor repairs, to short term respite and support with social care needs
We have two excellent Care & Support Officers, who are available to provide help, advice and support; we also provide a telephone befriending service, available for a confidential discussion. 
For FAST, CONFIDENTIAL help contact your Lodge Almoner, or if you prefer, give the FREE Confidential Help Line a call, on 03449 02 02 20.

Never assume the CHOICES TEAM cannot help, if YOU don’t ask the question, YOU will never know the answer.
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For more information, please see the attached brochure.

Stay safe, keep well.​
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WRMCL - PGM’s Fund Major Grants - August 2020

17/8/2020

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The Provincial Grand Master’s Fund has made major grants, totalling £61,700, to three community organisations, where it is hoped there will be the biggest impact in terms of community benefit: 
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The Friends of Beaumont Park - a voluntary group actively working with Kirklees Metropolitan Council to regenerate the park in Huddersfield and restore it to its former glory. The grant will be used to provide specialist play equipment for children with disabilities. (£24,700); sponsored by Colne Valley Lodge No 1645.

Otley Old People's Welfare Committee - to refurbish and update the welfare centre on Crossgate, making it user-friendly, particularly for the disabled; to include a new kitchen, new toilets and office. (£20,000); sponsored by Royal Wharfedale Lodge No 1108. 

Ladybower Fisheries – a charity providing therapeutic benefits of fishing and enjoyment on open water to underprivileged and disabled people. The grant will go towards buying a large wheelyboat, able to accommodate 8 disabled people in wheelchairs. (£17,000) sponsored by Hallamshire Lodge No 2268.
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Provincial Grand Master’s Fund Covid-19 Emergency Grants update

15/8/2020

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The Provincial Grand Master’s Fund continues to support local organisations during the pandemic and below are details of the latest grants. 

The Athersley Community Association and Football Club - based at Sheerien Park, on Ollerton Road, it has two full-size football pitches and five junior football pitches. The grant will assist in the purchase of a portable set of aluminium goals. (£3.020); sponsored by Friendly Lodge No 1513.

Kirklees Visual Impairment Network - providing support to anyone struggling with their eyesight, the Network have drop-in centres in Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Batley. The grant will purchase IT and office equipment, to help expand their services. (£2,000); sponsored by St John’s Lodge No 827.

Weston Park Cancer Charity - caring for cancer patients and their families, the grant will help create CDs and Information cards which provide crucial information for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. (£1,000); sponsored by Friendly Lodge No 1513.

TSX Martial Arts - Bradford - running from venues in Thornton and Wrose, the grant is to buy equipment for use in new premises, to provide increased and better training in Taekwondo and anti-bullying courses for young persons and schools. (£1,800); sponsored by Lodge of Connaught and Truth No 521. 

Halifax Sailing Club - situated on 90 acres of water above Calderdale, the Club provide dinghy racing, social sailing, windsurfing, training courses, canoeing and kayaking. The grant will be used to purchase safety and associated equipment, including buoyancy aids, waterproofs, helmets and training literature. (£1,000) sponsored by Concord Lodge No 4126.

Reach Performing Arts Academy - aiming to develop articulation and communication, whilst encouraging creativity and imagination in the young people of Huddersfield, the grant will fund the cost of uniforms / branded clothing for young members (£990); sponsored by Lodge of Connaught and Truth No 521.

Autism Angels - based just outside Harrogate, in the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, the charity works with parents and professionals to improve the lives of children. The grant will be used to provide a covered area with two secure containers for safe keeping of valuable equine equipment. (£1,600); sponsored by Harrogate & Claro Lodge No 1001.

Little Crèche - a small self-funding community crèche, the grant will purchase a uniform range of polo shirts, hoodies and coats for staff and volunteers. (£350); sponsored by Faith, Hope & Charity Lodge No 4102.

The Partially Sighted Society - based in Doncaster, the Society will use the grant to purchase lanyards which state, ‘Visually impaired – I cannot see to socially distance’ and ‘I am medically exempt from wearing a mask’; a necessity for people with visual impairment during the pandemic. (£1,920); sponsored by St Nicholas Lodge No 2259.

Wentworth & Thorpe Hesley Youth Theatre - a South Yorkshire ‘producing’ company, creating original musicals and plays for performance in community venues.  The grant will be used to buy a wireless talk-back system and wireless systems for performers. (£1,068); sponsored by Britannia Lodge No 139.

In addition to these grants, possible only by the generosity of Freemasons and their families, in the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding, further grants of £1,000 have been made from the Covid-19 Fund of the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) to The Exodus Project, Barnsley and the Doncaster-based charity, Respect My Stuff. 

Leeds-based charity For Mobility Disability have received £1,000 from MCF Matched Funding.
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Twenty One Yorkshire Organisations Share £30,000 Easter Masonic Windfall

8/4/2018

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Twenty-one community organisations across Yorkshire have shared a £30,370 Easter masonic windfall.

The Province of Yorkshire West Riding - which encompasses the geographical area of South and West Yorkshire, and parts of North and East Yorkshire - has given grants ranging from £500 to £3,520 to worthy causes including grassroots sports clubs, schools, hospitals and clubs for the young and old alike,
 The grants have come from the Provincial Grand Master’s (PGM) Fund, which are presented on a quarterly basis, with each recipient being nominated by individual Masonic Lodges across the region.

Each year, the PGM’s Fund presents grants totalling £200,000 to assist organisations across the country. 

Those to benefit this quarter include:

  • Meltham & Meltham Mills Band received £3,520 re place one of three tenor horns 
  • Bradford Cathedral, which has been awarded £1,230 to install an automated external defibrillator for use by those who use the cathedral or anybody nearby
  • Huddersfield-based Global Diversity Positive Action – a charity set up to help people not in employment, education or training - has been gifted £1,000 to buy five laptop computers 
  • Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust Palliative Care and Charitable Fund was given £1,300 to buy 300 comfort bags for relatives to make their stay in hospital more comfortable
  • Rotherham Hospice has received a grant of £830 to buy a set of garden chairs and table to be used by patients and visitors in the outdoor area
 
David S Pratt, The Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Yorkshire West Riding, said: “Assisting community led initiatives and projects is incredibly important to the Freemasons.

“This quarter, we have been able to give grants to 21 worthy causes, nominated by members of lodges within our Province. 
“Charity is one of the three great principles that our order is founded on, and it is very much at the heart of what we do here throughout Yorkshire.”

Further information about the Freemasons Province of Yorkshire West Riding is available from its website, http://wrprovince.net/

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For Further Information, please contact:
Roger Newhouse on 01756 796 164
David Simister, Different PR, on 0845 389 26 26


Oakworth Community Trust
Provide third defibrillator in the village
£1400


Bradford Cathedral
Buy and install defibrillator for use by those in cathedral and those nearby
£1230


Global Diversity Positive Action, Huddersfield
Purchase five laptops
£1000

Friends of Greenhead Park, Huddersfield
Provide colourful play train for young children in the park
£1500

Meltham and Meltham Mills Band
Replace one of three tenor horns
£3520

Southgate School, Huddersfield
Purchase outdoor tents to improve outdoor activities
£1000

White Rose Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Huddersfield
Towards purchasing a specialist carpet
£1000

Bradford City Community Foundation
Purchase football kit for youngsters
£500

Ripon Museum Trust
Towards recreating a late 19th century workhouse master’s garden
£1200

Jennyruth Workshops (supports adults with learning disabilities), Ripon
Towards the cost of a new laser cutter
£1300

Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust Palliative Care Charitable Fund
Buy 300 comfort bags for relatives to make their stay more comfortable
£1700

St George’s Community Centre, Harrogate
Automated defibrillator
£840

Guiseley Brass Band
Replacing two tubas for two refurbished instruments
£3000

5th Skipton Scout Group
Fit out kitchen with dishwasher and fridge/freezer
£2000

The Principle Trust Children’s Charity, Skipton
Towards cost of replacing sensory toys
£1000

Friends of Aireville Park, Skipton
Develop park equipment for children with purchase of a seesaw
£1350

Tockwith Juniors Football Club
Buy a range of items to improve in-house educational programmes for players and coaches
£1000

Roundabout Ltd, Sheffield
Buy essential electrical equipment to equip four housing units for four homeless people
£2000

Rotherham Hospice
To buy a set of chairs and tables for use by patients and visitors in the outdoor area
£830

Swallow Hill Community College, Leeds
Provide a range of personal hygiene products
£500

Senior Citizens Support Group, Horbury
Buy four laptops and four tablets
£2500
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