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W.R.M.C.L. News

Community Grants Update

22/9/2020

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This latest newsletter gives details of grants awarded during September 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 £10,000, to five community organisations, where it is hoped there will be the biggest 
impact in terms of community benefit: 
  
Tandem Trekkers - a registered charity and cycling group providing facilities within the 
Huddersfield area, for individuals with visual impairment to participate in tandem cycling. 
The grant of £2,500 will be used not only to invest in bikes and equipment, but to go some 
way towards the purchase of a mini-bus to transport the same; sponsored by St John’s Lodge 
No 827, Dewsbury. 
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Friends of Parkinson's Park - the park sits on the hillside above Guiseley and volunteers 
aim to ensure a well-maintained public ‘landscape’ park to enhance the quality of life for the 
residents of Aireborough. The grant of £1,300 will allow the purchase of a bench, for use by 
elderly and disabled residents; sponsored by Harewood Lodge No 5667, Otley.  
 
Ilkley & District Good Neighbours - support the elderly and vulnerable in Ilkley and the 
surrounding area, with one-to-one befriending, assisted shopping and a weekly social group.  
The coronavirus pandemic has placed greater demand upon the volunteers and the grant of 
£1,000 will provide funding to help their clients during the present ‘lockdown’; sponsored by 
Olicana Lodge No 1522. 
 
Sheffield Mencap & Gateway - the leading provider of training and support for adults with 
learning disabilities in Sheffield; providing support to over 600 adults and children. Due to 
the coronavirus pandemic, face-to-face sessions have ceased and many members are 
suffering mental health issues and leading a sedentary lifestyle. They have limited internet 
access and the grant of £2,250 will provide the most vulnerable members with tablets, on a 
loan basis, enabling the delivery of sports sessions; sponsored by the Chapter of Loyalty No 
296.  
 
Swinnow Community Centre - is run by community volunteers and accommodates a large 
number of local community groups and initiatives, being the only community facility serving 
the whole of the Pudsey area. The increased demand for hot meals and other food services by 
the vulnerable in the community, due to the pandemic, has necessitated an upgrade of the 
kitchen facilities and the grant of £3,000 will assist in bringing the project to an early 
conclusion; sponsored by St Laurence Lodge No 2330. 
 
A further grant from the Provincial Grand Master’s Fund of £1,500 was enhanced by 
matched- funding from the Masonic Charitable Foundation, making a total of £3,000 towards 
the cost of a replacement boiler for Emmaus Sheffield, a charity providing support to 
homeless people. 
 
In addition, a grant has been made from the Masonic Meal Appeal Fund, in the amount of 
£2,000 to St Saviours Community Project, Sheffield. The Food Bank provides food parcels 
on a weekly basis to those in the local community and deliver to some 30 adults and children. 
 
The grant will help equip a local storage area with shelving, to both store food and from 
which, volunteers can make up the food parcels for distribution; it will also assist in 
increased costs caused by the pandemic; sponsored by the Lodge of Industry No 6579. 
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Finally, 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. Please remember, if you need 
help, guidance or support from our Care and Support Officers or the CHOICES Team call the 
confidential help line on 03449 020220 or contact your Lodge or Area Almoner. The process 
is quick, simple, extremely efficient and confidential.
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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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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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