Cardboard Citizens Charity receives boost thanks to London Freemasons
London Freemasons have donated £2,000 to East London based specialist charity Cardboard Citizens, who for the last 25 years have been making life-changing theatre with and for people with experience of homelessness. The charity has a regular programme of performances aiming to bring high quality theatre to as many people as possible. The external causes […]
Freemasons give donation to victims of Indian cyclone
Thousands of people across the Indian state of Odisha, whose lives have been devastated by Cyclone Fani will be given emergency supplies of food and materials to rebuild their homes, thanks to a grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation, the Freemasons’ charity. A grant of £15,000 is being donated to Plan International UK which is […]
Visually impaired children get chance to read with help from London Masons
London Masons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation has donated £4,000 per year for the next three years to London based charity ClearVision, giving thousands of visually impaired children a chance to be able to develop braille literacy early in life. ClearVision, based in South West London, exists to promote & further the education of blind […]
Two London Masons complete a Brewood to Brighton 240-mile Charity Road Challenge
On Saturday 13th April 2019 a team of seven men, in a Top Gear style challenge, arrived at Brighton Pier having left Brewood, South Staffordshire on Wednesday 10th April. The group of seven, which included three freemasons – two from London Lodge Tulse Hill No. 4462 and the other from the Province of Staffordshire – […]
Young disabled people are given a voice thanks to London Freemasons
The London Masons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation has donated £60,000 to London based charity Coram Voice, giving thousands of disabled children and young people in the care system a chance to be able to have a say in how they live their lives. Through Coram Voice, children and young people with disabilities are provided […]
Leading autism charity gives children a voice at home thanks to London Freemasons
The London Masons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation has donated £50,000 to London based specialist charity Autistica, to aid research and testing in the home environment of a widely used tool to help young autistic children communicate at school. This new study is the first of its kind, led by parents, to assess the use […]
Laughter & Charity at the Metropolitan Officers Mess
On Tuesday 26th March, happy members of the Metropolitan Mess gathered in the plush surrounds of the Grange City Hotel, to be greeted by their President, R.W. Bro. Sir Michael Snyder, the Metropolitan Grand Master. After the delight of a very enjoyable champagne reception, where Met Mess members mingled with DepMetGMs, AMetGMs, MetGInsps, SVO’s, VO’s […]
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Freemasons give to victims of southern African cyclone
Thousands of people across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe whose lives have been devastated by Cyclone Idai will be given access to clean water, as well as tarpaulins, plastic sheets and other emergency supplies, thanks to a grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation, the freemasons’ charity. £45,000 is being donated to Plan International UK which is […]
Hackneys Literacy Pirates receive long term support thanks to London Masons
The London Masons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation has donated £5,000 a year for the next three years to The Literacy Pirates (formerly The Hackney Pirates), a small children’s charity based in the London Borough of Hackney, an enterprising charity working to develop the literacy, confidence and perseverance of young people in Hackney, so that […]
London Freemasons awards grant to St Josephs Hospice
St Joseph’s Hospice, Hackney has received a grant of £2,467 from the Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London Freemasons, one of 237 grants donated to hospices in England and Wales this year. The grant comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), and will be used for the general running costs of the Hospice. Each year St […]
Breast cancer patients receive free financial advice thanks to London Freemasons
A vital advice and information service which helps women with breast cancer to cope with financial problems arising from their condition will continue, thanks to a grant from London Masons. The grant of £47,000 to Breast Cancer Haven will allow the Welfare, Benefits and Money Advice Service to carry on for another year, helping cancer […]