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Charity

Mersea Island Lodge 5534 and Curve Wake

Donate to Colchester Hospital Appeal

The Mersea Island Lodge 5534 and Curve Wake Park have
both made donations to Colchester General Hospital.
The Masonic Lodge presented a cheque for £1,000 to the Mary
Barron Suite and Haematology Day Unit. Two members of Masonic
Lodge are currently receiving treatment there.
Caroline Bates, head of fundraising for the Colchester and Ipswich
Hospitals Charity, said: “It was a great pleasure to meet Eric from
the group and to receive this wonderful donation."
Two members of the Mersea Island Masonic Lodge have been
treated at the Mary Barron Chemotherapy and Haematology Suite
and they wanted to do something to support other patients and
staff. "We greatly appreciate their donation which will be used to improve the environment for other patients.”
Curve Wake Park in St. Osyth also held a charity wakeboard and fashion show, launching their membership to the 2019 Club. The 2019 Club was set up by
the hospital charity, inviting businesses and community groups to try and raise £2,019 towards the Cancer Centre Campaign. The Cancer Centre Campaign,
is supported by the Clacton and Frinton Gazette, is a bid to raise £3.25million for a new facility bringing all cancer services into one place.

Netteswell Cross 9280 Thorpe Bay Lodge
Vice Patron Patron

W.Bro Peter Hollingsworth APGM n 14th November
of the Province Of Essex, presents OThorpe Bay Lodge
Netteswell Cross Charity Steward were honoured with an
W.Bro Ian Tarran with a Vice Official Visit from W.Bro
Patron Certificate at the Festival Nick Franklin APGM
Board Of their 120th meeting on escorted by W.Bro
Friday 7th September 2018. Trevor Back.
Our Poppy Night Meeting had particular importance this year with the
In return W.Bro Ian Tarran One Hundred Year Anniversary of the Armistice. Thorpe Bay Lodge
presented the APGM with a Worshipful Master W.Bro John Willis presented W.Bro Nick Franklin with
donation to the Essex Festival a cheque for £2000 for the Essex Festival 2022 Appeal and W.Bro Nick
2022 which should enable Franklin presented the Lodge with a Vice Patron and Patron Certificate.
Netteswell Cross No 9280 to gain Charity Steward W.Bro Gordon Goodall and Honorary Member John
Patron status. Helliar PAPGM complete the picture.

A Blue Table Festive Board shared with Shoeburyness Lodge followed
with an inspirational talk from Jamie Hull with 121 members and guests in
attendance. A fantastic £1246 was raised for BLESMA

Villerica Lodge 4053 50
Grand Patron and 50 years celebrations

t the Villerica Lodge 4053 meeting on
ASaturday 15th December 2018, W.Bro.
Michael Haynes PPJGW was presented with a
Certificate of 50 years of meritorious service by
W.Bro. Peter Hollingsworth APGM.
Michael was initiated into the Villerica Lodge in December
1968 by his father W.Bro. John Haynes, who was Master of
the Lodge in 1957.

Michael was Master of the Lodge in 1982 and in the ensuing years held the offices
of Secretary, Charity Steward and is currently the lodge Royal Arch representative.
In 2005 he initiated his own son W.Bro. Chris Haynes into the Lodge.
In the Royal Arch he was appointed Provincial Grand Treasurer in 1999 and made a
Grand Officer with the rank of PAGDC in 2009.
At the same meeting the APGM presented the Lodge with a framed Patron Certificate
for the Essex 2022 Festival and the Worshipful Master W.Bro. Matt Lucas presented
W,Bro. Colin Felton ProvGChStwd with a further £10,000 donation to the Festival,
taking the Lodge to Grand Patron status.

Provincial Grand Charity Steward

W.Bro Colin Felton PADGC colin.felton@essexpgl.org
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