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Charity

Essex leading the way
at care homes

isors, essential PPE equipment for front line workers, is extremely short in Essex care
Vhomes where many deaths have been reported and these will receive supplies as
quickly as possible thanks to the Essex Freemasons Community Fund grant of £20,000.
Paul Reeves, Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Essex Freemasons, commented: “It is
clear that there is a massive shortage of vital equipment and I am delighted that we have
been able to respond immediately to support our hospitals and care homes.
We have been in contact with suppliers and are assured we will quickly receive visors.
These will be distributed via or network of Freemason volunteers, many of whom already
provide TLC Teddy Bears for traumatised children in A&E units – so we are ready to go.”

Every effort will be made to ensure that vital equipment reaches the right people as quickly
as possible and Essex Masons want the visors to reach those in greatest need first. If you
know of a care home or hospital ward in need please e-mail lee.taylor@essexpgl.org.uk
with the name of the unit and details of the person to contact there.

Essex Freemasons
provide free parking for key NHS workers

pminster and Hutton centres are offering
Ufree car parking to emergency workers. The
Upminster Centre in Deyncourt Gardens is just
metres away from the mainline ‘C to C’ station
into Fenchurch Street, has some 70 spaces and is
policed with CCTV cameras and lighting 24 hours
a day making it ideal for shift workers.

The Hutton Centre in Mount Avenue is directly opposite the busy Shenfield station into Liverpool Street and offers 52
parking spaces with staff permanently in the building for additional security.
Both car parks are usually full each day with Essex Freemasons attending meetings, but like everyone else they are on
lockdown for the moment so what better way of saying thank you to the people who are making such a difference for
the rest of us.
While our car parks are empty both centres believe it is only right to allow NHS and other key emergency workers to use
these facilities free of charge. However, like car parks everywhere vehicles are left at the owner’s risk.”
Key workers wanting to use the car parks simply need to drive in and leave their vehicles. If possible they should leave
a sticker in the windscreen to say who they are, but it is not compulsory and it’s hoped that non-essential workers will
respect the initiative.
Freemasons are not expected to resume meetings until September so the facility will remain open for NHS workers
throughout the shut down and it is hoped that as many as possible will use the facilities over the coming critical months.

Clacton Masons
Thank Local Ambulance Service

Mr.Ali Bartlet and co-worker, from Clacton Ambulance
Station, receive a small token of appreciation from
the Worshipful Master and Members of St.Osyth's
Priory Lodge No.2063. Junior Warden, Brother, John
Richardson, delivered the goodies to the pandemic front
line drivers on behalf of St.Osyth's Priory Lodge who
meet at Colvin Memorial Temple in Clacton and We thank
them for their continued commitment and dedication
during these challenging times.

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