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Charity Freemasons Challenge

W.Bro. Andy Mapperson who is one of the founders of the Wheel of Fellowship
Lodge 9016 in Maldon is part of the 3 man Committee of THE FREEMASONS
CHALLENGE, who are organising the whole event with the assistance of the
University Scheme Reps and hope to culminate the walk at the Quarterly
Communication on September 8th when the David Kenneth Williamson Cup (
DKW) will be taken into the meeting by a group of University students. They are
raising money for the Duke of Edinburgh
It is an open event and they have already had lady Freemasons take part and Sir
David Wotton did one of the legs over a week-end.

The Objectives of the Challenge are
• To promote Freemasonry
• To promote engagement and fraternity between Scheme lodges
• To raise charitable donations through sponsorship during the journey - all
donations will go to the Duke of Edinburgh Memorial Fund
The Challenge will start and finish at Great Queen Street and be completed between
the Quarterly Communication meetings in June (original date) and September. It
will take the form of teams from each lodge carrying a replica of the DKW Trophy – a
trophy claimed by one Scheme lodge visiting another – from the centre where it
meets to the next nearest Scheme lodge. The Cup will be passed on in turn until
the centres of all Scheme lodges in England and Wales have been visited, a total
distance of over 2021 miles.
The DKW Cup arrived from Norwich to Wivenhoe Masonic Hall on the 28th August
where Ostrea Lodge 8209 received the Cup. From there, on the 29th August the
cup was taken to Chelmsford Masonic where many Essex Brethren from Ostrea
Lodge ( Wivenhoe Masonic Hall), Wheel of Fellowship Lodge 9016 and Lodge of
St. Peter 1024 ( Maldon ) joined in the walk at Hatfield Perveral/ Boreham. Once
we arrived at the Chelmsford Masonic Hall we were welcomed and received by the
Deputy Assistant Provincial Grand Master in charge, W. Bro. Peter Hollingsworth
PSGD where the cup was handed to the Secretary of Boswell Lodge 7759.

Freemasons Donate £1140 to Maldon Saints
Youth Football Club Defibrillator Appeal Having seen Maldon Saints YFC appeal for funding to
purchase Defibrillators, the Brethren of Mitre Lodge
No 9307, (many of whom live in Maldon), decided to
donate £500 towards the cost. However, this amount
was not sufficient to purchase all that was necessary, so
the Secretary of Mitre Lodge asked the Brethren of the
Maldon Masonic Lodges if they would join in and also
support Maldon Saints YFC with their appeal.
All were pleased to join in, and they were, Lodge of
St Peter, Beeleigh Abbey Lodge,Daen Ingas Lodge,
Wheel of Fellowship Lodge, Frederick Leistikow Lodge,
Coromandel Chapter, Frederick Leistikow Chapter, and
Plume Chapter.
The Grand Total was increased from £500 to £1140
which therefore allows Maldon Saints to buy the Portable
Defibrilator and the Training for the members who will
operate it.
The Donation was made on Saturday the 4th September
by Dave Harrop the Master of Mitre Lodge and Paul
Beech the Chairman of Maldon Masonic Hall on behalf
of the Maldon Lodges.
From the left, Matt Elderton Maldon Saints YFC
Fundraiser, Paul Beech Chairman Maldon Masonic Hall,
Dave Harrop Worshipful Master Mitre Lodge, Darren
Suitmore Chairman Maldon Saints YFC.
Also present from Maldon Saints YFC were Zeta Conway
Secretary and Paul Height.
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