Bulls-eye for Surrey Freemasons.

The culmination of the 2008 Surrey Provincial Festival in support of the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys (RMTGB) was celebrated at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green in May.  Best known for hosting the World Professional Darts Championships, it is the largest dining venue in Surrey. 

The Pro Grand Master, Lord Northampton, and Lady Northampton together with the new RMTGB President, Dr Mike Woodcock, were delighted to hear that the Province had raised a magnificent sum of £3,559,366 for the Trust. 
As part of their fundraising activities, the Province organised the ‘Big Event’, a series of sponsored activities in support of the Trust, which took place in July 2007. 

The climax of their efforts was to throw the Provincial Grand Master, Eric Stuart-Bamford out of an airplane at 13,000 feet – albeit with a parachute! This effort raised more than £30,000 for the RMTGB. 
During the Festival dinner, seven of the 16 people who joined the PGM in his parachute jump were presented with a special lapel badge marking their achievement. To commemorate his own successful return to earth, the PGM was then presented with his own ‘wings’ by Mike Woodcock. 

Other members of the Province raised money by cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End, whilst others climbed Ben Nevis, ran in the London Marathon, walked the length of Hadrian’s Wall or found some other innovative and fun way to raise the big sum.

For a full report see the excellent Surrey Provincial Web Site.

http://www.surreymason.org.uk/