26th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL - WORCESTERSHIRE 2011

Worcestershire Freemasons announced a magnificent £1,621,926 grand total for the 26th Anniversary Festival for the RMTGB.

The total was raised over a five year Appeal which culminated at an event held at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 3 June 2011.  The total was announced in the presence of the Deputy Grand Master, Jonathan Spence who addressed guests including around 700 Freemasons and their wives and partners.

Guests were entertained by the Band of the Salvation Army and a range of other musical performances.

OUR PRESENCE IN WORCESTERSHIRE

As at the beginning of July 2011 there were 18 beneficiaries receiving the care and protection of the Trust from within the Province of Worcestershire. These beneficiaries were receiving assistance due to the death of a parent, desertion of a parent, or the disability of a parent each category bringing its own unique heartbreak and turmoil to that family.

In the last twelve months alone, a total of over £72,000 was expended by the Trust on its beneficiaries from within the Province. Over the last 5 years the support amounted to over £308,000.

The children and the young people under the protection of the Craft thank the Province for its hard work on their behalf, which enables them to maintain confidence in the belief that the Craft will continue to assist them in preparation for life ‘as their fathers would have done had they been able so to do.

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Download the 2011 festival brochure

EVENTS

At the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire on 26th June 2010, the Provincial Grand Master Richard Goddard presented a cheque for £200,000 to Les Hutchinson, the Chief Executive of the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys, as a further contribution from the 2011 Festival Appeal.