East Lancashire Freemasons donate £1,000 to Bolton Sea Cadets
East Lancashire Freemasons visited Bolton Sea Cadets to present them with cheques totalling £1,000 from two Bolton lodges and the Bolton & Farnworth 100 Club on 17th July 2019
The sea cadets have more than doubled their numbers to 50 in the last 18 months, but unlike other cadet forces, Sea Cadets are not centrally funded so rely on fundraising and donations to – literally – keep afloat.
The money was donated by East Lancashire's Bolton District via their lodges, chapters and the 100 Club and will go towards providing the boys and girls from the surrounding relatively deprived areas with experiences and courses such as sailing and rowing that will set them up as they grow older.
As a former Bolton Sea Cadet himself, District Chairman Terry Kakoullis encouraged the assembled cadets to keep going and learn from their experiences.
The team also took the opportunity to have a look at the classroom that was refurbished via a £3,000 grant from Bolton District in the 2017 UGLE Tercentenary year.
Donations this time have come from Anchor and Hope Lodge No. 37, Goulburn Menturia Lodge No. 3478 and the 100 Club. Earlier in the year there were donations from St George's Chapter No. 1723 and St John's Lodge No. 348, totalling £1,750 for the year so far.
Loving Cup stays in East Lancashire
Seven Brethren from Old Mancunians’ with Mount Sinai Lodge No. 3140 visited Goulburn Menturia Lodge No. 3478 on 11th April 2018 to claim the Universities Scheme Travelling Loving Cup for the second time
The aim of the Cup is to encourage inter-visiting between Universities Scheme Lodges and further the goals of fraternity and togetherness.
This evening also marked the Installation of their good friend and regular visitor Goven Almadrones, who was being installed as the new Master of the lodge. This turned out to be a magnificent evening, both in the lodge room and the festive board with more than 90 Brethren in attendance.
Worshipful Master John Davies led proceedings, ably assisted by an excellent team, which included a Fellow Craft and an Entered Apprentice who had been initiated only eight weeks earlier. After an evening of fun, tradition and singing, the Brethren then claimed the Travelling Loving Cup.
