Provincial News
Having waited some considerable to join England's Centre Lodge No. 2555 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, Bro Simon Cozzolino proved his worth by presenting the First Degree Working Tools at the first meeting following his initiation in September 2021.
- Written by: Gerry Crawford
So said a family being helped this Christmas by the Northampton Hope Centre, which is at the forefront of tackling poverty and exclusion in Northamptonshire.
In relating the anecdote, John Rice, the charity's warehouse manager, said:
...and without support from Freemasons, we at the Hope Centre would not have been able to make that family’s Christmas.
- Written by: Richard Hill
The Worshipful Master of Lactodorum Lodge No. 8526, WBro Alan Sparham, and his lady, Sandra, have been busy spreading festive cheer to the lodge-widows in the run-up to Christmas.