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Local Support
Charity is at the heart of Freemasonry and high priority is given to supporting local charities and projects
within the
community. Individual Lodges as well as the Somerset
Masonic Charity make grants to a wide range of worthy causes which, in a typical year, aggregate to over £120,000.
We have adopted the
Childrens' Hospice at Wraxall as a major project and have raised funds to
equip 6 family visitors' rooms. In addition, the Masonic Lifelites Charity has provided
£40,000 of extensive IT and computer equipment and links for the children and
families use. A volunteer group of Somerset freemasons provides regular
practical support and advice to the staff and residents to help them make best
use of the Lifelites IT systems and also maintains and improves the software.
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To mark the 275th anniversary of Freemasonry
in Somerset the Provincial Grand Master made a presentation to Wells
Cathedral of over £60,000 towards the restoration of the Pilgrims Porch. The gift comprises donations
from individual lodges as well as from the Province. Pictured are Canon Russell
Bowman-Eadie and Canon Patrick Woodhouse with David Lloyd Jenkins, PGM. |
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The TLC Appeal
Somerset is part of the national scheme to provide children attending Accident & Emergency units at
Hospital with a free teddy bear. So far the scheme is in operation at Weston
super Mare, Minehead, Yeovil Taunton, Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea and Clevedon
Hospitals and also Teddies are donated to the Children's' Hospices at
Littlebridge Farm in Devon and Charlton Farm in North Somerset. 14,000 Teddies
have so far been donated in Somerset. Nationally the figure is over 650,000. The
bears are funded by local lodges. TLC have their own website at:
www.tlcappeal.org
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