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3 weeks ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Stuart Pearcey
Honorary Royal Marine Rob Lang has been recognised for his work in supporting Marines, NHS staff, and addicts in the East Riding of Yorkshire through mental health issues. He’s won with this year’s Excellence in Care Award from Lincolnshire Freemasons, given to the man who has done the most to make lives better for people in our communities.
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4 weeks ago | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Three blind people will have their lives changed for the better thanks to Freemasons who've provided enough money to start the training of a trio of pups for careers as guide dogs. Guide Digs was the chosen charity of the most recent Master of Yeatman-Biggs Lodge Neil Suiter from Lincoln. His members, who meet in London, are drawn from all over the UK and even the Far East, and together raised £650.
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1 month ago | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowChildren going into hospital in Grantham are the latest to benefit from a charity run by Freemasons that has so far supported almost four million children throughout England and Wales, and prompted similar schemes around the world. It's the Teddies for Loving Care charity, which gives hospital staff cuddly toy bears to comfort children needing hospital treatment.
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1 month ago | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWork to revolutionise the 24/7 crisis helpline phone system used by the Samaritans to answer cries for help from people at their lowest ebb has been completed thanks to a £30,000 cash injection from Lincolnshire Freemasons. Samaritans Trust Fundraiser Mike Barnes said: "The support of Lincolnshire Freemasons was invaluable in modernising and upgrading Samaritans' telephone system within Lincolnshire.
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1 month ago | 
lincolnshiretoday.net | Stuart Pearcey
Freemasons have given two new vehicles to Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service to help sustain their voluntary work in ferrying urgent supplies and documents between hospitals. A BMW motorbike christened Canon Portal and a Skoda estate car christened Prince Michael of Kent, together worth £25,000, have been bought using funds from a benevolent fund operated by Mark Masons, part of the wider community of Freemasons.
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1 month ago | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFreemasons have given two new vehicles worth £25,000 to Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes to help sustain their voluntary work in ferrying urgent supplies and documents between hospitals. A BMW motorbike christened Canon Portal and a Skoda estate car christened Prince Michael of Kent have been bought using funds from a benevolent fund operated by Mark Masons, part of the wider community of Freemasons.
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2 months ago | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSea Scouts of the 1st Cleethorpes Group are £1,500 closer to getting a new safety boat thanks to a donation from Freemasons of Grimsby's Astral Lodge. The Scout group, based in Bacon Court in Cleethorpes, teaches all sorts of skills for life. During summertime Friday evenings they practice sailing in Grimsby’s Alexandra Dock, which is where they’ll use the boat for which they’re fundraising.
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2 months ago | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowLincolnshire Freemasons have stepped up to answer an urgent cry for help from Skegness Hospital. The call was for a supply of teddy bears given by the Freemasons’ Teddies For Loving Care charity needed by the hospital’s Scarborough Ward, explained Graham ‘Teddy Man’ Cadel, who manages the scheme for the Freemasons in Lincolnshire.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowLincolnshire’s Mark Freemasons have given almost £7,600 to help villagers in North Kelsey set up a hub-cum-shop to help restore community spirit in the village. The donation was made by Lincolnshire’s Mark Provincial Grand Master Steve Hallberg and Charity Steward Mick Stocker, who handed over the funds from the Mark Benevolent Fund ‘Worthy Grants’ initiative.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Stuart Pearcey
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFreemasons have been superstars thanks to support for Scunthorpe bereavement charity Jen's Special Place, says its organiser Jemma Akers. Jemma said: "I wanted to reach out to send you another big heartfelt thank you again for your kind donation before Christmas, and to let you know how we spent the money.
