Latest ELMC News Articles

Grace’s Place Receives a £5000 Grant

Bury Freemasons, ELMC and the MCF have come together to support Grace’s Place, a children’s hospice located in Radcliffe, with a Grant of £5000 to fund a cuddle cot and special cuddle blanket that helps families who have just lost a young child to spend precious...

East Lancashire Masonic Charity Brings New Lease of Life to Bury Scout Group

Freemasonry and Scouting go together like coffee and cake – both organisations are committed to the principles of service.  The ROBOT (Rector of Bury’s Own Troop) Scout Group which is based at Bury Parish Church was founded almost one hundred years ago in 1924...

ELMC Visit to Ecclesholme

Our Chairman, Chad Northcott, and Operations Director, Julie Ward, attended Ecclesholme recently to present £4000 to the Association of Friends of Ecclesholme Benevolent Committee. Peter Hegarty (Chairman of the Friends) and Stan Bibby (Past Chairman) were there to...

Freemasons Walk the District

“Walk the District” is a new initiative introduced this year and involved 50 walkers from Rochdale, Todmorden and Bacup Masonic Lodges together with family and friends who walked a 23 mile circular route around Rochdale District. The Mayor of Rochdale Councillor...

Paul’s Story

2012 was a good and bad year. I was retired through ill health after 33 years with the same company, that was bad, the...

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