Charitable giving by local Freemasons passes £2.5 million

Lodges within the Province, which includes the Peterborough Masonic Centre in Ellindon, Bretton, have been in a six year ‘Festival’ since 2018. They had a target of £2.024M to raise for the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which does amazing work for Masonic Charities such as Teddies For Loving Care and Lifelites - the only charity giving children with life limiting conditions across the British Isles the chance to play, create, and communicate. It was announced in the summer that they smashed this target by reaching the staggering total of £2,518,648.

However, the charity work does not stop there, with Freemasons Lodges also giving to a range of charities outside of the ‘Festival’ period. The charitable raising from 1st September 2023 to 1st September 2024 shows that they gave: £47,494 to their local Provincial Grand Charity; £23,401 to Teddies for Loving Care, who donate teddies to sick children in hospital; £15,228 to Three Pillars Feeding The Homeless, who offer hot meals, blankets, bedding, provisions and aid to the homeless across the county, including a hot food van operating from The Brewery Tap car park every Tuesday night; £6,672 Devonshire Court and £2,814 to Palmer Court Care Homes in the area; £3,100 to Lifelites; and a further £79,969 to other Charities in the area. This totals £178,680 over the last 12 months and, as fantastic an amount this is, coupled with the time volunteered to good causes as well, shows how Freemasonry really does work in the community.

If you would like to find out a little more about Freemasonry in Peterborough please call the Ellindon Masonic Centre, Peterborough on 01733 331948, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.northants-huntsmasons.org.uk