tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87667950708827872272011-08-03T02:16:12.454+01:00News from the Freemasons of South WalesAdministratornoreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766795070882787227.post-27559250641776556832010-01-14T12:20:00.000Z2010-01-15T15:23:23.823Z

Following the devastating earthquake which took place in Haiti on Tuesday 12th January 2010, the President of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has approved two emergency grants totalling £30,000. The funds have been issued to the British Red Cross and Plan.The 7.3-magnitude quake, Haiti's worst in two centuries, struck at 1653 local time (2153 GMT) on Tuesday. The epicentre was within 10 miles of

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The Annual Provincial Church Service for 2008 was held at Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, on Saturday 25 October.Provincial Grand Master, Captain Sir Norman Lloyd Edwards, KCVO, GCStJ, RD*, RNR, expressed his gratitude to all those who attended, and particularly those who devised and took part in an impressive and inspiring Act of Collective Worship.The service is held different venues around the

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Nearly £2 million is to be dedicated to helping charities delivering opportunities for young people, supporting vulnerable people and researching the cause and treatment of illness and disease. The grants to seventeen national charities were approved by hundreds of Freemasons at a General Meeting of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity held in Bournemouth.The organisations that will benefit from the

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The potentially life-saving services provided by eighteen air ambulances have been supported with a grant of £180,000 from The Freemasons' Grand Charity. The announcement of how the grant has been shared between the services is made as National Air Ambulance Week (22-28 September 2008) begins.Air ambulance charities across England and Wales collectively fly around 17,500 missions every year at a

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Hundreds of South Wales Freemasons turned up at Barry's Memorial Hall on 24 June 2008 to witness the Installation of Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards, KCVO, GCStJ, RD*, RNR, as their new Provincial Grand Master.Appointed in succession to Hywel Davies, who retired from the position on 30 June, Captain Sir Norman is only the seventeenth holder of the office since the Province was formed 281 years

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The President of the Grand Charity has approved a £20,000 grant to the Red Cross to support relief efforts following an earthquake measuring 7.8 in south-western China. The Freemasons’ Grand Charity is the first organisation to support the British Red Cross’ response to the worst earthquake to strike China in more than 30 years.The Red Cross Society of China’s local branches have been active in

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Save the Children’s relief work in Burma (Myanmar) is to be supported by the £20,000 emergency grant approved last week, following Cyclone Nargis, by the President of the Grand Charity. The Freemasons’ Grand Charity is also in discussions with District Grand Lodges in the affected region to identify what support it may be able to provide to their own efforts.More than 32,000 people are now

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At the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge Committee at Barry this evening, the Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro. Hywel Davies announced that following a decision by the M.W. Grand Master, after 160 years the name of the Province would revert to "South Wales".The Eastern and Western Divisions of South Wales were created in 1848. Prior to that, the Province of South Wales also included the counties

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The latest grants announced by The Freemasons’ Grand Charity focus on helping smaller charities. In total £34,000 is being given towards the important activities of eighteen charities working in the areas of youth opportunities, vulnerable people and medical research.More information can be obtained by clicking: HERE

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The next Provincial Grand Master for the Masonic Province of South Wales (Eastern Division) is to be R.W. Bro. Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards, KCVO, GCStJ, RD*, RNR, Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan.He will succeed R.W.Bro. Hywel Davies, who steps down from the role after 9 years on the day after the Annual Meeting of Provincial Grand

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Following civil unrest in parts of Kenya, The President of the Freemasons’ Grand Charity has approved a grant of £10,000 to the District Grand Lodge of East Africa’s Grand Charity, complementing local relief efforts.Violent clashes and rioting following the results of the Kenyan Presidential election left hundreds dead and tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes. Many

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Hendre Lodge (of Installed Masters) No 3250 held its Centenary Celebration at Cardiff Masonic Hall last evening; exactly 100 years to the day since the consecration meeting.The Lodge was honoured by the presence of the Right Worshipful Assistant Grand Master, R.W.Bro. David K. Williamson - the first time in almost a quarter of a century that one of the Rulers had attended a Private Lodge in this

Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766795070882787227.post-82916274306199087182007-11-28T14:04:00.000Z2007-11-30T14:20:44.237Z

Hospices across England and Wales are set for a funding boost as The Freemasons’ Grand Charity distributes £600,000 towards the operating costs of the widely respected services. Although children’s and adults Hospices have always been supported through the annual grant giving scheme, this year for the very first time a sum was set aside specifically to benefit the growing number of services

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Following the devastation of parts of Bangladesh by Tropical Storm Sidr, The Freemasons' Grand Charity is supporting the relief work of the Red Cross with an emergency grant of £20,000. Around 1 million people are believed to have been affected by the storm which hit the Southern Coast of Bangladesh on 15 November, destroying homes, crops and infrastructure and triggering a tidal surge that

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Last evening, Freemasons of the Caerphilly and Bargoed Lodges presented almost £6,500 to local charities at the Masonic Hall in Princes Avenue, Caerphilly. The donations were made in the presence of W.Bro. Geoffrey W. Thomas, PSGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master. The event is the culmination of the 2006-2007 fund-raising by Freemasons in the Caerphilly and Bargoed areas to raise funds

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A sunny Saturday Morning saw a party of around a hundred Masons, their wives and families attending a Special Service at Cardiff's Sikh Gurdwara in the city's Roath district.This was the first organised visit to a Sikh service by Masons in this Province. The party was led by Provincial Grand Master Hywel Davies accompanied by Mrs Davies.Every effort had been made by the organisers at Gurdwara to

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In the wake of the worst flooding to hit Asia in many years, The President of the Freemasons' Grand Charity, Grahame Elliot, has approved an emergency grant of £50,000 to the British Red Cross Asia Floods Appeal.In recent weeks, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan have all been hit by major floods caused by the monsoon rains. Landslides and flash floods have killed several

Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766795070882787227.post-52052917739570222702007-07-25T22:57:00.000+01:002007-08-08T13:03:27.332+01:00

As torrential rain and flooding continues to affect large areas of Britain, the President of the Freemasons' Grand Charity has responded to The British Red Cross UK Floods Appeal with an emergency grant of £65,000. A sum of £35,000 has already been made available to boost Provincial Grand Lodge donations to various charitable funds. Separately, Masonic applicants will be considered for urgent

Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766795070882787227.post-16488903301848299312007-07-09T15:00:00.000+01:002007-09-10T10:27:47.572+01:00

First published 27 June 2007 - Last Updated 9 July 2007With immense sadness we bring you the news that Hugh Johns, our External Communications Officer, died on 27 June 2007. He was 84 years old. Hugh Richard Lewis Johns was born on 6th September 1922 in the South East of England. He grew up in Farnham, Surrey. Educated in the local Grammar School, like

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The European Court of Human Rights today published a judgement which found against a body discriminating against Freemasons in Italy. The judgement will have effect in all the States making up the ECHR - including the United Kingdom.The Court held by six votes to one that there had been a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights taken in

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The Noah's Ark Appeal is a charity dedicated to the establishment and future wellbeing of Wales' first Children's hospital. The appeal has been spectacularly successful and after just five years, the first phase was officially opened on St David's day (1st March) in 2005.At the second anniversary event in 2007, it was revealed that Masonic sources had contributed in excess of £100,000 to the

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Following much discussion and consultation, a new title for the Province's magazine (the Guildford Gazette) has been chosen. The Provincial Executive, in its recent meeting at Port Talbot decided that the new title would be:Y DALAITH - The Provincewith the bylineO FRAWD I FRAWD - From Brother to BrotherThe Welsh and English Language versions of the title will be shown but with prominence given to

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The Freemasons Grand Charity has announced £1/2 million of support for Hospices across England and Wales. The latest round of grants brings support for the sector to over £6 million since 1984.Of that total, £25,026 is destined for Hospices in Wales, including £12,013 for those in the Province of South Wales Eastern Division. The Hospices in Wales benefiting from the 2006 grants are shown

Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766795070882787227.post-81469880412499396542006-10-22T20:37:00.000+01:002006-12-31T20:07:13.040Z

Over three hundred Freemasons and their families from all over South-East Wales descended on Brecon on Sunday 22nd October 2006.The occasion was the 5th Annual Provincial Church Service which was held in the town's Cathedral. The services have been held on a three year cycle at Llandaff, Gorseinon and Brecon. Like the first visit to Brecon in 2003, the weather was grey and damp but, as usual, the

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There have been very few cases under English Law which have directly considered the place of Freemasonry and Freemasons in public life.Conspiracy theorists and an ill-informed media (and Freemasonry itself must take some responsibility for the latter) have often questioned the partiality of Masons and, indeed, the alleged effect of movement itself in public affairs.However, the case of Regina (

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At about twenty past four on the afternoon of Wednesday 20 April 2005, the National Assembly of Wales brought an end to its shameful discrimination against Freemasons.The Standing Order that was abolished required Assembly Members who were Freemasons to register that fact or face sanctions under the Criminal Law! No other UK legislature or assembly had seen fit to take such powers for itself; and

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