Province of West Wales
April 2015 - Update
 
Craft & Chapter Installation Meetings
Dinbych Chapter, at the Masonic Hall Tenby, Wednesday 1st April 2015.
Kensington Chapter, at the Masonic Hall Milford Haven, Tuesday 14th April 2015.
Cleddau Lodge, at the Masonic Hall Haverfordwest, Wednesday 15th April 2015. "This is the Mother Lodge of our Provincial Grand Master and there is a little surprise in store for those who can make it to the meeting!"
Full details of all Craft and Chapter Installations are available to download on the website, by clicking here.
 
Festival Dinner Update
 
 
An important communication relating to the Festival Dinner on Friday 15th May 2015 has been circulated. If you haven't had your copy, you can download one from the website here.
 
Grand Charity Concert
The Provincial Grand Master would like your support at a wonderful Concert that has been arranged by W Bros Mansel Hughes and Jackie Jenkins, the Past Provincial Grand Wardens. The Concert will take place at the Memorial Hall, South Road, Aberaeron on Saturday 25th April 2015 at 7:30pm.
 
St Padarn Ladies Night
  The St Padarn Lodge Ladies Evening is on Saturday 9th May 2015 at the Llety Parc Hotel, Aberystwyth. Full details can be found here.
 
Masonic Caravan Club
  The 2015 Masonic Caravan Club Schedule has been released and is available to download on the Provincial website. Click here to get your copy.
 
Provincial Golf Society
  The May meeting of the West Wales Provincial Golf Society will be held at Derllys Court Golf Club, Bancyfelin, Carmarthen on Friday 24th April 2015. Full details can be found here.
 
Masonic Advertising
  The West Wales Mason Magazine and 2015 Year Book are currently being prepared. If you would like to promote your business, why not place an advert with us? For full details reply to this email.
 
Freemasonry Cares offers free and confidential guidance on the wide range of financial, healthcare and family help available to Freemasons and their dependants. Contact Freemasonry Cares on 0800 0356090 for advice. You can view a video about their work by clicking on the image above, or by clicking here.
 
 
        
 
Provincial Appointments 2015
This year's lists of Appointments and Promotions have been published. You can read the full Craft list here and the full Royal Arch list here. The Brethren and Companions concerned will be invested with their appointments and promotions at the Annual Meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter which take place on Thursday 2nd July 2015 at the University of Trinity St David in Carmarthen. Please make a determined effort to attend the meeting. Actually, why not make up a party of your Chapter or Lodge Members, and come in numbers? In doing so you will be supporting your Rulers; your Chapter or Lodge and also those Companions and Brethren who will be invested with their Provincial Appointments and Promotions. It is always a very  special day for West Wales.
 
Wales Air Ambulance
Paul Canning, Fund Raising Coordinator receives a cheque from RW Bro Stephen D Hookey, Provincial Grand Master
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has been a regular supporter of air ambulance charities in recent years, donating well over £1.5 million in total to twenty-two rescue services since 2007. Every air ambulance charity in England and Wales has received funding.
 
At the Installation meeting of the Kensington Lodge of Installed Masters, on Friday 13th March 2015, RW Bro Stephen D Hookey was delighted to present a Freemasons' Grand Charity cheque for £4000 to Mr Paul Canning, Wales Air Ambulance Fund Raising Coordinator.
 
Fabulous Festival Presentations
On Thursday 26th February 2015, at the Aeron Lodge meeting, RW Bro Stephen D Hookey, Provincial Grand Master of the Province of West Wales, was delighted to receive a magnificent cheque for £20,000, presented by W Bro Ron Knowlton on behalf of Helvetica Lodge (pictured above).
 
In addition to this fabulous boost to the Festival, W Bros Tommi Jones, WM of Aeron Lodge and Iwan Jenkins, the Charity Steward presented a cheque for a further £5000 to the Festival.
 
Read the full story here.
 
Provincial Church Service
  The Annual Provincial Church Service is to be held in St. Padarn’s Church, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, on Sunday 10th May 2015, commencing at 3:00 pm. Click here for full details of the day.
 
W Bro Arthur Brown - 50 Years!!
  W Bro Arthur Henry Hallett Brown was Initiated in to Kibbor Lodge no 4364 in the Province of South Wales in March 1965. The Deputy Provincial Grand Master VW Bro Brian C Hilling was delighted to present him with his certificate and badge at the Narberth Lodge meeting on 6th March 2015.
 
Cleddau Lodge Presentation
 
 
 
W Bro Sam Richards (right), WM of Cleddau Lodge was delighted to present a cheque for £250 to Ken Brombley, Chairman of the H.O.P.E. Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre. H.O.P.E. provides a therapy consisting of breathing pure oxygen whilst being subjected to air pressure which is higher than atmospheric pressure. This benefits about 50% of the people receiving the treatment.
 
And Finally....................
 
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