West Wales Freemasons
 
New Season Calendars
The  Installation schedule and meeting calendar (2022 - 2023) are available to download (and print) by clicking here.  Alternatively you can look at the live Google calendars by clicking here.
 
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Amalgamation Certificate

At its regular meeting in Fishguard on 14th December 2022, the Worshipful Master of Strumble Lodge No 4351, W Bro Colin Hancock (right), formally received the Certificate of Amalgamation of Strumble and Kemes Lodges from W Bro Stephen Roscoe (left). For the full story click here. 

 
Glan Phillips - 50 years in Freemasonry
L to R: Dario Algieri, Glan Phillips and James Ross
It is a great pleasure to be here with you this evening to present W Bro Glan Phillips with a certificate and badge to recognise 50 years faithful service to freemasonry. For the PGM's full address click here. 
 
Neyland Lodge Festival Presentation
James Ross (Left) receives a cheque for £2,500 from Dilwyn Evans
The Provincial Grand Master, RW Bro James Ross was delighted to receive a cheque for £2,500 towards the 2026 Festival at the Neyland Lodge Installation meeting on Thursday 8th December 2022. The cheque was presented by the new Worshipful Master, W Bro Dilwyn Evans at the Festive Board. For the full story click here
 
St. Peters Cheque Presentation to West Wales Festival
VW Bro Ryland James, Deputy Provincial Grand Master (left) receives a cheque for £6,000 towards the 2026 Festival from the newly Installled Worshipful Master of St Peter's Lodge, W Bro Mike Walters at the St Peter's Installation Banquet on Tuesday 20th December 2022.
 
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Happy New Year!
January 2023 - Update
£10,000 for Specialist Playgroup
James Ross presents the donation of £10k to Cindy Jenkins of Snap Playgroup
A grant of £10,000 from West Wales Freemasons to Snap Playgroup Pembrokeshire will provide 50 spaces at the specialist playgroup over the next two years.
Snap Playgroup provides assessment, identification of need, and therapeutic support for children from birth to 3 years, who have been identified as having additional learning needs or complex needs. For more on this story click here. 
 
A Christmas Message From The Provincial Grand Chaplain

I can’t imagine that many of you will have time to read this in the run up to Christmas.  If you do, good.  If not, then perhaps it will offer you some things to think about with the benefit of hindsight and see how you did! Click here to read the message at your leisure.

 

Caerfyrddin Christmas Presentation

Many Salvation Army churches and centres across the UK will be running a Christmas Present Appeal, collecting donated presents until mid-December. The Worshipful Master of the Caerfyrddin Lodge W Bro Kevin McCarthy set about collecting children's gifts for the appeal. For the full story click here.

 
Neyland Lodge Continues to Support the Local Communities' Young People
L to R: Bryn Lewis, Jim Buck (W.M.) and Martyn Smith Junior Football Coach
With very appropriate timing as the World Cup is taking place in Qatar and Wales Qualified for the first time in over 60 years (we won’t mention the results).

On the 23rd of November the WM of Neyland Lodge No. 990 carried out a presentation on behalf of the Lodge (together with local companies) by donating money to enable the Neyland Junior Football team to purchase new kit which will be used over the coming seasons. For the full details click here. 
 
Trevor Kelway Christmas Presentation
Alun Littlejohns (W.M.) presents a generous cheque to Capt. Karen Symonds of the Salvation Army
The annual Trevor Kelway Lodge Christmas Celebrations to raise money for the Llanelli branch of the Salvation Army returned on Saturday 10th December 2022. The event was cancelled in 2020 & 2021 for obvious reasons. For the full story click here. 
 
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