Happy 100th Birthday V.Ill.Kt. Wilfred Leahy

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Category: Red Cross of Constantine

L to R W.Kt. A. Bateman, V.Ill.Kt. P. Philips, V.Ill.Kt. W. Leahy, E.Kt. D. Bates, Ill.Kt. J. Hawkins, Ill.Kt. J. Leach

On the 12 June 2018 V.Ill.Kt. Wilfred (Wilf) Leahy turned 100. To mark this milestone the Worthy Knights of Holy Peace Conclave No. 381, meeting in Yeovil on Tuesday 19 June, put on something of a celebration for Wilf. This included a fabulous Birthday cake and the surprise field promotion to P.G.J.Gen. conveyed to Wilf and those present by a personal letter of congratulations from the M.Ill. Grand Sovereign, Graham Leslie Flight, which paid tribute to Wilf’s long and valued service to the Order since joining St John the Evangelist Conclave No. 238 on 28 May 1976.

V.Ill.Kt. Leahy has been the M.P.S. of four separate Conclaves, including King Ina Conclave No. 363 at the age of 96!

St John Ambulance Handover in Wales

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Category: Mark Masons’ Hall's Charities

On Saturday, 23 June 2018 the President of the Mark Benevolent Fund, the official charity of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, R.W.Bro. Dr John Wright, RD, P.G.S.W., handed over three ambulances and a treatment centre to H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester, GCVO, GCStJ, Commandant-in-Chief, St John Cymru – Wales. The vehicles were dedicated by the Archbishop of Cardiff.

The ceremony took place on The Green above Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff following their Annual Investiture Meeting and Centenary Service. The vehicles will give their service in the Mark Provinces of North Wales, South Wales, Dyfed and Monmouthshire.

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Mark Master Mason rowing boat

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Category: Mark Masons’ Hall's Charities

Please see attached a photos on the new Mark Master Mason rowing boat on Lake Windermere. The MBF gave £34,680 last year for a pair of boats for the Outward Bound Trust https://www.outwardbound.org.uk/ The other will be launched shortly and will be called Royal Ark Mariner.

£30,000 gift will help save more lives at hospital

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Category: Mark Masons’ Hall's Charities

A BUMPER £33,000 was donated to Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust for special equipment for prostate cancer laser surgery — helping to save lives. The money, donated to the urology department at Queen Alexandra by the Mark Benevolent Fund, will modernise equipment which will help facilitate a quicker recovery time and leave patients only needing one operation in 10 years. The total £33,143 was raised by the Mark Benevolent Fund’s 40,000 members through various events. The fund has donated to hundreds of causes, including the earthquake in Nepal, and decided to offer the funds to the trust after deciding it was more than a worthy cause that would make a difference to lives.

John Bell, trustee, speaking at the cheque presentation, said: ‘Anything we can do to help provide the NHS with new equipment can only be a good thing both for the trust and the patients. ‘We do a lot of background enquiries before deciding who we are going to donate money to as to make sure it goes to the right kind of causes that will not lose the money and where it can be accounted for.

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