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Jan 2023
Freemason grants totalling £94,000 given to district charitable organisations
Eight organisations in the Harrogate district have benefitted from a share of £94,000 worth of grants provided by the Freemasons.
Freemasonry is a male only, fraternal organisation that traces its origins back to the local guilds of stonemasons.
A total of 40 grants have been distributed to organisations across Yorkshire, with many charitable organisations, including youth clubs, food banks, community groups and schools.
Those Harrogate District organisations benefiting from the latest round of grant giving were:
- Artizan Café and Creative Space, Harrogate, £5,000
- Henshaw’s Society for Blind People, £3,395,
- Harrogate Hospital Radio, Harrogate, £3,000, for broadcasting software
- Coppice Valley Primary School, Harrogate, £2,748, for outdoor playground equipment
- Ripon’s Men’s Shed, Ripon, £2,000, for woodworking equipment
- Girlguiding Birk Crag Centre, Harrogate, £2,000, for shop storage, display units, seating and furniture
- Supporting Older People, Harrogate and Knaresborough, £1,586, for warm comfort packs
- Ripon YMCA, Ripon, £1,000, for branded clothing for staff and youth leaders
- Staveley Sports Association, Staveley, Knaresborough, £1,000, for football goal posts, nets and equipment
James H Newman, OBE, The Provincial Grand Master of The Province of Yorkshire West Riding, said:
Based on the old West Riding, the Province has around 5,000 members and reaches from Sheffield in the South to Ripon in the North, Goole in the East to Bentham in the West.
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