Freemasons show support for three Harrogate organisations

Three Harrogate organisations have received a share of grants totalling £33,000, courtesy of the Freemasons.

The donations, ranging from £500 to £3,000, come from the Province of Yorkshire West Riding’s Provincial Grand Master’s Fund, which each year gives grants to good causes in West, South, East and North Yorkshire, totalling some £200,000.

In addition to “minor” grants – which range between £500 and £5,000 and are given on a quarterly basis – “major” grants, which can be in excess of £30,000, are awarded once a year and presented at the fraternity’s annual May meeting at Harrogate’s Royal Hall.

Those Harrogate organisations to benefit from the latest round of grant giving include:

• Harrogate Hospital Radio – £3,000 to continue providing service they need by install wi-fi radios to each hospital bed
• Harrogate Homeless Project Ltd – £1,700 to buy five iPad tablets to enable hostel and support workers to improve their service
• 1st Harrogate Girls Brigade and 3rd Harrogate Boys Brigade – £2,500 to replace old camping equipment

David S Pratt, The Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Yorkshire West Riding, said:

Once again, I’m delighted that our society has been able to benefit no fewer than 19 different organisations across Yorkshire.

These donations are only possible thanks to the continued generosity of our members, and to them I’m eternally grateful. Charity is one of Freemasonry’s three great pillars, and it’s wonderful that we can help so many different community groups in their own fund-raising activities.

The Province of Yorkshire West Riding is based on the old West Riding, geographically ranging from Sheffield in the South to Ripon in the North and Goole in the East to Waddington in the West.

Additional information regarding the Freemasons Province of Yorkshire West Riding is available from its website https://www.wrprovince.org.uk/

Minor Grants Recipients

Total awarded: £33,535