£28,000 grant for John Jamieson School

The Lodge of Dawn No 6511, Leeds have secured a grant of £28,000 from West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd on behalf of John Jamieson School, part of The East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) in Oakwood, North Leeds. The SILC is one of the largest specialist settings in the North of England. The £28,000 grant … Read more

The MUGA is live

Back in May 2021, we were delighted to announce that The Lodge of Dawn had been successful in securing a grant of almost £25,000 from West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd for the building of a 4G AstroTurf MUGA (multi-use games area), for the Chapeltown Youth Development Centre (CYDC) on Scott Hall Road in Leeds. A … Read more

2 x 50 + 1 (the Masonic ‘Circle of Life’)

The November 2021 meeting of The Lodge of Dawn at Castle Grove was notable for a number of reasons. Firstly we delighted to be able to present not one, but two, 50 year certificates to long-standing brethren. Bro. David Goldsborough was ‘virtually’ presented with his 50 year certificate back in October 2020 in the midst … Read more

RMBI and Connaught Court

One of the core charitable foundations that all Freemasons support and contribute to is the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF). One of four central masonic charities that joined together in 2016 to form the MCF was The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (commonly referred to as RMBI). Today RMBI Care Co. has 18 care homes … Read more

Leeds Mencap Library donation

The Lodge of Dawn is delighted to have successfully sponsored a grant for £4,960 from the Provincial Grand Master’s Fund, part of West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd, to purchase specialist and sensory equipment for a new Leeds Mencap lending library for families who have a young child with a learning disability..The library will be part … Read more

The Lodge loves ‘Loaves of Love’

The Lodge of Dawn is delighted to have successfully sponsored a grant for £1,650 from the Provincial Grand Master’s Fund, part of West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd, for a potato peeler !! But this is no ordinary potato peeler. This is a commercial potato peeler, which will enable the expansion of the project to cater … Read more

Swarthmore Aloud!

The Lodge of Dawn is delighted to have successfully sponsored a grant for £2,000 from the Provincial Grand Master’s Fund, part of West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd, for a summer project at the Swarthmore Education Centre on Woodhouse Square in Leeds. The grant will allow the purchase of musical instruments and equipment for use in … Read more

Getting in The Zone

The Lodge of Dawn are delighted to announce that we have sponsored yet another grant via West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd to support charitable efforts in our local community. The grant, for £2067 is going to the community youth project, The Zone, in Alwoodley, North Leeds. The grant will be used for a CPOMS (a … Read more