Support for our Hospitals
Stephan Kurth • July 12, 2021
NHS staff and hospitals across South, West and North Yorkshire are to benefit from a £60,000 grant, courtesy of the region’s Freemasons. The donation, from the fraternity’s Province of Yorkshire West Riding, will be used by 21 hospitals for a variety of projects including enhancing staff rest rooms, providing hospital ‘secret gardens’, funding therapy sessions with Husky dogs. Those hospitals to benefit from a share of the grant, which has come via West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd, are: Bradford Royal Infirmary – £3,000 to fund items for staff to encourage breaks by supplying all staff kitchens and staff rest areas with hampers. St Luke’s Hospital , Bradford – £3,000 fund items for staff to encourage breaks by supplying all staff kitchens and staff rest areas with hampers. Airedale General Hospital , Steeton – £3,000 To provide two new garden pods for staff to use during their rest breaks. Calderdale Royal Infirmary , Salterhebble, Halifax – £3,000 to purchase furniture and/or equipment to be used by the members of staff using the space provided for them. Huddersfield Royal Infirmary – £3,000 to purchase furniture and/or equipment to be used by the members of staff using the space provided for them. Castleberg Hospital , Giggleswick – £3,000 to provide new picnic benches for staff in an outside space. The remainder of the grant to purchase some new comfortable tub chair seating for the staff room. Harrogate District Hospital – £3,000 to enhance the staff areas and staff rooms. Ripon Community Hospital – £3,000 to enhance the staff areas and staff rooms. Skipton General Hospital – £3,000 to enhance the staff areas and staff rooms. The remainder of the grant will be used to purchase new items such as replacement mugs, plates, cutlery, and water jugs for each of the staff rooms. Barnsley Hospital – £3,000 to pay for therapy sessions for the staff. – some sessions have been provided and proved very successful and appreciated by the staff who say that they would welcome some more. Doncaster Royal Infirmary – £3,000 to provide staff therapy. In addition, it is hoping to fund a new wellbeing hut, which will be based on the hospital grounds but in a much more calming environment where staff can go to benefit from these therapies and other wellbeing sessions. Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield – £3,000 to provide benches in the garden for staff which is located in the surrounding hospital building at Glossop Road. Northern General Hospital, Sheffield – £3,000 to help provide a ‘secret Garden’ for staff and patients. Rotherham Hospital – £3,000 towards the Rotherham NHS Superheroes appeal for staff”, and would be used to provide treats to the staff, such as coffees and cakes etc. Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield – £3,000 to help provide a roof garden for staff and patients. Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds – £3,000 to provide funding to improve an outdoor courtyard staff garden that is currently very basic. Leeds General Infirmary – £3,000 used to enhance staff spaces for the team by refreshing the furniture and introducing better lighting. St James’ University Hospital, Leeds – £3,000 to enhance a staff space for the theatre team by upgrading the furniture, redecoration and providing ambient lighting to create a more relaxing space. Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields Hospitals – £6,000 to continue therapy sessions for staff using Therapy Husky Dog Wellbeing visits. We think we are all in agreement that the whole country owes our NHS staff, and social care workers, a huge debt of gratitude for everything they have done since the start of the pandemic early last year. At St Wilfrid we are delighted to be members of the fraternity Freemasons in Yorkshire giving this donation of £60,000 which will benefit staff in 21 hospitals. |
After the disappointment when poor weather caused the event to be postponed in July, the second attempt to BBQ in September proved very successful with around thirty members, family and friends attending. The BBQ was generously hosted by Adrian & Annie with Adrian also acting as Chief Chef. The delicious food was complemented by specially brewed beers, courtesy of our resident Master Brewer Andy and his assistant Linda, together with wines and soft drinks. Many thanks go out too to everyone for the generous donations of salads and desserts. Fine dining, good drinking and excellent company! Happily on this occasion, the English summer weather was kind! Again, many thanks to everyone who was able to support or contribute to this event with particular thanks to Adrian, Annie, Andy & Linda for all their hard work. Their and everyone’s generosity has raised a further £715 for the Master’s Charity. Fantastic! From an enjoyment, social and fundraising perspective – the BBQ really was once again a great success
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St Wilfrid Lodge were delighted to take up the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge again after their last outing in 2019 and despite the very mixed weather conditions the four walkers did themselves and the Lodge proud! It was an early start for Gerry, Joe, Paddy and Richard who left the Horton in Ribblesdale start point just after 7am. The Yorkshire Three Peaks includes Pen-y-Ghent , Whernside and Ingleborough . The walkers started their 25-mile route climbing first up Pen-y-Ghent then towards the Ribblehead Viaduct, up Whernside then down to Chapel le Dale, and finally up and down Ingleborough to finish back in Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Over 60,000 steps, twelve hours of grit & determination - a superb effort by everyone! Our heroes were raising funds for St George’s Crypt with which the Lodge has had a long association. Its not too late to contribute! Please support them generously using the link : www.justgiving.com/page/bhl-mason-1689178647402 All donations to support St George’s Crypt. Support was given en-route by the WM, Andy, his wife Linda, Jack & Stefan who ensured that they were fed and watered on their challenging task. Well Done Everyone!