Loughborough Freemasons take on daring challenge for 2022 Festival

Posted: 24th August 2017

Two intrepid Freemasons from Loughborough will be conquering their fears and taking to the open skies to raise money for the Masonic Charitable Foundation.

Digby Lund and Tony Andrews, both of the Lodge of Science and Art No.8429 which meets in Loughborough, have agreed to jump off a cliff in Malaga from a great height and using a paraglider, landing a few thousand feet below. They will be piloted by an experienced paraglider, Antonio.

Digby said: “I know we must be potty but it’s for a great cause and we each have our own reason for doing it.”

He continued: “In Tony’s case, he’s been doing a great job dieting and could only do the jump if he achieved a target weight. In my case, I really am terrified of heights so it’s doing something to try & overcome that fear.”

Tony said: “At the appropriate moment, when the wind is up, we get told to start running towards the edge of the cliff and not to stop until we’re airborne. We then fly about for 10-15 minutes before a hopefully nice soft landing on the beach below.”

The jump is planned for the 2nd September 2017 where the brethren will also been joined by Digby’s wife, Yvonne.

The 2022 Festival for the Masonic Charitable Foundation aims to raise £1.8 million by Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons over the next 5 years. The Masonic Charitable Foundation is one of the largest grant-making charities in the country and last year gave away nearly £5 million to the wider community.

The Provincial Grand Master of Leicestershire and Rutland, David Hagger said: “I wish Digby and Tony a safe jump and thank them for their support in raising money for the Masonic Charitable Foundation.”

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Hinckley Freemasons снимают три пика Challenge

Опубликовано: 24 августа 2017

Двенадцать Hinckley Freemasons принимают участие в национальных соревнованиях по трем пикам, чтобы отпраздновать трехсотлетие Объединенной великой ложи Англии, и собрать деньги для Масонского благотворительного фонда и Лоуренс Хаус

. «National Three Peaks Challenge» будет включать восхождение на Самые высокие вершины в Шотландии, Англии и Уэльсе всего за 24 часа.

. Масоны – все из лодок Хинкли, включая Рыцарей Мальтийской ложи № 50, Домик Бербаха № 8699 и Лодж Св. Симона и Сент-Джуд. 8729.

Задача начинается в Бене-Невисе в Шотландии в субботу 2 сентября 2017 года, а затем в Англии Скафэлл-Пайк и заканчивается на Сноудон в Уэльсе.

Организатор W Bro David Fell прокомментировал: «Принимая На вызове National Three Peaks – отличный способ отпраздновать трехсотлетие и собрать деньги для фестиваля 2022 года для Масонского благотворительного фонда и Дома Лоуренса, который поддерживает бездомных молодых людей в В районе Хинкли.

Провинциальный великий мастер Лестершира и Ратленд, RW Bro David Hagger сказал: «Я желаю всем нашим пешеходам безопасной экспедиции и поблагодарить их за их поддержку в сборе денег для двух замечательных благотворительных организаций. '

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Charities to challenge £340k legacy in High Court

Four charities are contesting a will by Tracey Leaning, who died from cancer in 2015

Four charities, including the Dogs Trust, are challenging a £340,000 will at the High Court after the charities were cut out of the final estate, according to media reports.

The Daily Telegraph newspaper has reported today that Dogs Trust, World Animal Protection, Friends of the Animals and Heart Research UK are challenging a will by Tracey Leaning, who died of cancer in 2015.

The newspaper says that Leaning had written a will in 2007 that left her property and money to the charities, worth an estimated £340,000.

But following her diagnosis in 2014, Leaning wrote another will, which was handwritten and witnessed by a neighbour, that left her house, belongings and savings to her partner, Richard Guest, the newspaper says.

The newspaper reports that Guest met Leaning between the completion of the first and second wills, and has offered the charities £60,000 and the house in trust to settle the case.

The Dogs Trust was unable to provide a comment before Third Sector’s deadline.

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