Provincial Christmas Party
On Monday 8th December, Buckinghamshire Freemasons held a Christmas party to celebrate and thank all the officers of the year. A capacity attendance of 220, consisting of Freemasons from up and down the county, their families and friends, filled the college suite at the Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa to enjoy each others company and celebrate. Guests were entertained table side throughout the evening by close up magician and mentalist, a Buckinghamshire Freemason himself and of course a good 'ole raffle with amazing prizes and a special silent auction.
There was however an important guest in attendance, Mrs Elaine Ball, a lady invited to talk about a charity, the Foundation. Freemasonry has community support and charity at its heart, so we always welcome representatives where possible to tell their story and spread the knowledge of their charity. Little did Elaine know, but many lodge representatives in the room had been pledging donations. Each table in the room had at least one different lodge member and they in turn stood to confirm the financial pledge.
The Provincial Grand Master, Tim Anders, had the honour and pleasure of presenting Elaine with a cheque to the value of £15,575 which was received with shock and great gratitude.
Following the presentation, the guests were then treated to a set of music from stage and screen performed by a live 18 piece big band - directed by another Buckinghamshire Freemason, Lee Buckingham.
Thomas Ball - https://www.thomasball.org.uk/
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On Monday 8th December, Buckinghamshire Freemasons held a Christmas party to celebrate and thank all the officers of the year. A capacity attendance of 220, consisting of Freemasons from up and down the county, their families and friends, filled the college suite at the Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa to enjoy each others company and celebrate. Guests were entertained table side throughout the evening by close up magician and mentalist, a Buckinghamshire Freemason himself and of course a good 'ole raffle with amazing prizes and a special silent auction.
There was however an important guest in attendance, Mrs Elaine Ball, a lady invited to talk about a charity, the Foundation. Freemasonry has community support and charity at its heart, so we always welcome representatives where possible to tell their story and spread the knowledge of their charity. Little did Elaine know, but many lodge representatives in the room had been pledging donations. Each table in the room had at least one different lodge member and they in turn stood to confirm the financial pledge.
The Provincial Grand Master, Tim Anders, had the honour and pleasure of presenting Elaine with a cheque to the value of £15,575 which was received with shock and great gratitude.
Following the presentation, the guests were then treated to a set of music from stage and screen performed by a live 18 piece big band - directed by another Buckinghamshire Freemason, Lee Buckingham.
Thomas Ball - https://www.thomasball.org.uk/
If you would like to be part of a global community that has its roots firmly in the ground in Buckinghamshire, please join us by following this link: https://buckspgl.org/join