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Mark & Craft donate to the Somerset Young Carers Project

At a recent meeting, the Quantock Lodge and young people aged 8 to 18 years who
of Mark Master Masons, No. 749 raised have substantial caring responsibilities at
£250 which was the first request submitted home. This could be helping to care for
to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark a physically disabled parent or sibling, or
Master Masons to be fund matched. While a parent experiencing mental ill health,
at a recent charity night, Craft Lodge alcohol or drug misuse. The caring role
Admiral Blake, No. 4692 raised £1,071 this would usually be having a detrimental
too was fund matched by the Provincial impact on the young person’s development
Grand Lodge of Somerset with a further in terms of difficulties at school, emotional
£1000. difficulties or social isolation.
Each Lodge donated the money raised to The Project has two broad aims – firstly
The Somerset Young Carers Project; to ensure that the person who is cared-for
the total was £2,571. The Somerset Young has access to all the services available to
Carers Project exists to provide support, them, thus alleviating the burden of care
advice and respite breaks for children upon the young person, and secondly,
to offer the young person a break from
caring, by attendance at one of the Young
Carers Groups across the county, one to
one volunteer befriending, or by linking
the young person to a leisure activity It has been specified that half of each
of their choice in the community. Also donation should be spent in the Sedgemoor
provided are day trips to such things as a and West Somerset areas whilst the
pantomime, bowling or cinema as well as remainder can be used across the County,
counselling and access to on-going support ensuring that local Masonic donations
to finance travel and professional services. have the best effect.
The Project works as holistically as possible The picture right shows: Peter Holmes
with each young person, looking at their Master of Admiral Blake and left: Dave
home situation, education and social life Attwater Master of Quantock Lodge
and working alongside professionals such presenting cheques to Jo Sylvester,
as social workers, mental health staff, Regional Coordinator together with Mr
youth service and schools. Project Workers Tony Hunt, Treasurer for Friends of Young
cover the whole county of Somerset and Carers.
if you would like more information about Special thanks to Lodge Charity Stewards
the Project and what’s going on in your Robin Back of Admiral Blake & Dave
area, please contact them direct on 08453 Smith of Quantock, who took the pictures
459122. and wrote the copy.

Herbert Fuller finally get their man! Unbelievable, but is it true?

The above picture has been received from our mid
Somerset reporter Barrie Baker, purporting to be
Many brethren were present in Wincanton on 6th June 2012 when Neville
Harrison finally became a Royal Ark Mariner. Neville is well known in the Mark genuine!
Has John Lendon really replaced his pen for an electronic
Degree in Somerset, he is the Secretary of William de Irwin Lodge in Yeovil and one? We await his next summons with baited breath!
a Grand Officer in the degree. The photo shows him at the festive board following Where’s the mouse John,
his elevation with the Commander of Herbert Fuller Lodge, Roly Bisgrove. is it near that 13amp plug??
Thanks to Trevor Smith for the photo.
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