FAQs on the Festival
What is a Masonic Festival?
A Festival is a major fund-raising project, spread over a number of years and run by a Masonic Province, to benefit one of the four central Masonic Charities, namely the Freemasons’ Grand Charity, the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution, the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys and the Masonic Samaritan Fund.
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Why is East Lancashire running a Festival?
Masonic Provinces run Festivals in rotation on an eleven year cycle. Our last Festival was in 2004 and raised just over £4m for The Grand Charity. It is now our turn again.
What do I get out of the East Lancashire Festival?
You will be replenishing the fund so that it is available for others and in case you, your family or other dependants, need it. It is one of the Fundamental Principles, to which we agreed when we became a Freemason; that we help our Brother Masons and their dependants receive care and attention, should they need it and should they need help to receive it.
How will the Festival be organised?
The Provincial Grand Master has set up a separate Festival Appeal Committee under the chairmanship of WBro David H Thompson to run the Festival. Management of the Festival has been divided into seven area Teams, each Team to correspond with the current area of responsibility of each of the Craft APGM’s and with an Area Festival Manager appointed to each Team. Each Area Festival Manager will administer the Festival in his Area and will be assisted by a District Festival Representative in each District. Each Lodge and Chapter has been asked to appoint their own Festival Representative from their membership, who can concentrate on promoting the Festival from within.
Will there be a Festival tie?
Yes and other items of memorabilia which will be available for sale during the period of the Festival.