Charity News
COURTYARD HOSTED ‘FREE FOOD FOR FAMILIES’
Last month, the Courtyard hosted a series of ‘Free Food For Families’ events for local families struggling to make ends meet.
With thanks to Talk Community Hub’s Winter of Wellbeing fund, The Courtyard offered families the opportunity to enjoy a free hot buffet meal and fun arts’ activities every Saturday throughout December. This is the second time the arts venue has offered this initiative, with over 150 people attending them in March 2023.
The Courtyard, also a Warm Space, became a Talk Community Hub in 2020. A Talk Community Hub is a place where local people can access information and activities to support their wellbeing and independence.
It offers a platform to bring together and connect people to each other, to their community and to their local area. The Courtyard’s Talk Community Hub is part of a network of hubs across Here- fordshire run by the community for the community.
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For more information, visit
courtyard.org.uk/events/food-for-families
HEREFORDSHIRE FREEMASONS DONATE OVER £110,000
At the end of last year, the inaugural Herefordshire Provincial Charity Presentation was held for which donations to over seventy local charities in Herefordshire, some made on the night and others previously this year, reached an amazing total of more than £110,000.
Over 100 charity representatives, honoured guests and Freemasons gathered in Hereford Masonic Centre attended the presentations. The Head of Freemasonry in Herefordshire, Michael Holland, welcomed everyone to the first event of its kind in Herefordshire.
The Provincial Charity Steward, then announced each charity and provided a brief explanation of the charity’s background and services in the local community before the relevant Lodges made their presentations. It was an opportunity to see the diverse range of services provided to the local community in Herefordshire and the difference the Freemasons’ support had made to the charities. This was especially true of the smaller charities where the Freemasons had been able to make a tremendous difference.
The overall donations included over £3500 from Eastnor Lodge based In Ledbury, including donations to Ledbury Food Bank, and
many others, all of which work in many different ways to support the community in and around the Ledbury Area.
The Head of Freemasonry in Herefordshire Michael Holland, commented, “I am delighted at the tremendous success of this event with over one hundred people attending. We were graced with the presence of the Deputy Lieutenant, the High Sheriff, the Chair of Herefordshire Council and many distinguished guests and I look forward to repeating the event in the future to demonstrate The evening generated an amazing positive energy, showcasing the range of charities we have in Herefordshire”.
For further information about the Herefordshire Freemasons, go to:
herefordshiremasons.org.uk
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