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EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY:

An important feature of our objectives is to be able to supply on free of charge loan, equipment to aid the recovery of those suffering from illness or recuperating from surgery.

This service is available to all Freemasons and their families in the

Province of Essex. The following is a list of the equipment we normally have available.

WHEELCHAIRS – Manual

3 WHEEL WALKERS

4 WHEEL SHOPRIDERS

ZIMMER WALKING FRAMES

TRIPOD WALKING STICKS

ELBOW CRUTCHES

COMMODES

BED TABLES

PORTABLE TOILETS

TOILET SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTERS

NEBULISERS

BLANKET SUPPORT FRAMES

BED PANS

RUBBER RINGS

FLOTATION CUSHIONS

NIAGARA VIBRATOR PADS

ELECTRIC BATH LIFTS

 Should you have the need of any of the above, please make contact in the first instance with Fred Thornback or with any of our Committee Members listed below. You will see that our list includes Wheelchairs and it is interesting to note that we have over 125 of these currently out on loan and there is still a continuing demand. If you have one of our wheelchairs which is no longer being used, please arrange its return so that it may be put back into circulation. Also, should you be in a position to donate a Wheelchair or any other equipment, we would be pleased to hear from you.

I am sure that you will already be aware that we are able to offer this service as a result of generous donations made to the Trust by Lodges and Chapters in the Province and we take this opportunity to record our grateful thanks and assurance that this is faithfully applied.

It was announced in the National Press that for an electrically powered wheelchair, the waiting time for supply under the NHS is 5 years. I am pleased to be able to record that thanks to the generous donations we have received, we now have 24 of these on our books.

Westcliff-On-Sea RMBI 2007 Holiday

By W.Bro David Mills, Chairman, Southend & Essex Masonic Welfare Trust.

Some twenty five annuitants from the RMBI arrived on 28th July 2007 for a two week holiday in Westcliff-On-Sea. The annuitants were accommodated at the Westcliff Hotel which is a splendid Hotel close to the seafront with
spectacular views over the Thames Estuary.

Ten local Lodge widows joined the holiday makers on their daily programme of entertainment, which was sponsored by generous donations gratefully receivedand included amongst other things a visit to the House of Commons, a show Mary Poppins, Bressingham Gardens and Steam Museum.

The Trust members and their delightful ladies provided the usual daily care and support during the holiday.

We would like to acknowledge our sincere and grateful thanks to the following Lodges/Chapter namely; St Clements Lodge, Southchurch Hall, Leigh Chase, Hadleigh Castle, Thames Estuary/Mouth/Tide, Albert Lucking Chapter, Braintree Centre, Upminster, Southend,and PEDOKC, Stisted, Hamilton Court for their generous and continued support during the holiday.

The Farewell Evening was held at Saxon Hall and was hosted by The Board of Management and Southend & Essex Masonic Welfare Trust and attended by representatives from sponsoring Lodges/Chapter/Centres.

We were honoured by the presence of Madam Mayor and her escort of the Borough of Southend-On-Sea. The R W Provincial Grand Master John Webb and Diane and Dr Reuffort and Maggie from the RMBI.

The holiday makers thanked everyone concerned for a fabulous holiday.

Our ability to supply equipment for Essex Masons and their immediate family who are recovering from surgery or recuperating from illness and to entertain the Annuitants during their annual holiday is only possible as a result of the generous donations made by Lodges and Chapters.

Please be assured that your donations to the Trust are gratefully received and I give my personal assurance, they are faithfully applied.

Please direct your enquiries to:

Chairman

David Mills
87 Southchurch Boulevard, Thorpe Bay, Essex SS2 4UP
Phone: 01702 600865 davidmills_@hotmail.com

Secretary

Paul Cohen The Poplars’ Barling Road Barling Essex SS3 OND
Tel 07836662277 cohentvpaul@aol.com

Treasurer

David W. Tomlinson, 9 Silver Birch Lodge Ashingdon Road Rochford Essex SS4 1QZ
Tel. No. 01702 530134 brays33@yahoo.co.uk

For Braintree

Malcolm Taylor, BEM 5 Clydesdale Road Braintree CM7 2NX
Tel No: 01376 325764 fhs@meerkat-hedgehog.co.uk

Mike Barnett Summerfields, 16c Suffolk Avenue, West Mersea, Essex CO5 8ER
Phone: 01206 386093

Ken Montgomery, 1 The Pines, Steeple View, Laindon, Essex SS15 4DW.
Tel No: 01268 - 418591 kmontgom43@hotmail.com