The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand
Charity
”The Tom Langton Fund”
INFORMATION RELEASE NO.15


The Committee of The Provincial Grand Charity – “The Tom Langton Fund” Meeting on Tuesday, 24th November 2015 considered 24 Applications from Lodges across the Province of which 23 were approved totalling £12,794. The Grants will help numerous non-Masonic Charities supporting vulnerable people, including those with disabilities, disadvantaged children, youth organisations, local churches and associations. At this Meeting the Fund reached £662,780 in Grants since it was established in 1985 and over 1300 Charities and deserving causes have benefited as a result.


The Fund Committee meets twice a year; application forms, also showing the process and Area Charity Representative contact details may be downloaded via: http://www.hiowmasons.org/charity/tom-langton-fund. Alternatively, Lodges may contact the Area Representative listed below who can advise on the application.
Summary of Grants awarded in November 2015

Lodge Name & Number Charity/Organisation Amount (£)

North Central Area
Ariel Lodge No 8166 Royal Hampshire County Hospital 700
Vyne Lodge No 7612 St John Ambulance 700
Elvetham Lodge No 4013 Basingstoke Child Contact Centre 894
Elvetham Lodge No 4013 Sebastian’s Action Trust* 1000
Southampton New Temple Lodge No 8131 Brendoncare 400

North East Area
Whitehill Lodge No 8424 Rebound Carers Support Group 400

South Central Area
Knightwood Lodge No 7813 Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity* 650
Knightwood Lodge No 7813 Norma Waite Keeping Pace with Pain 1000

South West Area
Horsa Lodge No 2208 Christchurch Priory Choir 500
Horsa Lodge No 2208 Bournemouth Natural Science Society 250
Meyrick Lodge No 7295 ICUsteps (Poole) 200
Bourne Lodge No 6959 The Bournemouth Children & Families Trust 700
Lentune Lodge No 8743 Lymington PCC 150
Lentune Lodge No 8743 The YOU Trust* 500
New Forest Lodge No 319 New Horizons EAL CIC 500
Powney Lodge No 3099 Lymington Little Dolphins 500
Hythe Lodge No 8546 Coda Music Trust 400
New Forest Lodge No 319 SANDS* 500
New Forest Lodge No 319 Christchurch Lifesaving Club 700
Lymington Lodge No 7984 17th New Forest (Hordle) Scout Group 300

Solent Area
Gosport Lodge No 903 St John’s C of E Primary School 600
East Medina Lodge No 175 St Georges School 750
Osborne Lodge No 2169 East Cowes PCC 500
Awards marked * have been specifically supported by W.Bro Tom Jones PPSGW, Solent Lodge No 6182
Tom Langton Fund Area Charity Representatives 2015/16

North East Area
Aldershot W.Bro. P. McCaw, PPSGD (Pat) 01489 573764
18 Field Close, Locks Heath, Hampshire SO31 6TX L4581
email: patjan18@btinternet.com
Alton W.Bro. P.D. Haynes, GStdB (Paul) 07971 577997
Gable Ends, The Street, Chedburgh, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP29 4UH L8425
email: p.haynes@cadogantate.com

South Central Area
Botley W.Bro. G.D. Wilkinson, ProvAGDC (George) 02392 327429
7 Grove Avenue, Portchester, Fareham PO16 9EU L9224
email: wilkinsongd@gmail.com
Southampton W.Bro. M.A.E. Layton, ProvDGSuptWks (Mike) 02380 326359
31 Wakefield Road, Midanbury, Southampton, Hampshire SO18 2DG L7813
email: irenecanna12@hotmail.com

South West Area
Bournemouth W.Bro. I.G. Young, PAGSuptWks (Ian) 01425 240090
8 Sunderland Drive, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 4TE L6959
email: ian.masonic05@gmail.com
New Forest W.Bro. L.M. Whitfield, PAGSuptWks (Leon) 07976 689172
‘Walfords’, Goose Green, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7DH L8012
email: leonwhitfield@aol.com

North Central Area
Chandlers Ford & Eastleigh W.Bro. D. Bennett, PPGSwdB (David) 02380 872275
5 Testwood Avenue, Totton, Hampshire SO40 3LW L8340
email: david.bennett@bsa-regal.co.uk
Winchester W.Bro. P.R. Harmsworth (Paul) 01256 414881
12 Hammond Road, Basingstoke RG21 3NH L694
email: harmsy_p@yahoo.co.uk

South East Area
Cosham W.Bro. R. Shepherd, BEM, PPSGD (Roger) 02392 756133
15 Wells Close, Milton, Portsmouth PO3 6FB L5740
email: roger@rogerdodger.me.uk
Portsmouth W Bro B.D.E. James, PAGDC (Bryan) 02392 379755 56 The Dale, Widley, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 5DE L257 email: bryanjames17@virginmedia.com

Solent Area
Gosport W.Bro. S.L Frost, PPJGW (Steve) 01329 517037
32 Hunters Lodge, Fareham, Hampshire PO15 5NE L1705
email: steve.frost1@ntlworld.com
Isle of Wight W.Bro. P Tautz, PPDGDC (Peter) 02392 425523 8 Beechwood Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO2 9QJ L6719
email: tautz2@gmail.com

 

Fund Secretary: W.Bro. D.H. Stagg, PPSGW (David) 01264 353392
‘Stinsford House’, 10 Burdock Close, Goodworth Clatford, Andover, L8166
Hampshire SP11 7RS
email: davidstagg@hotmail.co.uk