Prostate Cancer has become the number one cancer in men with 1 in 8 men being diagnosed with the disease. Through funding from the Staffordshire Provincial Charity and the Staffordshire & Shropshire Mark Masons we have createdan innovative health campaign in kind association with a small team of passionate specialists in Urology based at Queens Hospital, Burton.

Each individual screening involves the taking of a small blood sample as well as a digital rectal examination carried out by a lady Consultant Urological Surgeon. Each test will take 5-6 minutes. All applicants must be able to access a couch unaided.

Each venue will be manned by volunteers where refreshments will be available in the waiting areas. Wives and partners are welcome to wait in these areas where an information stand on Prostate Cancer will be also be available.

Applicants should arrive 10 minutes prior to their booked and confirmed examination time.

Through our recent association and support of  Blood Bikes all blood samples will be collected by the organisation and transported safely to the laboratory for testing.

Dates of Availability

Friday 22nd Feb and Saturday 23rd Feb 2019
Wolverhampton Masonic Centre, 211 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton WV6 0DD.

Friday 26th April and Saturday 27th April 2019
Hanley Masonic Centre, Snow Hill, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4NA

Friday 10th May and Saturday 11th May 2019
The Masonic Hall, The Green, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8NH

Further dates may be arranged later in the year as demand requires.
Please log onto the web site of our partners in this initiative at -
www.fightingprostatecancer.co.uk

Times of availability will be from 8.00am until 5.00pm each day as shown above
All bookings will be taken on a first come first serve basis and must be made with Provincial Office.
c/o Marianne Salt, Charity Manager,
When making a booking, please have ready, your email address, telephone number&NHS Number for confirmation of your booking and time slot.

The Province of Staffordshire will once again, have a presence at the Staffordshire County Show 2019. We will have the usual trailer plus a Blood Bike and the Air Ambulance Mock up Helicopter as attractions.

It's a real family, fun day out for everyone
for full information visit:
www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk/staffordshire-county-show

For further information on what the Province is doing at the event, particularly if you would like to help or take part, please contact the Provincial Office.

Amazingly, the Provincial Grand Master has expressed a desire to throw himself off the top of a Welsh mountain, all for a good cause of course, the 2024 Festival.

Not to be outdone, the rest of the Provincial top team ( Deputy PGM David Thomas, Assistant PGM’s Mike Rawle and Kevin Parkes, and Wardens-to-be Jeremy Roberts and Andy Mapperson) have also volunteered (to take part, not to throw him off!).

This is not for the faint-hearted: ZipWorld’s Velocity 2 in Bethesda, Snowdonia is the world’s fastest zip-wire, with speeds exceeding 100mph, depending on weight and wind strength, and at 1 mile approximately, is Europe’s longest. The start is at 1,400’ and the descent is 730’: one of the challenges is how to stop! All can be seen on http://www.zipworld.co.uk/adventure/velocity

This is planned to happen on the 26th of June this summer. There will be an opportunity to sponsor participants at Lodges ( sponsorship forms will be sent out to Charity Stewards), at the Provincial AGM, and via social media: go to the Provincial website and follow the links, or visit the brand new Festival Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/E2024festival and lookout for #zipfor2024

We plan to book 100 places to participate in this exhilarating zip-wire adventure, raising cash for 2024 at the same time. Apart from the sponsored places, there will be an opportunity for Brethren and family members to join, strictly on a first-come-first-served basis.

There will be 2 coaches running, one from Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton and one from Shelton Masonic Hall, Stoke, both departing 9.30am. We will have a room reserved for us at the ZipWorld Centre, Bethesda, and a buffet lunch provided.

If you would like to make a donation to the event and help our PGM raise money for our festival, you can help by logging on the his everydayhero page: https://e2024.everydayhero.com/uk/pgm-s-velocity-2-zip-wire-challenge

Full details from the Provincial Office or click the link on the website home page to book in

The Twelfth Annual Staffordshire Provincial Charity Clay Shoot, will be held on Sunday,18 August, 2019, at the Doveridge Sporting Clay Ground, from 1000hrs to 1430hrs.   The shoot will consist of 50 Sporting Targets (Ten targets from five stands).   Re-entry is permitted.

There will be an inscribed Trophy for High Gentleman, Lady and Under 18 Guns and The St. Giles Trophy for High Mason Gun which is retained by winner until next shoot.

The cost of entry is £25 plus cartridges at circa £5 per box of 25 12g (50 required) and circa £6.50 for 20g.

Come along and have some fun.   Experienced shooters will be at every stand, for safety and to assist beginners.   Ear defenders and safety glasses are recommended and will be available on loan if you do not have your own.   Bring your Non-Masonic friends.   Every entry helps your Province and the 2024 Festival.   Loan Guns will be available.   We especially welcome young shots!

There is catering on site, so come along early and have a breakfast before the shoot.