AGRICULTURAL shows generally reflect how much things stay the same. So the Meet the Freemasons stand at Otley stood out.
The Craven lodge of the Masons, at Skipton, has been a leader in an effort to lose the old adjectives – like shadowy and secretive – which always went with every mention of the organisation. Craven Lodge even has a Facebook page. And its organisers were at Otley to help the Royal Wharfedale Lodge follow suit. Visitors were told the Masons had raised £27,000 for Pakistan earthquake aid and locally were big on teddy bears for children in A&E at Wharfedale General. Leaflets were available to answer all questions about funny handshakes and so on. For more, see www.cravenlodge810.co.uk/
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