
(by John Smith, Worksop Guardian, May 14, 2020)
The Freemasons of Nottinghamshire are supporting Worksop College in raise more than £5,000 to keeping NHS and other key workers safe by making plastic visors.
When the college put out an appeal through its Old Worksopian Society for donations to help boost its Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) project to supply the hospital and care sector with desperately needed face visors, the Freemasons were quick to react and donations were quickly forthcoming from the Provincial Grand Lodge, Worksop Masonic Club and the Old Worksopian Lodge.
Thanks to these donations and those of the community meant that, in just 36 hours, the college raised more £5,000 to increase production levels of protective face visors.
Since the lockdown began, the college has been working daily to …