Freemasons deliver Easter eggs to Cumbrian children

On Saturday, March 23, freemasons traveled across the county, delivering Easter eggs to children in need. 

This was for children who were in the hospital and children who were in the hospice during Easter.

Many motorcyclists turned out, who were all members of Cumbria Freemasons, and delivered over 400 eggs with donations of over £2,500.

The funds and eggs were all raised and donated by the Freemasons of Cumbria and friends.

The Easter eggs are delivered (Image: Cumbria Freemasons)

Neil Dixon, spokesperson for Cumbria Freemasons said: “It was a wonderful gesture and we are very proud to be able to deliver these eggs, as well as donations to the children throughout Cumbria this week on motorbikes.

"We must thank all the members of Cumbria Freemasons and friends who donated both funds and eggs to help with this wonderful cause and most importantly to help the children less fortunate than ourselves.

Toys are delivered to a hospital (Image: Cumbria Freemasons)

"The Widow's Son's is a motorcycling group and is open to all who enjoy the sport of motorcycling, and together they help raise awareness of the good work that we do as freemasons in the community, as well as raising money for local charities.”

The convoy of motorbikes made its way to The Cumberland Infirmary first and met with all the children in the children’s ward.

The Freemasons explained: "The children’s faces lit up as they got a chance to sit on the bikes, rev them up, and also get a chocolate egg."

Freemasons greet the children (Image: Cumbria Freemasons)

They then proceeded on to the Jigsaw Hospice to deliver more eggs, and finally to West Cumberland Hospital where they were invited in to deliver the eggs.

The team plans to visit Mayfield school, Whitehaven on Wednesday, March 27, and the remaining eggs to be delivered to the community hospitals across the county.