Picture Quiz

Picture Quiz

Many thanks once again for your generosity in supporting our Picture Quiz. This year it has raised £616 towards the Friends of RV Mission which will help with the ongoing medical and nutritional costs at the leprosy village in Purulia, West Bengal, which houses around 40 long term leprosy sufferers.

There were a small number of entries submitted with all answers correct, and the first one of these drawn out of the hat, and winning a selection of wines, was Mr Alan Rea, of Diggle, near Oldham.

New Toilet facilities at Leprosy village

Please click this link to see the article Toilet facilities

Picture Quiz

Many thanks to everybody for taking part in our Picture Quiz, which has so far raised over £700 for our leprosy projects. The winner this year was Susan Ackroyd, from Diggle, Oldham. The answers appear below:

Picture Quiz answers – 2014 (Rivers)
1	Don	21	Irwell
2	Elbe	22	Potomac
3	Rio Grande	23	Humber
4	Danube	24	Sacramento
5	Severn	25	Colne
6	Boyne	26	Yukon
7	Tagus	27	Congo
8	Dart	28	Tees
9	Forth	29	Tyne
10	Cam	30	Yangtze
11	Saöne	31	Tweed
12	Moselle	32	Tigress
13	Exe	33	Wyre
14	Rubicon	34	Murray
15	Nissan	35	Eden
16	Avon	36	St Lawrence
17	Kicking Horse	37	Weaver
18	Clyde	38	Ganges
19	Tennessee	39	Blackwater
20	Dee	40	Darling

Christmas Cards

Here is a selection of the cards received from our sponsored children

Medical care and medication organised by R V Mission through Believers’ Church in Purulia funded by John of Gaunt

Leprosy Village

Pictures from the August Nurition visit

Train ride with Fish and Chips

Walking Quiz, Manchester

Piccadilly Gardens

Manchester Central Library

Inside the John Rylands Library, a Statue of Mrs Rylands

Special Investiture Southwell

Br Joseph and Marios with the Bailiff following their Investiture

Isle of Man Visit

Rather belatedly posted, pictures from the IoM visit on 11th July.  A report by Conf. Screeton is in the latest newsletter

St Mary's Church

Dinner at the Sefton Hotel

Peel Castle

St German's Cathedral

Silverdale Glen

Leprosy Village

Pictures from the July nutrition visit

Service of Thanksgiving

Our Service of Thanksgiving was held today at St Mark's Church Worsley

Health care

We have sponsored health care for the leprosy village near Purulia.  This is provided by the Leprosy Mission from their hospital in Purulia.  The above picture shows a number of the villagers after they have had cataract surgery.

This picture shows the issuing of disability certificates to the villagers

The villagers are far happier to have treatment in the village rather that trying to get to the hospital.  Dr Darlong, who we met when we visited in 2012 is seen testing blood pressure.

An eye test prior to getting spectacles

Inspection and treatment of a foot ulcer.  As in the previous nutrition post is is heart-warming to see the smiling faces and gives us all the reward we could hope for.

Scottish Investiture

The Grand Bailliwick website had been updated with more commentary and an additional picture, it can be viewed here

Leprosy Village

These are pictures from the June nutrition visit by the RV Mission that we fund.

Leprosy Village

These are pictures from the May nutrition visit by the RV Mission that we fund.  Please note the many smiling faces.

Scottish Invetiture

David Haywood and I were pleased to be able to be part of the Annual Investiture of the Grand Bailiwick of Scotland a week ago.  We were given the warmest of welcomes and were treated as honoured guests together with the Deputy Lord Provost of Glasgow and David Gibb of the Grand Magistral Council.

You can read an account of the Investiture here

Hospital St Louis

You may all remember that we make a donation to this  hospise in Jerusalem.  They were recently told by the Israeli government that the standard of the rooms needed to be improved.  Tony Hilton made a personal donation to the hospital and these are photos that were sent to him to show the standard of the new rooms that have been upgraded recently.

AGM

Tony Hilton gave a very interesting talk on the history of the Order at our AGM

Cancellation of Treasure Hunt.

Due to being asked to do the Treasure hunt and low numbers confirming their attendance, we are left with no option but to cancel the Treasure hunt.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.