Picture the scene, early April, a Thursday and the Berkshire Provincial Masonic Golf Society (BPMGS) held its first event of 2026, playing at Sand Martins Golf Course for the Berkshire Masonic Charity Cup (a Team event for Masons and Guests) and the Colin Hayes Memorial Cup (Individual event for Masons only)
On a dry but cold and windy day, 45 Masons and Guests from 12 different Lodges took to the course, which was in excellent condition.
The team winners of the Berkshire Masonic Charity Cup were Theodore White Lodge by 0.3 points over Bullbrook Lodge as runners up.
The Colin Hayes Memorial Cup was won by Andy Hadjiphanis (Lodge of Peace & Friendship) with Mikey Jones (Hungerford Lodge) Runner up. On a windy difficult course 99 balls were lost in total with Graham Pilbeam (Albert Edard Lodge) guessing the right number and pocketing £100.
Davina Turnbull, Corporate Fundraiser, gave an informative and emotional overview of the excellent work done by Camp Mohawk Woodland Centre, https://www.campmohawk.org.uk/ supporting over 900 families providing an internal and external safe haven on its 6 acres site in Wargrave for children with different forms of Special Needs
As the BPMGS chosen Charity an amazing total of £1080 was raised during the day/evening from the Lost Balls competition, raffle and auction for four 4-Ball Golf Vouchers.
In addition to various fundraising activities, Berkshire Freemasons are pleased and proud to also support the Charity through volunteering, with the next scheduled activity on 29 April to help tidy up are repair the outside Sensory garden, which is much loved by all the children, whist giving much needed respite for parents/carers
Further BPMGS Charity golf days are schedule for
- 7 May at Newbury & Crookham playing for the Berkshire Mark & Charity Stewards Cups and inter province match against Wiltshire
- 18 June at Calcot playing for the Berkshire Royal Arch Cup and Kevin Barclay Memorial Trophy
- 15 September at Castle Royle playing for Steve Harvey Memorial Cup and inter province match against Buckinghamshire.
