Society

A £35,000 refurbishment and repurposing of local friendship society, Derbyshire Peak Oddfellows’ former administrative offices has resulted in the creation of a new social space for Chesterfield town centre, found at 126 Saltergate.

If you'd like to give one of our meet-ups a try but want to know more about them first, read this guide on what to expect at an Oddfellows social event.

Pop 18 Oddfellow members in a room, add tea, cake and a camera and what do you get? We invite you to find out. Warning: Goose bumps likely!

Members Harold and Jackie Houghton weren’t quite sure what they’d stumbled upon when they “clocked” a valuable piece of Oddfellows history in a pile of old belongings due to be sent to the tip.

Alzheimer’s Society research found that dementia is one of the most feared and misunderstood health conditions. Often, the implications of living with dementia are either overestimated or underestimated and assumptions are made that it is not possible to live independently with the condition.

Representatives from national friendly society, the Oddfellows, visited Bradford’s Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit (PSBRU) at the University of Bradford on Monday 17 Sept for a lab tour and to present a cheque for £29,000.

For more than 15 years, Ormskirk and Southport Oddfellows have been supporting Southport’s coastline heroes – Southport Offshore Rescue Trust – with charitable donations.

Members and friends of Buckingham-based Grenville Branch of the Oddfellows came together at Buckingham Old Gaol on 28 June to enjoy a private viewing of an exhibition created in its honour.