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A widow from Wilton who all but died of a broken heart following the death of her husband has spoken of the joy she has finally found through Oddfellows friendship.

We visited the Lupus Trust research team, based at London’s Guy’s Hospital on Monday 28 Oct to present our first donation of £28,000.

Our Branches across the UK are hosting a series of special get-togethers throughout September to encourage people to make new friends, after our research revealed that almost half of adults with significant friends (48%) only get together with them less than once a month.

The Oddfellows’ Trafalgar Branch made a special visit to RNLI Happisburgh’s Lifeboat Day event on 4 August to present the life-saving coastal charity with a £500 fundraising boost.

On Thursday 1 August 2019, we unveiled a new memorial at the National Arboretum, Staffordshire, to honour the tens of thousands of Society members who have fought and lost their lives in combat.

After representing Team GB at the 1960s Rome Olympics, Dorothy Shirley-Emerson travelled the world and enjoyed a long and happy marriage with her soulmate. But for stoic Dorothy – who dedicated much of her life to athletics after winning silver for the high jump – nothing could prepare her for the loneliness that came with going home to an empty house after her husband Jack died.

Faye Chadwick, member of the Huddersfield District of the Oddfellows, has been rewarded for being a social superstar and shining example to others.

Vivienne Simpson, Welfare Visitor for the Burton-on-Trent Branch of the Oddfellows, has been recognised by one of the UK’s largest friendly societies, the Oddfellows, for going above and beyond in her caring for others.