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The Reading District of the Oddfellows has raised £500 for Whitley’s Geoffrey Field Junior School, after hearing from the deputy headteacher, who sought help and support in building up the school’s library.

When Joy Warren’s husband of 50 years passed away, her confidence took a knock. Meeting new people and joining in again socially was a daunting prospect. Fortunately, just doors away were friendly neighbours Janet and Michael Porter who knocked on her door and invited her to join them at a local friendship group event.

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.