Step and Learn Charity

Beau Benefits From Ray Horn Legacy

Inspired by Honor Oak’s sponsorship of Grace, a young girl from Chatham, several members of the same family have done something very special.

The late WBro Ray Horn was a popular and distinguished Freemason. He had many family connections within the lodge and was known to all as ‘Uncle Ray’. Following his passing away on 10th August 2022, his family, WBros Stacy Harman and Phil Radcliffe and Bros Graham Harman and John Cairncross have established the Ray Horn Legacy.

This legacy will be used to sponsor sessions at Step and Learn for Beau, a 14 year old girl from Rainham with cerebral palsy.

Step and Learn is a charity dedicated to the physical and educational improvements of children with Cerebral Palsy and associated motor difficulties. The service they provide is not available on the NHS but is nonetheless provided free of charge to those that need it. Although based in Medway, there are currently 51 children benefitting from this service from across the whole of Kent, and a further 6 waiting to be assessed.

Beau has been attending Step and Learn since 2010 when she was just one year old. Her mother, Charlotte said, “I am extremely grateful & honoured that Beau has been chosen for sponsorship. The help & support Step and Learn have provided for her and for us as a family has been invaluable. They have been there for us every step of the way & through this wonderful charity we have made friends both at sessions & within the masons. We are very humbled, and rest assured that in the spirit of Ray’s memory we will update you with Beau’s progress, because without good people like you at Honor Oak Lodge, this wouldn’t be possible.”

Beau Says !!

Speaking on behalf of the family, WBro Stacy said, “Honor Oak has been supporting Step and Learn for nearly ten years now, and we couldn’t be more excited about sponsoring Beau’s sessions. It’s an amazing way for Ray’s name to live on and help such a great charity”.

Step and Learn is funded solely by charitable donations. If you would like to find out how you can help, or perhaps sponsor a child yourself, please get in touch at patrickbarden@stepandlearn.org .

Ray and the Familly

Left to Right – John Cairncross, Uncle Ray Horn, Phil Radley Graham Harman, Stacy Harman.

Special Announcement Honor Oak Sponsor Step and Learn Charity

We at Honor Oak are proud to announce today our sponsorship of Grace, a 4 year old girl from Chatham who has been attending Step and Learn since she was only a few months old, having suffered two strokes in her first week of life.

We decided to sponsor Grace after our annual Christmas party, which we have been holding in aid of Step and Learn since 2013. Over 120 people attended the party at the Howard Memorial Hall, Wigmore on Sunday 4^th December, where the children and their families were guests of the lodge.

We donated £1,250 on the day, and a further £1,000 was donated in match funding by our friends at Lloyd’s bank. The lodge will now be sponsoring Grace’s sessions at Step and Learn on a continuing basis and we look forward to receiving regular updates on her progress and supporting her on her journey.

Chairman of Step and Learn, Patrick Barden said, “The sponsorship scheme allows donors to follow the progress of their sponsored child and will highlight the positive impact that Step and Learn can have on a child growing up with Cerebral Palsy or other associated disorders.”

Grace’s mother, Lianne said, “The sponsorship idea sounds wonderful and such a valuable way to personally support children in their journey. I’m both humbled and privileged that Honor Oak would like to be part of Grace’s ongoing care at Step and Learn. I can’t sing their praises enough for what they’ve done for Grace since she was just a few months old.”

Step and Learn is funded solely by charitable donations. If you would like to find out how you can help, or perhaps sponsor a child yourself, please get in touch at patrickbarden@stepandlearn.org .