It is also important to emphasise what it is not. It places absolutely no restriction on age so long as you are over eighteen years of age, it welcomes anyone who can be deemed as community orientated or wishes to become more community orientated. The RAOB is firmly rooted in the community it provides support not only for the members who are in need, but also to the community. It runs the two Convalescence Homes at Harrogate and Paignton and manages the various support networks and communication right down to the individual member in his local lodge. The Order as a whole is governed by The Grand Lodge, who in turn, provides administrative support to the order. These Provinces with the assistance of the Lodges raise and distribute funds at a regional level, and are usually based on Counties or large urban areas. With lodges in many large towns and cities ‘the buffs’ have been able to quietly raise money for many community projects indeed it sees supporting family and the community as one of its core values.Īll the Lodges are governed by a larger Provincial Grand Lodges in regions. When national service ceased it grew in the community and changed its focus over many years to embrace and integrate more and more into the community at large.
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It provided a structure for people to meet and a support network. Over many years it has provided much tangible assistance to its members and to many external charities.įor many years it recruited heavily from the armed forces and troops returning from war. After the Second World War and with the advent of the National Health Service with cradle to grave care there was no longer a need for Orphanages – so it carried on running Convalescence Homes.
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It also took on running of orphanages and convalescent homes.
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For example, during the First World War it provided ambulances and crews to the front line. History has shown that the organisation has taken on several guises. The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) under the Grand Lodge of England has been in the community since 1822.