GENEROUS Freemasons in Honiton have donated �1,000 to TRIP Community Transport Association, which is vying to raise a whopping �32,000 to upgrade its fleet of Ring and Ride buses.

GENEROUS Freemasons in Honiton have donated �1,000 to TRIP Community Transport Association, which is vying to raise a whopping �32,000 to upgrade its fleet of Ring and Ride buses. The donation, given by the Holy Royal Arch Provincial Grand Chapter of Devonshire Freemasons, will go towards the replacement of one mini-bus.

A Freemasons' spokesman said: "We have long recognised the importance of the service provided by TRIP to elderly people in the region, particularly in outlying areas, and are pleased to support this worthy cause.