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He lives with his Wife, Evelyn, at Dukes’ Court, Wellingborough, a residential Care Home, and his recent birthday party with family and friends, included RWBro Barrie Hall, WM of Risdene Lodge and WBro Steve Squires, Secretary, and their Wives. RWBro Hall presented WBro Rye with his 50th Certificate, explaining the reasons for the award of his certificate of merit in 2000.
The Bradelei Lodge 9205 were delighted to raise £625 at their Ladies night earlier this year. This amount was then donated to the Alzheimer’s Society of Derby.
Ray joined the Lodge of Industry in 1956 and although only a day away from another big day in his life, the birth of his daughter, Ray’s wife Alice gave special dispensation for him to attend and be initiated. As a mark of the times, it took Ray some 17 years to climb the ladder and become master in 1973 before he carried on with various other offices in support of his lodge.
WBro Bill and Mrs Ange Warren cordially invite all Masons, ladies, children and friends of Teme Lodge to a superb Family Sunday Lunch on 4th September at the Knighton Hotel, Knighton LD7 1BL.
The event engaged all ages of the community, it was organised to raise funds for local charities and last year raised £1,000 which members hope to meet or even exceed.
Saturday, 24th September, 2016 in the Memorial Hall, Oswestry, 1000-1700h.
In celebration of the 150th ANNIVERSARY OF ST OSWALD LODGE, a charity LIVE STEAM MODEL RAILWAY SHOW.
Many of us grew up in the 1960s and 70s where, for some, it was a time of making out a living repairing cars, exterminating pests or hop picking. Boys were taught to fish by their fathers during the weekends, cast after cast plopping into willow-shaded water, while weekdays were spent at the secondary school where, for some, gardening and metalwork were still being taught. Fishing is an unsentimental memoir of that time and nothing has changed for those boys today. As adults they continue to carry out the traditions of fishing as taught by their fathers and pass this knowledge on to the children who have a love for the sport.
The Rob Vine Fund has again been a grateful beneficiary of the Freemasons’ Air Ambulance Grand Charity fund.
Keith Dalrymple, on behalf of the Freemasons, presented a cheque for £4,000 to Dr David Stevens, one of the Rob Vine Fund directors.
Excellent Companion Barry Bower, Provincial Chapter Grand Director of Ceremonies held his first Chapter DC forum on Saturday 23rd July, at Cleator Moor Masonic Centre.
Jim Woods, a grand officer and a past master of Peace and Unity Lodge No 3966 and Landmark Lodge No 7273 is in his 74th year. For many years he was the local care officer for the lodges and chapters on the Fylde coast