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The fourteenth National Service Day took place at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, on Sunday 26th June 2016. With a large audience and many invited guests and participants, this event was splendidly organised by Gerald Rose, who is the Chairman of the National Service Veterans Foundation. W Bro Gerald is also a Past Master of Sutton Pilgrims Lodge, where he has been a member for over 50 years.
In 1975, the Scottish Free Masons in Trinidad and Tobago (TT), under the direction of their District Grand Lodge, organised a Masonic Fair at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, which raised a reasonable amount of money, part of which went to assist certain members in need of urgent help.
One of our Provincial Grand Stewards has gone on holiday but rather than simply putting up his feet and relaxing he is acting as our roving reporter smile emoticon:-)
Sixty-Two Brethren, including WBro John R. Farrington, PSGD, The Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Northern Area of the Province of East Lancashire, accompanied by Grand Officers, Provincial Officers of the year and a District Delegation, signed the Tylers attendance register of Marsden within Pennine Valley Lodge No. 6183 on Tuesday 24th May 2016, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary in Freemasonry of WBro Francis Stuart Jackson, PProvJGW.
It was a very special evening for Worshipful Master VWBro Nolan Morrison PGSwdB, PDepProvGM and the Brethren of Integrity Lodge on Tuesday 21 June, when they welcomed the Provincial Grand Master RWBro Sir David Trippier and RWBro Sir Stuart Hampson Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England for their celebration meeting marking 250 years of the Lodge.
The Senior Social Group was formed by Maxine Walsh to support people with early onset dementia, who have found activities in other groups inappropriate or unappealing, and has helped both families and carers by enabling them to meet people in similar situations.
Devon Freemasons have donated £7,500 to Devon Community Foundation to help support people in need across the county. Last week the Chief Executive of DCF, Martha Wilkinson was delighted to be presented with the cheque by RWBro. Ian Kingsbury, the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Freemasons.
The Association has had a busy start to the year first with a stand at the Provincial Grand Lodge held at the Lincolnshire Show ground
Pictured from left to right, are: Mark Dimelow, Gerry Lipson and Bob Povall. The season closed on a memorable evening for the members of Lodge of Israel…
John Litton our Grand Master is leading a delegation from Freemasons New Zealand to the Grand Installation (1-3 July 2016) of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland in Brisbane for their new Grand Master Elect being Alan Townson Deputy Grand Master.