Promoting the Fraternity across the World
The Branch fishing events this year proved very successful with three days for the children, the first at Gilcrux on Wednesday 11th May and the second and third days at Tarnhouse Tarn near Kirkby Lonsdale on the 17th and 18th May respectively.
RWs Charles Snardgrass and Jim Salvoija at Ft. Buford, ND Historic Ft. Buford in North Dakota is located at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri…
Roger de Fery Lodge No. 5879 in Ferryhill was the destination on a glorious early summer evening on 7th June, for David Sanders Hay, the Assistant Provincial Grand Master, to present a 50-year certificate to Stanley Wren.
Last month I received a massive stack of information from an anonymous Mason in New Jersey, detailing an ongoing series of disquieting episodes in that…
On Wednesday 17th February WBro Herbert Garside Hulme, who is known to just about everyone as Bert, celebrated his personal 60th Anniversary in the Craft. The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, VWBro Derek N Thornhill PGSwdB, accompanied by the Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Southern Area, WBro John Pearson PSGD and the District Chairman, WBro Peter Douthwaite PProvGSwdB, were present to mark this exceptional occasion.
Marlene and her husband WBro Alan Armitage from Stanley Lodge No 2917 attended the ceremony with Marlene being one of only 90 men and 90 women selected to receive Maundy Money – each coin representing one of the Monarch’s years. The Queen handed two purses – one white and one red – to each person during a procession of the Chapel, whilst the choir sang. to receive Maundy Money from the Queen.
2016 Maundy Service
On Saturday 25th June, 8 members of “The Widow’s Sons” Chapter, organised by the Motorcycling Lodge of West Kent No. 9899, will be visiting 12 Provinces in 24-hours.
WBro Campbell Wallace of Werneth Lodge No 6163 appeared on the BBC morning news on Thursday 7th April to talk about organ donation. He received two lungs 3 years ago after being diagnosed with end stage emphysema. He seemed in fine form as he raised awareness of the need to consider registering as an organ donor. Being a registered donor is not automatic, unlike in Wales where it is assumed you will be a donor unless you opt out.
There is such an abundance of evidence in proof of the continuity of Freemasonry during the period selected, that it is only necessary to study the special records of the old Lodges, happily still preserved, the Rolls of the “Old Charges”, and especially the extant minutes of the Masons’ Company of London, to be assured that the Freemasons of the present day are the lineal descendants of the operative builders, who in the 17th century, and earlier, admitted speculative or non-professional members.
W.Bro. George Tumbridge joined the Home Guard at the age of 16 and in 1942 he was called into the Army and was posted to the Royal Armoured Corps as a Driver/Signals Operator. In 1944 he volunteered to join the 6th Airborne Armoured Regiment, and trained on light tanks to be transported in Gliders.