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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War and the 75th Anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, Derbyshire Freemasons with special guest, Squadron Leader George ‘Johnny’ Johnson MBE DFM, made generous presentations to Derbyshire Air Cadets
Thursday, February 8th, 2018 1835/6 – 5 July 1898 Richard Pankhurst was the son of Henry Francis Pankhurst (1806–1873) and Margaret Marsden…
On Thursday the 7th December 2017 Loyal Lodge No 5040, a Lodge meeting at Bridge Street since 1928, held its final meeting before handing back the Lodge Warrant.
Charter to return to Clinton Masonic Lodge
There is no shortage of canals and paths in the Wigan area, all within striking distance of the three Masonic halls in the Borough, but the group decided to make one of its MCF 2021 Festival fundraising events a special day out and opted for a sponsored walk along the Lancaster canal.
A fantastic introduction to the delights of fishing was provided by the West Lancashire branch of the Masonic Trout and Salmon Fishing Charity (MTFC), who held their first event for 2017 at the Clear Water Fisheries, Borwick, Carnforth. The event was held over two days, with members of the Help for Heroes Band of Brothers and Sisters team attending on the first day and young adults with special needs attending on the second day.
Peace, love and harmony? Those three essential Masonic commodities were apparently not very evident 300 years ago, as was delightfully demonstrated when the St Helens and Prescot peripatetic pageant players brought their excellent production of ‘A Timeline Drama and Pageant’ to Rowley Court, Lancaster at a meeting of the City of Lancaster Lodge No 281.
On a warm spring evening the fabulous Gateway Banqueting Suite at Lancaster’s University of Cumbria again provided the venue for another well supported Group Ball, where brethren and their partners enjoyed an excellent meal before dancing to the wonderful Steve Silver until midnight.
The members and guests of Morecambe Chapter No 1561 gave an especially enthusiastic welcome to John William Robson when he attended their installation convocation as principal guest. On the occasion John was attended by acting Provincial officers Jim Richards and David Tattersall.
The concerts were the idea of former group chairman Rowly Saunders who was the driving force behind them for many years. He is still heavily involved but group charity steward Richard Wilcock has now taken over the lead role.