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Peter Coates, master of Peace Lodge No 2269 said that the members of the lodge are pleased to support Asthma UK with some of the monies raised at the lodge’s Ladies’ Evening and Olde English night.
The Prestigious SE England Masonic Province Golf Championship was this year held on the 14th July at Betchworth Park GC, Dorking.The event was very well supported with circa 60 masons from 4 provinces across the south east attending the event close to Box Hill in Surrey, the Oxfordshire Province Masonic Golf Society (OPMGS) fielded two teams. Both teams with an eye on winning the Trophy.
The Witta’s Island Lodge was honoured by a surprise visit by the Provincial Grand Master and his Deputy on Friday 15th July! Once the Lodge was open, there was a report, which little did anyone know would result in W.Bro. Mike Murphy PrAGDC walking in with wand in hand to announce the visit, to everyone’s shock and delight!
With the Portal Dreadnought safely berthed at Eastgate Masonic Hall, it was time to welcome, and Install, the new Skipper who had agreed to take on this motley crew and navigate them through the next 12 months. Who was willing to take on this arduous task, none other than the much travelled Provincial Grand Master Overseer for 2015/2016 in the Province of Mark Master Masons West Yorkshire, Brother Charles David Lindsay, not a happy soul after he had to hand in his Acting Officers Jewel.
The Pro First Grand Principal Peter Lowndes was a surprise guest at the installation meeting of Dinbych Chapter, No. 1177, in the Province of West Wales. Bradley Davies, a long-time friend of Peter Lowndes, was being installed in the chapter chair for a record fifth time.
The money has been given to Rawdon Cricket Club by the Chevin Lodge of Freemasons.
During the afternoon the stiff breeze often presented a challenge to the competitors which added humour amongst the players with golf balls constantly spinning out of control. At the end of the competition the player’s ranks were swelled when the Ormskirk and Bootle Group Chairman Frank Umbers and others joined them for a well-earned drink at the 19th hole.
When Shropshire mason Andy Gough married Maria at St Peter’s Church, Rushbury, near Church Stretton, wedding presents were notably absent – instead they had asked guests to make a charitable donation, raising £1,000.
An unusually wet summer morning greeted the players and spectators for the West Lancashire Masonic Charity Bowling Tournament finals at The Tetley’s Club in Warrington, but the weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the 52 entrants who had travelled from around the Province to eagerly take part.
The Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance (KSSA) has received a vital cash boost with a donation of £16,000 from the Freemasons’ Grand Charity. Freemasons from Kent, Surrey & Sussex recently visited the Air Ambulance at its headquarters in Marden to make the donation. Whilst there, they had the opportunity to look around one of the two helicopters and meet the crew and support staff who keep it flying.