Sackville Lodge raise £900 for East Grinstead Tadpoles Swimming for the Disabled
Sackville Lodge held a very successful Race Night last night at Copthorne Golf Club Raising a total of £900 for East Grinstead Tadpoles
Provincial Grand Lodge
Monmouthshire at the National masonic Clay Shooting Championship
The Province of Monmouthshire was this year represented at the 12th National Masonic Clay Shooting Championship by four members of the Monmouthshire Provincial Clay Shooting Association and four guests of W. Bro. Robert Daw. This years event was held at held at Wedgnock Clay Shooting Ground in Warwickshire under the banner of the Provincial Grand Lodge Of Warwickshire on the 18th of June. We were warmly welcomed by the host province and staff of the shooting ground and after a chance for a coffee and bacon sandwich after our long drive the day began with a safety briefing from the ground manager followed by the format for the day. Once he briefing was over we split up into our respective squads and headed for the shooting ground. The 100 target competition was held over 14 stands to give as wide a variety as possible. Following a sporting’s morning shoot with plenty of cheerful banter we finished the morning with a plated buffet lunch.
First peek at the South West’s Tercentenary Banner – Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire
The Banner will be dedicated by the Provincial Grand Chaplain at the PGL meeting in April 2017. Then as part of the Tercentenary Celebrations it will complete a journey through the 8 Provinces that form the South West Region, Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, Hampshire and the IofW, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devonshire and Cornwall.
Baring Lodge 2602 will be holding a Beer Festival at Sheringham Masonic Lodge
Baring Lodge 2602 will be holding a Beer Festival at the Sheringham Masonic Lodge on Friday 23rd September and 24th September in aid of local charities.
Widows Sons visit Devon on marathon to raise funds for ‘Lifelites’ – Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire
On 21st June the peace and quiet of Trafalgar Lawn, the home of the Masonic Centre in Barnstaple, was shattered by the arrival of sixteen large powerful motorcycles! Brothers from the ‘Widows Sons South East Chapter’ were on a marathon 24 hour ride visiting 12 Provinces in the South of England from Kent to Cornwall and back to Kent.
Edward Frederick Hanson Lodge, No.9463 – “A Tribute to Tad Gawronski” | Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire
EFG Lodge, at their meeting on Wednesday 27th July, at Rainbow Hill, Worcester, is to be a talk from the Provincial Lecture Competition
LODGES OF FRIENDSHIP – ANNUAL GATHERING | Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire
The special meeting, held under dispensation from the PGM saw Lodges of Friendship from all over the country getting together to strengthen the bond of their association through having the same name. Lodges from as far afield as, Cumberland & Westmorland and Devonshire attended the meeting with the next Lodge to host the Gathering, the Lodge of Friendship No. 100, in the Province of Norfolk taking over the Ceremonial Gavel to be used next year in Great Yarmouth.
100 Years on. We remember our brother: Major Charles E. BOND
The son of James and Susannah Bond he was born at Southdown, Suffolk in 1867. He married in 1892 at Yarmouth, Clara French
Provincial Grand Lodge of Lincolnshire Clay Shoot At Dalby Hall
23 teams of 4 guns and individuals totalling over 100 entries from 10 Lodges took part in the competition with the host Lodge, Eccles, entering 7 teams. The sporting round of 50 clays over 5 stands proved challenging and enjoyable to all who took part. A practice stand and 2 have-a-go facilities were also available.