Prince Edwin Installation
Wednesday 14th December 2016 was the evening of the Installation at Prince Edwin’s Lodge 128 Now Prince Edwin is No. 128, it’s a grand old lodge. The date of their Charter is 1771 and the members of this lodge are distinguished to say the least. They were joined by...
APGM Christmas Message December 2016
Our APGM, WBro John Pearson in fine voice at the Carol Service On Sunday 4th December the Freemasons of East Lancashire’s Southern Area again enjoyed the privilege of holding our Annual Carol Service at St. Peter’s Church Ashton-under-Lyne. It was a wonderful Service,...
Meeting of Southern Area Lodge Royal Arch Representatives – November 30th 2016
Wednesday November 30th was a very cold, bleak night. The weather did not prevent a small but interested group of Lodge Royal Arch Representatives from Southern Area Craft Lodges meeting together at Audenshaw Masonic Hall. There our company was greeted by a very...
Ashton & Mossley District AGM
The AGM of Ashton & Mossley District always takes place in the Autumn Term. (Do you notice, your DCO still thinks like a teacher even years after he stopped being one.) As you would expect, it is usually quite a staid and serious affair with all of the Area and...
Salford Children's Christmas Party
For more than two decades the Salford District has held an annual ‘Children’s Christmas Party’, and this year was no exception – they get better every year. Children of Freemasons, their family and friends came together on 17th December for an afternoon or raucous...
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols St. Aidan's Church, Sudden, Rochdale At 3.00pm on 11th December a large contingent of Rochdale Freemasons and their families attended their annual festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Aidan's Church Sudden. The occasion was...
Milton Lodge No 1144 Captures the Travelling Gavel
Monday 21st November saw the Worshipful Master of Milton Lodge, WBro Leo Sterling, lead a group of Brethren, including Ian Walvin, Danny Langley, Dave Crawley, Roy Tindall and Pete Cole to Ardwick Lodge at Audenshaw Masonic Hall. There they were treated to an...
50th Anniversary Celebration of WBro Anthony Fredrick Williams PProvSGD
Almost Fifty 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...
Milton Lodge No 1144 – The Second Degree Tracing Board
On Thursday 8th December 2016, at their usual Lodge Meeting, Milton Lodge No 1144 were delighted to welcome our District Chairman, WBro Peter Douthwaite PPrJGW. They also welcomed WBro Chad Anthony Northcott PSGD, the Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Salford...
Southern Area Carol Service – Sunday 4th December 2016
The Southern Area Carol Service has always been one of the high points of the year for me. It is one of a very few Masonic events where the whole of Southern Area genuinely comes together to celebrate this fraternity that we all hold so dear. This year the Carol...
Lodge of Union No 268 Visit Provincial Grand Lodge
This year the Lodge of Union No 268 were particularly fortunate to see four of the Lodge brethren receive first appointments or promotions in the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire. Our ADC, who also happens to be District Chairman, WBro Peter Douthwaite, was...
Burnley and Pendle District Freemasons donate much needed food supplies to the Salvation Army:
On Friday 9th December 2016, WBro Trevor Pickles from the Burnley and Pendle District Freemasons visited the Salvation Army Nelson Citadel to present a donation of food to the value of £250. A similar donation was made to the Burnley Citadel. Major Carol Ainsworth of...