East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society – 2019 Derby Cup
The Derby Cup is the premier competition run by the East Lancashire Masonic Golf Society. Although all masons can play, it can only be won by an East Lancashire Mason. After a false start, with Bramall Park Golf Club under water on the scheduled date of 31 July, the...
Bolton Mountain Rescue keeping toasty after £1,000 grant from East Lancashire Freemasons
Bolton Mountain Rescue keeping toasty after £1,000 grant from East Lancashire Freemasons. The money from the East Lancashire Masonic Charity will be used to purchase warm lightweight weatherproof clothing for use when in the field. Bolton Mountain Rescue primarily...
Volunteering at the Blackburn Eagles FC Tournament
Blackburn Eagles FC were formed in 1991 when Bernard Heckingbottom could not find a team for this son to play for. Now the club is one of the biggest in Lancashire, with 200 players and an FA Charter Standard. At a meeting of the East Ribble District Lodge Membership...
ELRADT visits Grants Lodge No 8825
The photograph shows the members of the Presentation Team who were present on the night and performed the work. On the 15th February this year, the Royal Arch Presentation Team visited Grants Lodge No 8825 who are based at Ashday Lea in Rawtenstall. After the Lodge...
Lifting the Veil on an ancient ceremony
On Wednesday 4th November, Salford District’s Robert Burns Royal Arch Chapter No 999 played host to EComp Paul MA Rose, PAGSoj, Deputy Grand Superintendent, accompanied by the Second Provincial Grand Principal, EComp David H Thompson, PAGSoj, and the Third...
ELRADT carry out an Exaltation for Prince Alfred Chapter No 1218
The Three Principals of Prince Alfred Chapter and the newly exalted Companion, (all seated) together with the Members of the East Lancs Royal Arch Presentation Team (all standing) Prince Alfred Chapter No 1218 is based at Westholme, Mossley’s Masonic Hall, and thus...
EAST LANCASHIRE ROYAL ARCH MASON WALKS THE BERLIN WALL FOR CHARITY
East Lancashire Royal Arch Presentation Team Leader John Cavanagh walked the length of the Berlin Wall for his nominated charity Diabetes UK during the early part of September. “I have wanted to do this since the wall came down in 1989 and have never had the...
ELRADT Team performs an Exaltation at Egerton Chapter No 1030
Egerton Chapter is not unique. It is a delightful Chapter full of delightful companions – but then so are they all. It is also a Chapter which has rather fallen on hard times, but it is hardly alone in that, either. Egerton Chapter was consecrated in November 1913,...
Limestone Rock Chapter No 369 Joint Convocation Meeting
On 7th May 2015, Limestone Rock Chapter No 369, hosted a Joint Convocation Meeting of Royal Arch Chapters across the East Ribble District at Clitheroe Masonic Rooms. Over 60 Companions were in attendance including a 15 strong Provincial Deputation led by the Deputy...
THE RED ROSE PROVINCE HOSPITABLY RECEIVED IN WHITE ROSE COUNTRY
The East Lancashire Royal Arch Presentation Team (ELRADT) exists for a number of reasons, but a fundamental reason is to be good and faithful representatives of the Provincial Grand Chapter of East Lancashire in “Foreign” parts. On Tuesday 17th June the team were...
Master Masons entertained by “Crafty Companions” hosted by Imperial George Chapter at Middleton
The East Lancashire Royal Arch Presentation Team recently visited Imperial George Chapter No 78 at Middleton Masonic Hall to perform “Crafty Companions” for the members of the Chapter, and a group of Master Masons. As one of the principal purposes of the Presentation...
East meets West at Cleveleys Park Lodge No 7540
EComps Norman Clarke and Paul Aspinall, Assistants to the Provincial Grand Principals, in disguise as Craft Masons for the meeting On Friday 14th March, 2014, the East Lancashire Royal Arch Presentation Team once again ventured onto “foreign” soil. On this occasion...
The Show Must Go On
Members of the ELRADT awaiting their just deserts at the Festive Board.Seated at the top of the table is EComp John Cavanagh, and extreme right EComp Graham Rawlinson As a result of a request from ELRADT regular Graham Rawlinson, the Team attended his Lodge, St Chads,...
ELRADT perform the “Ceremony of the Veils” at Egerton Chapter No 1030
The ELRAD Team shown with the Deputy Grand Superintendent, the Second and Third Provincial Grand Principals and the Principals of Egerton Chapter On Wednesday, 4th December 2013, the East Lancashire Royal Arch Presentation Team performed the Ceremony of the Veils...
The East goes to the West and attracts all the “top brass”!
On Friday 29th November 2013, the members of Senatores Chapter of Installed First Principals No 8966 meeting at Cleveleys in the Province of West Lancashire, had been looking forward to receiving members of the East Lancashire Royal Arch Presentation Team...
Promoting the Royal Arch in a hosted Craft Meeting with the PGM present.
The most recent working carried out by the East Lancashire Royal Arch Presentation Team (ELRADT) took place on October 24th at a Hosted Meeting of Iron Road Lodge No 4964 at Audenshaw Masonic Hall. On the evening a team of 14 members of ELRADT performed “Crafty...