Milton Lodge – The Dedication of a new Lodge Banner
The members of Milton Lodge together with the APGM and their new Banner, following the ceremony These days you are quite lucky if you see a Lodge Banner. A lot of these wonderful objects are now consigned to cases of glass or wood, or are effectively stored away in...
30th Masters' and First Principals' Assembly
The photograph above shows the Brethren who attended, the front row shows, from l to r: Ken Hampson, Tony Nuttall, Steve Ridgway, David Dredge, Gerry Hodson (APGP), Sir David Trippier (RW Provincial Grand Master), John Pearson (APGM),Peter Douthwaite (District...
Bubble Rushing for East Lancs. Hospice
Seventeen Brethren from all the Halls across the East Ribble District assembled at Pleckgate School playing fields in Blackburn early on Saturday 27th April, to marshal the 2019 East Lancashire Hospice Bubble Rush. The weather could not have been any different to the...
Bury District Charity Stewards Donate £2000 to the ELMC
Bury District Charity Stewards turned out in force to Hewlett Court to hear a presentation by the Provincial Team consisting of the Provincial Grand Charity Steward, Steve Clark and Julie Ward, Director of Operations for ELMC. The presentation was excellent outlining...
Supreme Grand Chapter, April 2019
Thirty six East Lancs Royal Arch Masons attended Supreme Grand Chapter on April 25th. They included the MEGS, the Second and Third Provincial Grand Principals and all five APGPs. The Chapter was presided over by the First Grand Principal, His Royal Highness the...
Mrs Norah Porter Celebrates her 107th Birthday
Mrs Norah Porter, a widow of the Lodge of St John 191, was born April 12th 1912 (the night before Titanic sank!!!) and is 107. She received a card from the Queen at 100 but for your information only received the next birthday card at 105 and then yearly, all...
St Chad's Lodge No.1129
Personal 50th Celebration of WBro Peter R B Messum PAGDC W.M. WBro A P Klosowicz PProv AGDC It was a very special evening for St Chad's Lodge on Wednesday 17th April as they celebrated the personal 50th Anniversary in Freemasonry of WBro Peter R B Messum PAGDC After...
Rochdale and District
Rochdale and District Freemasons Present Cheque for £200 to Rochdale and District Mind On the 16th April , our District Chairmen Doug Smith together with John Taylor District, Charities Steward, presented a cheque for £200 to Andrea Shore, the Business Manager for...
Ecclesholme Summer Fayre
Southern Area Representative at Ecclesholme
WBro. Roy Tindall Of Milton Lodge in the Ashton / Mossley District, has been appointed the Southern Area representative on the friends of Ecclesholme Committee by WBro. John Pearson, to succeed WBro. Donald Roberts who has stepped down after representing the area for...
It’s not just at Christmas!
Glynn Lund, (Left) Charity Steward of Pendle Lodge with Major Carole Ainsworth and Ian Salthouse, Charity Steward of Cana Chapter For a number of years now Burnley and Pendle District Freemasons have supported the Salvation Army in Burnley and Pendle by donating food...
Triple Exaltation at Palatine Chapter
Grand Lodge of Spain comes to Manchester’s Caledonian Lodge No 204 – Part 2
WBro Chris Welton, distinguished guests and Brethren of Caledonian Lodge. Caledonian Lodge No 204 hosted a very special event on Wednesday 10 April 2019, at Manchester Hall. One might have been mistaken for thinking that the distinguished guests from the Grand Lodge...
250 Not Out
On Thursday 11th April 2019 The Lodge of St John No.191 held an Olde English Nite, as part of their 250th year celebrations, and what a great night it was. The Lodge Tyled at 6.30pm and everyone present was treated to an excellent ceremony, which included opening and...
Is This A First For This (Or Any) Provincial Grand Chapter?
Not all that long ago I attended Warwick Davenport’s 50th Anniversary in the Royal Arch. He talked about families who were prominent in East Lancs Freemasonry during his early days as a Mason. This set me musing. I have not really experienced “families” in my own...
The East Ribble Travelling Gavel is on the move!
On Wednesday 10th April Bro Liam Jones was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason at an excellent ceremony by Bank Terrace with King Oswald Lodge No. 462 at Accrington Masonic Hall. Bro Jones thoroughly enjoyed the evening which was enhanced by having a full...