EComp. David Thompson's Provincial Retirement
David Thompson held his farewell party from Provincial duties at Stanley House on Thursday 4th May 2017. In the presence of Most Excellent Grand Superintendent Sir David Trippier and his Deputy Paul Rose plus some other sixty Companions of the Province who in some...
Bury District Dinner and AGM
Friday 5th May 2017 saw the District Dinner and Annual General Meeting of the Bury District, the AGM. This meeting should be re-named the ARGD, the Annual Rite Good Do as it really was and always is a Rite Good Do. A less formal sort of an evening without the need for...
Pulling Pints for Blackburn Youth Zone
On Bank Holiday Sunday afternoon the 30th April, a group of twelve Freemasons from a variety of Lodges across the District assembled at Blackburn Rugby Union Football Club to pull pints behind the bar at the annual three day beer festival. A successful Grant...
Joint Convocation at Prince Edwin Chapter
Last night Bury Masonic Hall was packed to absolute capacity for the Bury Joint Convocation hosted by Prince Edwin Chapter No.128 with the principal guest being the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent Sir David Trippier. Sir David was accompanied by the 2nd and 3rd...
50th Anniversary Celebration of WBro Colin Wignall, PProvGSuptWks
Forty-Nine 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...
Prince Edwin Lodge 128 is on the move
Prince Edwin Lodge are to move to Radcliffe Masonic Hall as a ‘lunchtime’ lodge The first meeting there will be on Wednesday 14th February 2018 and will tyle at 11.00 am Further meetings will be on 2nd Wednesday of April, October and December (Installation)...
Brenda makes Crochet Blankets for Eccleshome
Brenda Tetlow, Treasurer of The Audenshaw Fellowship, makes and donates crochet blankets for covering the legs of the residents in Ecclesholme. Bev Niland, the Home Manager, thanks Brenda on behalf of the lucky beneficiaries who are cozy and warm both inside and...
Charity in Bury District
In the last few weeks our Bury District Charity Steward, Steve Holland, has been hard at work presenting donations to the total value of some £8500 to three worthy recipients. Just under £5000 was presented to the Ashworth Valley Scout Camp on Wednesday 22nd March...
WBro Kenneth Hinchliffe Anderson Celebrating 50 Years in Freemasonry
The Lodge of St Martins No.2320 held a 50th Personal Birthday celebration on Tuesday 4th April for WBro Kenneth Hinchliffe Anderson. The Lodge members turned out in strength for this celebration and were well supported by the APGM WBro Peter Hewitt PSGD together with...
APGM visits Vigilance Lodge No 4952
On the 4 April 2017, WBro Christopher Welton PSGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master, and a delegation from the City Sykes District, had the privilege to attend Vigilance Lodge No 4952 at Manchester Hall. Once the lodge was opened, WBro Welton and his District...
Southern Area Giving Night
The Assistant Provincial Grand Master, WBro John Pearson, welcomed the Provincial Grand Master Sir David Trippier and the Civic Mayor of Tameside, Councilor Phillip Fitzpatrick, to Stanley House Function Rooms on Friday 30th March to the annual Southern Area Charity...
Raising Funds For Rosemere Cancer Foundation
When WBro Gordon Cornthwaite of Rhyddings Lodge No. 5205 and his wife Jean recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Adelaide Suite of the Accrington Masonic Hall, they asked their 130 guests to donate to the Rosemere Cancer Foundation's 20 Years...
Hope Chapter No 54 Installation Meeting 3rd April 2017
Our 3 Outgoing Principals looking relaxed at the Practice Prior to the Installation Monday 3rd April 2017 saw The Chapter of Hope No. 54’s Installation meeting held at Richard Street, Rochdale where almost 30 companions witnessed a superb evening. The First...
East Ribble District's Second White Table Event
The second in a series of White Table Events held across all the Masonic Halls in the East Ribble District took place at Darwen Masonic Hall on the 3rd April. The hosts for this event were Peaceful Valley Lodge No 4111 who were supported by a large number of Brethren...
Alan's 45 Years in Faith
Friday the 31st of March was the date for the Southern Area “Giving Night” held at Stanley House in the presence of the ProvGM and the Civic Mayor of Tameside. As usual for this annual event, the hall was full of expectant charity representatives quietly waiting for...
WBro Maden of Albert Edward Lodge 1519 Celebrates 50 Years
On the 27th April, Albert Edward Lodge No 1519 held a very special meeting to celebrate the 50th anniversary in Freemasonry of their WBro Christopher William Maden PProvJGD. The lodge was opened and the business transacted before the Provincial Deputy Grand Director...