EComp Dennis Roscoe Celebrates 60 years as a Royal Arch Mason
EComp Dennis Roscoe recently celebrated his 60th Royal Arch Masonic birthday at Good Companions and Commemoration Chapter No 6005 where the members entertained their ladies and friends at their annual festive dinner. Over 30 people enjoyed a happy, warm and convivial...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Burnley and Pendle Freemasons donation to the Pyramid Self Help Group
WBro Keith Jackson presents the cheque to Mrs Yvonne Copa (activity coordinator) with members of the group and volunteers. WBro Keith Jackson attended a meeting of the Pyramid Self Help Group on the 9th of November 2016 to present a cheque for £525. The group meets at...
Burnley and Pendle Freemasons deliver more Teddies for Loving Care [TLC} bears to Burnley General Hospital
Burnley and Pendle District Charity Steward WBro Walter Coupe, accompanied by WBro David Hawkins and WBro Graham Smith visited the Critical Care Unit of Burnley General Hospital to deliver much needed Teddies for Loving Care [TLC] bears to the unit. Nurse...
Christmas Social Board
It is traditional for most Lodges in Rochdale to invite friends and family to their Social Boards following their last meeting of the year. This is a time not only to celebrate the lead up to Christmas but is also an important opportunity to encourage prospective...
50 Years’ Service for WBro. Rodney Wild.
The meeting was to celebrate the 50th Anniversary for Rodney Wild who is the current Worshipful Master of Trinity Lodge No 5651 Audenshaw’s Lunchtime Lodge. He was initiated at Oldham on the 12th July 1966. He has four sons all in the Craft and they are Dean, Glyn,...
University Scheme Lodges in Romania
Recently three members of Old Mancunians with Mount Sinai Lodge (one of the Province’s University Scheme Lodges) visited Invictus Lodge, No. 15, in the National Lodge of Romania, on the occasion of the Installation of Brother Rezwan Iqbal who was initiated into Old...