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Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons East Lancashire The News |
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| Wycoller Installation |
| At the Installation meeting of Wycoller Lodge on the 17th August, “Jack” Day was installed as the Worshipful Master |
The Worshipful Master is seen here with The Assistant Provincial Grand Master Jeffery Huddart . . . |
. . . and taking wine with the Immediate Past Master  |
| Bolton Mark Lodge Move to New Home |
| The members of Bolton Lodge of Mark Master Masons have moved to a new home with their Mother Lodge St Johns T.I. The lodge held a meeting on Thursday the 11th of August to celebrate its 89 years which was attended by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, the Provincial Senior Warden and the Provincial Grand Secretary. During the meeting the members voted to make WBro Jack Kay, PProv GSW an honorary member and he was pleased to accept and will take up the offer at the next meeting of St Johns T.I. The brethren also voted to donate £386.26 to the East Lancs Mark Benevolent Fund. |
 Members of Bolton and St Johns T.I. Mark Lodges with the Deputy Provincial Grand Master and the WM David Barlow |
| Bro John Green the Senior Warden of Bolton Mark Lodge will be the next Worshipful Master of St Johns T.I. |
 The Brethren present at the meeting |
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master spoke at the social board and acknowledged the contribution the lodge and the brethren had made to Mark Masonry in Bolton. |
 He then proposed a toast to the Brethren of Bolton Mark Lodge |
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| The Newly Elected Master of Thomas Sharples Barlow Lodge |
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| The Provincial Grand Master with W Bro Peter Hargreaves the current Master and W Bro Raymond Wilkinson who was elected as the Next Master at the meeting held at Accrington Masonic Hall on the 4th April 2011 |
| Friendship Weekend in Wales |
| Friendship LodgeNo.1459 have a tradition of going away and staying for a weekend in a hotel.
The location for the weekend is chosen by the Master and this year, as David Stevens is Welsh, The Bron Eifion Country House Hotel in Criccieth, North Wales was the destination for the 11th to the 13th March, it was an ideal location as he was also celebrating his birthday on the Friday. |
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The lodge took over the 18 Room hotel and had exclusive use on the Saturday night when they held a "soiree" in the newly extended dining room. |
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| There was an opportunity to go out and about on Saturday and visit the attractions nearby including the Ffestiniog Railway, Portmeirion where they made the 60s series the Prisoner and walk along some lovely beaches |  |
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Everyone gathered in the Lounge at 7.00pm for a Drinks Reception with Canapés, where Anita and David, wearing a patriotic bowtie, welcomed everyone. Then it was time for the Banquet Dinner with a photo call for the guest as they entered. |
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Derek and Malcolm finally managed to round everyone up and headed for the dining room themselves  |
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The Menu for the Dinner Starter Smoked salmon, trout and anchovies; finished with lemon, capers and horseradish dressing Main Stuffed saddle of welsh lamb with a redcurrant and rosemary jus Dessert Glazed bread and butter pudding with white chocolate and Welsh Penderyn Whisky Coffee and mints |
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| Following the dinner there was entertainment provided by singer Jonathon Davies from Caernarfon who did a range of numbers including classics form the 50s and 60s and some by Tom Jones and Neil Diamond ending with everyone joining in with a rousing rendition of the Welsh National Anthem. |
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David and Anita took to the floor during one of the smoochy numbers. There was just time for a night cap before the Bar closed and for David to lead us in a chorus of Cwm Rhondda. |  |
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| East Lancashire Mark Masons Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No. 1272 |
| The Provincial Stewards Lodge held their January Meeting at Stanley House, Audenshaw, on Friday 14th January. 70 Brethren were present including the Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Keith Partington Schofield GMRAC, the Deputy, VWBro David Anderson PGJO and the Assistant Provincial Grand Masters, VWBro Stephen John Holt PGJO and WBro Jeffery Alan Huddart GJD. They were shown "The Mark of a Good Evening" by 12 members of The East Lancashire Royal Arch Demonstration Team, who visited the lodge. The team were welcomed by the Master of the Lodge, VWBro David Thompson PGJO, and they then proceeded to inform and entertain the brethren with a series of monologues and stories about some of the characters and history relating to the various degrees in Freemasonry. EComp Andrew Sinclair even managed to acquire a rather large keystone which he wanted to return to it’s rightful owner, he tried to get the PGM to take responsibility but was eventually persuaded to keep it and take it home! The Provincial Grand Master thanked the members of the team for the humorous and informative way they had delivered their part of the evening and said it was the 2nd time in 2 days that he had been to a meeting when there had been a departure from the normal agenda, both had been an excellent example of how Freemasons can adapt and inform. On the night the team had 3 enquiries about their future availability. Everyone present agree that it had definitely borne The Mark of a Good Evening ! |
 The PGM RWBro K Schofield, with from the left; EComp J Cavanagh, EComp A Sinclair, the Master of the Provincial Stewards Lodge VWBro D Thompson and EComp D Stevens |
 The East Lancashire Royal Arch Demonstration Team seen here with the "lost" keystone were; Terry Bailey, Alan Baxendale, Bill Cavanagh, John Cavanagh, Chris Cunliffe, Kevin Hall, Len Pike, Russell Pike, Graham Rawlinson, Andrew Sinclair, Denny Stevens, Les Taylor and Mike Williams |
| Keep Lodge No 991 and East Lancs Mark Benevolent Fund donate chairs to Clitheroe Community Hospital |
| The late W Bro Syd Holt a Past Master of Keep Lodge spent some time in Clitheroe Community Hospital and wanted to make a donation towards the purchase of some special "drop arm" chairs for use by patients in the hospital. He discussed it with the Lodge Almoner Tony Hill and the Lodge agreed to donate a further sum enabling 3 chairs to be donated. Unfortunately Syd died on May 30th before all the arrangements were finalised. Tony Hill then contacted Keith Clayton the Provincial Almoner to see if the Province would be willing to make a donation towards a 4th chair and was told that the East Lancs Mark Benevolent Fund would make a donation for the purchase of 3 more chairs. The 6 chairs were delivered to the hospital and are now being used in the day room. The Lodge also designed a wall plaque with details of the donors which has been mounted in the day room, The Provincial Grand Master Keith Schofield along with Syd's sons, Stephen, Fred and Alan and several members of the Lodge visited the hospital on the 16th November for the formal handover of the chairs and plaque. |
| The formal handover by the Provincial Grand Master, Syd’s sons and Clive Berry the Worshipful Master of Keep Lodge |
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The plaque which has been mounted in the day room Patient Jack Gott making good use of the chairs along with nursing staff, Claire Ball, Gillian Barnard, Nicola O’Connor and Wendy Ashton |
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 Claire Bell, demonstrating how the chairs are used |
 Well you have to try them out, W Bro Eddie Starr, The PGM and Lodge Almoner W Bro Tony Hill declared that they are as comfortable as they look, I wonder if we can borrow them for the next Provincial Meeting? |
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We eventually got them out of the chairs and left Jack Gott to enjoy his afternoon viewing in peace, on a comfy chair!  |
| Union Mark Master Masons Lodge No 32 150th Anniversary |
| Union Mark Master Masons Lodge No 32 celebrated their 150th Anniversary on Monday the 18th of October2010. The meeting at Freemasons Hall, Bridge Street, Manchester, was attended by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master and a Provincial Deputation |
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The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, David Anderson with the Asst PGMs Steven Holt and Jeffrey Huddart and The Worshipful Master Kevin Reaney |
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| The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, David Anderson with the Assistant Provincial Grand Masters Steven Holt and Jeffrey Huddart, The Worshipful Master Kevin Reaney and the members of Union Mark Lodge | |
| The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, David Anderson addressed the Brethren and congratulated the members of the lodge on achieving this milestone. He also gave an idea of what life was like back in 1860 What was happening in 1860 when Union 32 was Consecrated Victoria was Queen and Viscount Palmerston Prime Minister Britain produced 20% of the entire world's output of industrial goods The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) was the first British Royal to visit The U.S. A. where Abraham Lincoln was elected to be 16th president 1861 - 1865 The first British tram ran in Birkenhead and St. Thomas Infirmary, the first nursing school based on the ideas of Florence Nightingale opened Charles Dickens published the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round The world's first ocean-going iron-hulled and armoured battleship, HMS Warrior, was launched. Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization - using heat treatment to destroy harmful bacteria in beverages and some food products The cost of living in 1860 Sunday Best Suit; £2-10s Rent for a Terraced House £10 a year Shared bed in a Lodging House 2 pence a night To live you needed a salary of £50 a year To live well you needed a salary of £80 a year |
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| W Bro Michael Shaw then gave a brief history of Union Lodge |  |
| A SHORT HISTORY OF UNION MARK LODGE NO. 32 | |
| Over 150 years ago, a Past Master of Fidelity Mark Lodge of Mark Masters No. 31 encouraged three brethren of his Craft Lodge Blair ( Blair 1117) to join the Mark Degree and to be advanced into Fidelity Mark Lodge On 21st March 1860, these four brethren from Fidelity Lodge, W. Bro. Lyons Wright, W. Bro. John Bradley, Bro. Joseph C. Peatson and Bro. Joseph Eltoft met together with a view to forming a new Mark Lodge A petition was addressed to the Most Worshipful Grand Mark Master who gave it his blessing, there was also support from the reigning Master and Wardens of Fidelity Lodge No. 31, A warrant was issued in June 1860 with the first meeting taking place in August 1860 in The Masonic Rooms, Cross Street, Manchester with the lodge then numbered “46” On the 29th October 1870 the Province of Lancashire had been constituted and R.W. Bro. William Romaine Callender, from St. John’s Mark Lodge No.(2) Bolton, who had joined Union 32 in 1860 was installed as Provincial Grand Master by the M.W. Grand Master, this meeting being held at Cooper Street Manchester under the banner of Union Mark Lodge No. 46 ( now 32) The Worshipful Master of Union Mark Lodge was John Mellin Wyke a member of a well known family of wool traders from Bury. He was appointed the first Provincial Grand Senior Warden and later to have Mark Lodge Wyke No.142 named in his honour Following a meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons on 2nd October 1872, the Union Mark Lodge was allocated with the new number “32” From 1870 the lodge met at Freemasons Hall in Cooper Street until in 1903 it moved to The Griffin Hotel in Salford where it remained until 1950, when it again moved this time to Salford Masonic Hall where it remained for only one year and then returned to The Griffin Hotel In 1971 the move was made to Freemasons Hall Bridge Street Manchester where it remains |
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| The Deputy Provincial Grand Master addressed the brethren after the meal. | |
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| The Deputy Provincial Grand Master then proposed the toast to the Members of Union Mark Lodge | |
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| V.W.Bro. Kevin Farrell responded on behalf of the members of the Lodge | |
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| The evening was brought to a close by the Provincial Tyler W Bro Ian Ronson | |
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| Mount Horeb TI RAM Centenary |
| Mount Horeb Royal Ark Mariners Lodge celebrated their Centenary on Wednesday the 7th of July 2010. The meeting at Bolton Masonic Hall was attended by the Provincial Grand Master and a Provincial Deputation |
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The Provincial Grand Master presents a letter of greetings from the Grand Master, Prince Michael of Kent to the Worshipful Commander of Mount Horeb WBro Alderton |
 The Provincial Grand Master, centre, with from the left, Asst PGM Jeffrey Huddart, Past Commander Gordon Greenhalgh, Worshipful Commander WBro Alderton and the Deputy PGM David Anderson |
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