Brethren all, So much has happened already in 2019 that I can hardly believe it’s still only March! The year kicked off with our annual Burns Weekend in Bournemouth – a bumper turn-out of 200 Brethren and their partners. All the usual Scottish ingredients were…
Author: Richard Criddle
A cracking evening for Hibernia Lodge No.431
A splendid and unique meeting of Hibernia Lodge on Monday 18th March 2019 when WBro. Phil Elder installed Bro. Stephen Roberts as the new Master. The Installation was conducted with fine ritual by WBro. Elder to a lodge room of around 60 brethren. The lodge…
An Interview with Henry Hobson APGM
To mark his retirement as an Assistant Provincial Grand Master, Chris James caught up with WBro Henry Hobson. “After serving the Province for 5 pretty packed years, with something like 90 Official Visits under your belt to various Lodges and supported by a Delegation on…
Consecration of Aegean Royal Ark Mariner Lodge - 26 March, 2019
Have you ever been present at a Royal Ark Mariner lodge consecration? If you have not yet visited a Royal Ark Mariner lodge consecration to witness the birth of a new lodge, you are cordially invited to attend the consecration of Aegean R.A.M. on…
First announcement from the PGM Designate
Following on from the recent communication from Grand Lodge, I am pleased to announce the Executive appointments which will come into force on 11th July 2019. Provincial Appointments The Provincial Grand Secretary is poised to issue formal offer letters…
New Provincial Grand Master announced by Grand Lodge
On 25 February, Grand Lodge released the name of the new Provincial Grand Master. Announced in open Lodge of London Installed Mark Masters by the retiring PGM, David Ashbolt, the spontaneous applause and acclamation for the new PGM Designate – Very Worshipful Bro. Thomas Quinn…
Consecration of a new Mark Lodge for Turkish Brethren
The Provincial Grand Master, RW Bro David Ashbolt, assisted by members of his Executive, consecrated a new Mark Lodge with a Turkish theme on 23 February, 2019. It is named after Namık Kemal who was an Ottoman democrat, writer, intellectual, reformer, journalist, playwright, and political activist…
Silver Pin Award Winners
The winners of the prestigious Silver Pin are: 2007 – Alan Underhill 2008 – Not awarded 2009 – Colin Miller 2010 – Not awarded 2011 – Sanjiv Gohil 2012 – Not awarded 2013 – Rajiv Tanna & Abhaya Soneji 2014 – Andrew Green 2015 –…
A new Mark Lodge for Train Enthusiasts
Whoo! Whoo! All aboard! Yes, plans for a new Mark Lodge for train enthusiasts or those with past or present connections to the railway industry are “steaming ahead”. The Lodge will be called the Locomotion Lodge of Mark Master Masons, and it is “on track”…
Major sewer collapse - update
Thames Water have completed repairs of the collapsed drain outside Mark Masons’ Hall and all services, including Masonic Dining will be reopened from 11 February 2019. MMH look forward to resuming normal operation and thank you for your patience over the past weeks.
