Three laughing policemen and a football
Q: What do three laughing policemen and a football have in common? A: The annual Charity Stewards Dinner and Cabaret event was held at Preston Masonic Hall where 140 brethren and guests gathered for...
View ArticleGeorge leads new patrons, Corinthian Chapter
Companions of Corinthian Chapter No 2350 were honoured and delighted to receive Assistant to the Provincial Grand Principals Ian Cuerden to their installation at Hindley Masonic Hall. Ian was...
View ArticleJoint Ladies Evening raises funds for cancer charities
The Wigan and Chorley Groups joined forces to stage a joint lodge and chapter Ladies Evening. The link that brought them together was a shared interest in cancer. Sincerity Lodge No 3677 from the Wigan...
View ArticleWigan’s Tercentenary trip and treat
There was nothing scary about Halloween for the brethren of the Wigan Group, far from it. Instead of trick or treat, it was trip and treat, and what a treat it was. 50 brethren, a mix of Grand,...
View ArticleRemembrance Sunday in the Wigan Group
This year was a very cold but dry Remembrance Sunday, but the weather didn’t really matter. Come rain or shine, this special occasion will always find Masons from the Wigan Group attending the various...
View Article‘Silver Wolf’ Keith celebrates half a century in Chapter
Assistant to the Provincial Grand Principals Ian Cuerden was delighted to attend Arrowhead Chapter No 8500 at Bryn Masonic Hall to celebrate with Keith Lang his achievement of 50 years service in Royal...
View ArticleThe link between Bryn lodges and Uganda remains strong
Strong indeed, but the link and support from Masons meeting at Bryn, does not require passports and negotiating customs borders, not for the time being, anyway. It does however require a commitment to...
View ArticleBryn Lodge’s tercentenary trip
The intrepid travellers of Bryn Lodge No 6553 are now renowned for their globetrotting expeditions as they continue their tradition of annually visiting a lodge in a different country/jurisdiction. The...
View ArticleMCF donation to Wigan and Leigh Hospice
Wigan and Leigh Hospice in Hindley has been chosen to receive a grant of £1,760 from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. The Chairmen of Wigan and District Group and the Leigh Group, Geoffrey Porter and...
View ArticleRay’s remarkable record
It is without doubt that, in December 1927, a young mother in West Lancashire would have been delighted as she held her new-born son, Raymond William Leather, for the first time. Little would she have...
View ArticleA Ray of Hope for Wigan Chapter
Wigan Chapter No 2326, not a chapter overflowing with members at the moment, was honoured by the presence of the Deputy Grand Superintendent Paul Renton as principal guest at their installation meeting...
View ArticleA ‘Swift’ installation at Borsdane
Assistant Provincial Grand Master David Walmsley was delighted to attend Hindley Masonic Hall to be the principal guest at the installation ceremony of Borsdane Lodge No 6460. David was accompanied by...
View ArticleKenny achieves his ambition at Ashton Trinity Chapter
It was a day that Kenny Hatton never thought would happen, a day on which he would be installed as first principal into Ashton Trinity Chapter No 8821. Kenny has had his difficulties over the last few...
View ArticleDouble dining as Borough and Hope band together
Hope Lodge No 4003 has been low in numbers for quite a few years, and with just 20 members they thought it would be difficult to organise a festive season meeting that would do justice to this old and...
View ArticleWillows welcomes John again
Nearly 70 brethren were present to witness the installation of John Thompson into the chair of Willows Lodge No 5343 which meets at Bryn Masonic Hall. Assistant Provincial Grand Master Derek Parkinson...
View ArticleFather and son installation for Prodesse
Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies Malcolm Bell, is certainly no stranger to the Wigan Group, not only as a member of a local lodge, but also from his years of dedicated service as...
View ArticleUGLE says “Enough is Enough!”
Following negative reporting recently about Freemasonry in the Guardian newspaper and also seen in other media outlets, the CEO of United Grand Lodge of England, Dr David Staples has responded by...
View ArticleSetantia Chapter visits the Wigan Group
It was a delight for Group Chairman Geoffrey Porter to welcome the first principal David Winder and his co-principals and officers of Setantia Chapter of First Principals No 7755 into the Wigan Group....
View ArticleWigan Group supports Pro Patria
The consecration of a new lodge is a very rare and important event and deserves, or more appropriately, demands support from far and wide. The chance to witness the beginning of the newest lodge on our...
View ArticleBetter late than never for Scott
It was just 13 months ago that the brethren in attendance at the meeting of Norley and Langtree Lodge of Antiquity No 178 witnessed a very young and nervous Scott Bennett going into the chair of this...
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