Stephen to keep Arrowhead shipshape
Every installation is special and is probably the highlight of the lodge’s season. Sometimes circumstances make it extra special, and this was one of those occasions. The WM George Calderbank was...
View ArticleGary drives Vigilance and Douglas forward
It was a return trip to Bryn Masonic Hall for Provincial Senior Grand Warden John Karran, to officiate as principal guest and representative of the Provincial Grand Master Tony Harrison at the...
View ArticleThe Ball keeps on rocking and rolling
The Freemasons of West Lancashire and their partners once again proved that they know how to have a good night out. The 159th ‘Grand Ball and Banquet’, which was held at the University of Bolton...
View ArticleAlex proclaimed at Tuscan Oak and Lambert Head
David Ogden (Assistant Provincial Grand Master) was the honoured guest at Pemberton Masonic Hall to attend the installation of Tuscan Oak and Lambert Head Lodge No 6387, and was accompanied by fellow...
View ArticleA splendid occasion for Tony
The names of Provincial Grand Masters of West Lancashire don’t often appear on the roll of Presidents of the annual festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement. Five appear, to be precise. It took...
View ArticleWidows Sons friendship shelter
The children at Highfield St Matthew’s School were filled with excitement when Andy Baxendale and others from the Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association donated a friendship shelter and went in for the...
View ArticleMCF give £45,000 to African cyclone victims
Thousands of people across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe whose lives have been devastated by Cyclone Idai will be given access to clean water, as well as tarpaulins, plastic sheets and other...
View Article‘Signature Donation’ to St Vincent’s School
For a new initiative, our various group chairmen were asked to nominate a worthy cause to receive the initial ‘Signature Donation’, the first of what is planned to be an annual award of substantial...
View ArticleProvincial Grand Lodge 2019
Once again, the Opera House Theatre at Blackpool hosted one of the highlights of the Masonic year as over 1,100 Freemasons attended the annual meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge. This year’s event was...
View ArticleTaylor’s Sporting Trilogy Episode Two
Peter Taylor has just submitted his second report about the events he is taking part in to raise money for the MCF 2021 Festival and Meningitis Now, in this episode he says: “On Saturday 30 March, I...
View ArticleMeet the new Provincial Wardens
With the appointment of the new Provincial Senior and Junior Grand Wardens having taken place at Blackpool, both were invited to introduce themselves to our online readers and tell us a little more...
View ArticleClassic Car Club’s latest event report
The West Lancashire Masonic Classic Car Club have held their annual ‘Members’ Run’. The report which follows has been provided by Adrian Dean, the society’s Communications Officer. Adrian reports:...
View ArticleNew master for Goodwill Lodge
For any non-Masons reading this story, an installation ceremony is where someone is installed as the Worshipful Master, effectively being in charge of a lodge for 12 months. It is both a special...
View ArticlePrGM’s Diary October 2019
On the morning of 1 October, I travelled to Leyland to our Provincial office for the Royal Arch Cabinet meeting which was attended by all my assistants together with my two deputies, the Provincial...
View ArticleTaylor’s Sporting Trilogy, the finale
As many of you will be aware, Peter Taylor, our Provincial Grand Secretary, has been undertaking a ‘trilogy’ of sporting events in order to raise money for the MCF 2021 Festival and Meningitis Now. In...
View ArticleClassic Car Club’s latest event report
The West Lancashire Masonic Classic Car Club held their annual ‘Afternoon Tea’ event. The report which follows has been provided by Adrian Dean, the society’s Communications Officer. Adrian reports:...
View ArticleThe bUGLE
The bUGLE is produced by the United Grand Lodge of England and is sent to Provincial Grand Masters, for them to distribute to the members in West Lancashire it will be published monthly on our group...
View ArticleWalking the Wigan walk
What more could a happy group of Freemasons and their families and friends want on a beautiful, sunny, Sunday afternoon in July than taking part in a fund-raising walk by a peaceful canal. Setting of...
View ArticlePrGM’s Diary January 2020
Greetings, good wishes to you all. May I wish you and all your families a very happy, healthy and most enjoyable New Year and trust that in 2020 you will have a peaceful and rewarding year. Having...
View ArticlePaul is back in Harmony
In March 2004 Paul Hesketh was installed as first principal in Chapter of Harmony No 178 and served as such for two years. Paul went on to give impeccable service in Provincial Grand Chapter as a...
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