It was a nice fine day on Tuesday, 7th June 2022, when 43 East Lancashire Mark brethren climbed out of bed in the early hours to catch the 7.55 train from Manchester Piccadilly to London to attend the annual Investiture meeting at Great Queen Street. After enjoying the usual hospitality of the Grand Stewards, the train arrived at 10.18 at Euston.
This meeting was for those brethren who were to receive acting and more “Annual Grand Mark Investiture”
Twenty one Brethren from the Province of East Lancashire travelled to London to attend the annual investiture for the holders of Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank. Three of those investees included WBros Steven Boyle, Shaun Higson and Gerry Young.
Prior to the meeting, they all dined together at the Union Jack Club at a private dinner organised by WBro Malcolm McCarthy. A full Christmas dinner, along with a selection of more “RAM annual investiture”
Early last Tuesday morning, a contingent of East Lancs Mark Masons set off on the annual trip to Grand Mark Lodge in support of the Brethren receiving promotions – WBro Barry Heal to Deputy Grand Swordbearer, WBro David Rainsbury to Grand Steward, WBro Duncan Ferguson to more “Grand Mark Lodge”
Congratulations to all of our Brethren pictured above who made the trip to London on Tuesday! Also to WBro Philip Conn PGJO and Ian Ronson PGJD who were unable to join us on the day. more “Grand Mark Lodge – Appointments and Promotions”
For the trip to Grand Lodge on the 9th June we had our largest contingent yet, 108 East Lancs Mark Masons made the trip down to London . Tuesday We set off from Piccadilly on the 0855 hrs train to more “The Trip to Grand Lodge”
The Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro. Keith Schofield, GMRAC accompanied by 20 brethren, attended the quarterly communication of Grand Lodge.
W.Bro. Malcolm McCarthy, G.Stwd. more “Grand Mark Lodge – 9 September 2014”
There were 85 Brethren from East Lancashire at the Meeting of Grand Mark Lodge held on Tuesday the 10th June, when the Grand Master invested the new Pro Grand Master R.W.Bro. Richard Victor Wallis, JP, the Deputy Grand Master R.W.Bro. H. Keith Emmerson and more “Grand Mark Lodge June 2014”