The Mark Benevolent Fund are Supporting ST Johns Ambulance and in partnership with the charity have pledged £3,023,700 for a two year programme to provide up to 52 replacement state of the art ambulances and support vehicles. The first of these Ambulances was to be donated to East Lancashire, and on the 17th July, the PGM, RW Bro Alex Mclaren and his wife, Leslie, attended the Presentation and Dedication of the vehicle in London.… Read more “St John Ambulance Handover”
Category: Mark Degree
Goulburn 680 – is this a first ??
Wednesday 28th March saw a Provincial Team arriving in the bowels of the Old Bill restaurant in Oldham to support RWBro Alexander Sillars McLaren, Provincial Grand Master in his visit to Goulburn Mark 680.
Lodge meetings here start with drinks in the basement bar followed by a trek upstairs to the first floor Lodge Room (complete with Glitter Ball for the post Lodge disco !).… Read more “Goulburn 680 – is this a first ??”
Rock Night raises £815 for ELMBF !
Saturday 24th March was the rearranged date for the appearance of the Idol Frets Rock Band at Littleborough Cricket Club.

Some 80 people packed the Club for the concert arranged by George Scaife our Provincial Grand Charity Steward, to raise funds for the East Lancs Mark Benevolent Fund.… Read more “Rock Night raises £815 for ELMBF !”
Rugby Football Lodge of MMMs 1965 – Dedication of the Lodge Banner.
Kick Off 6.30.
What a night ! RWBro Bob Clancey PGM of N East Yorkshire and WM of the Rugby Lodge got proceedings underway. With around 80 Mark Masons present, the night was bound to be informative, entertaining and very different from a normal Lodge meeting.… Read more “Rugby Football Lodge of MMMs 1965 – Dedication of the Lodge Banner.”
Skelmersdale Mark 141 Installation
Tuesday 20th February saw the installation of Bro Peter Cole into the Chair of Adoniram. The meeting was attended by APGM WBro Tony Davies and a small delegation of acting Provincial Officers.

The new Worshipful Master announced he was very pleased with the manner in which he had been installed into the Chair as it had enabled him to advance his Masonic knowledge.… Read more “Skelmersdale Mark 141 Installation”
Snow causes no problems for Rectitude 18 T.I.
Special Evening at Starkie 159 Installation
Starkie Mark 159 held a rather special Installation meeting on the 15th February at their regular home in Accrington Masonic Hall. Special in such a way as the Provincial Grand Master was in attendance along with half a dozen acting
