What a night County Palatine Royal Ark Mariners No 156 hosted a celebration for its 50th year, slightly behind schedule due to covid. The Lodge, consecrated on 23rd November 1970, laid on a splendid occasion with 30 brethren in attendance. The newly appointed Deputy Provincial Grand Master, David George Rainford, took the chair for part of the evening and presented
You may remember back in August that VWBro David Thompson, PGJO, APGM and WBro David Poppit, who was deputising for the Worshipful Master of Manchester University Lodge, attended Francis House to present Julie Williams, fundraiser, with a cheque for £2000 from the Mark Benevolent Fund.… Read more “New Defibrillator for Francis House”
On Monday 18 October at Bury Masonic Hall we were very proud to celebrate our Sesquicentenary. In attendance was the Pro Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother Raymond John Smith accompanied by a full deputation from Grand Lodge in London. Also in attendance was VWBro.… Read more “Sesquicentenary evening for WRC 136”
In welcoming you to the website for Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Freemasonry in East Lancashire it is with the hope that this website will be both informative and of interest not only to Freemasons but also to those merely intrigued.… Read more “Welcome from the Provincial Grand Master.”
On Monday the 20 September at Westholme lodge rooms. Mossley Mark lodge 1381 held their installation meeting. Present were VWBro John Hartley Smith Deputy PGM in the chair along with Wes Marchant Prov DC and 14 other brethren. The lodge opened at 11-30 am with a few visitors standing in office.… Read more “Mossley Mark 1381 are back and hold their installation in style”
Rossendale Hospice is a local charity that cares for patients and their families living with cancer and other life-limiting conditions including, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), chronic lung disease (COPD), Organ failure and others.
They do not offer overnight accommodation but many other services free of charge including Day Therapy, a range of Complementary and Psychotherapies, Bereavement Counselling and a Befriending Service.… Read more “£5000 for Rossendale Hospice”
Bury Hospice was opened in 1991 with money raised by the local community and its aims then were the same as they are today; to provide specialist twenty-four-hour in-patient, medical and respite facilities care for people with life-limiting illness, whilst doing everything they can to help support their families and carers.… Read more “£4000 to Bury Hospice”