The 150th Mark Benevolent Fund Festival

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Category: Mark Masons’ Hall's Charities

The 150th Mark Benevolent Fund Festival hosted by our splendid Mark Province of Lincolnshire came to a wonderful conclusion last Saturday 7th. July 2018. It was a great personal delight when the Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. Ryan Williams announced the total raised was a staggering £853,023. This is a wonderful achievement and I congratulate the Mark and Royal Ark Mariner brethren.

I am especially pleased as I was determined that no targets were to be set and I would trust the brethren of the Mark Province of Lincolnshire to support the Festival to the best of their ability. As I stated on Saturday you did not disappoint and I sincerely thank all who have given to the Festival in this most generous total raised. Lincolnshire can be truly proud.

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Dogs For Good's Trust

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Category: Mark Masons’ Hall's Charities

Dogs For Good's Trust Fundraising Manager, Anna Lawrence gave a rousing presentation and received a cheque for £13,446 at the London Provincial meeting at Freemasons' Hall last week.

Dr John Wright, RD, President of the Mark Benevolent Fund was accompanied by Mrs Judy Lawson, in presenting the funds for the new puppy, Lawson, named after R.W.Bro. Michael Lawson, P.G.S.W., long standing Trustee of the M.B.F. The Province of London gladly contributed £3,000 towards the 2 year training program.

Tancred Perceptory No 102 Sesquicentenary

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Category: Knights Templar

Holding the Sesquicentenary Sword are, from left to right - E.Kt. David W. Abbott, P.Gt.A.-de-C., 1st Constable - E.Kt. David Bowman, Eminent Preceptor - Kt. David J. Wharton, 2nd Constable

On Saturday 30 June 2018 Knights from across the Province of East Anglia converged on the Cambridge Masonic Hall, Bateman Street, to celebrate the Sesquicentenary of Tancred Preceptory No. 102.

There they were joined by Most Eminent and Supreme Knight Paul Raymond Clement, Grand Master, and his accompanying Great Officers; and Right Eminent Knight Stewart Charles Lambert Middleton, Provincial Prior, and several of his Provincial Officers.

In what was a full agenda, in an equally full Temple, the Provincial Prior presented the Eminent Preceptor, E.Kt. David Bowman, with the Sesquicentenary Sword (pictured above) which had been generously donated by E.Kt. Terence C. Lewis, P.Gt.Chamb., Preceptory Registrar.

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Happy 100th Birthday V.Ill.Kt. Wilfred Leahy

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Category: Red Cross of Constantine

L to R W.Kt. A. Bateman, V.Ill.Kt. P. Philips, V.Ill.Kt. W. Leahy, E.Kt. D. Bates, Ill.Kt. J. Hawkins, Ill.Kt. J. Leach

On the 12 June 2018 V.Ill.Kt. Wilfred (Wilf) Leahy turned 100. To mark this milestone the Worthy Knights of Holy Peace Conclave No. 381, meeting in Yeovil on Tuesday 19 June, put on something of a celebration for Wilf. This included a fabulous Birthday cake and the surprise field promotion to P.G.J.Gen. conveyed to Wilf and those present by a personal letter of congratulations from the M.Ill. Grand Sovereign, Graham Leslie Flight, which paid tribute to Wilf’s long and valued service to the Order since joining St John the Evangelist Conclave No. 238 on 28 May 1976.

V.Ill.Kt. Leahy has been the M.P.S. of four separate Conclaves, including King Ina Conclave No. 363 at the age of 96!