Provincial News
- Written by: John Fergusson
Abington Chapter exalted Bro Andrew Avallone on Wednesday 20 January and enabled him to complete his journey in Pure Antient Masonry from Initiation to Exaltation.
The ceremony was conducted in an excellent manner with E Comp David Brown, standing in as MEZ with 24 hours notice, leading by example. He was supported in fine fashion by E Comp David Hargreaves and Comp David Morgan as Principal and 1st Assistant Sojourners respectively. After the ceremony, there was an excellent Festive Board which allowed all of Abington Chapter's members to welcome Comp Avallone, their newest Companion, into the fold.
Pictured above are (l to r): E Comp David Watson, E Comp David Hargreaves, Comp Andrew Avallone, E Comp David Brown, E Comp David Morgan & E Comp John Booth
- Written by: John Fergusson
Chapter of Fidelity in Towcester hosted a fine Installation meeting on 19th January 2016 with E Comp George Clayton the 2nd Provincial Grand Principal as the official visitor and his escorting DC, Provincial Deputy Director of Ceremonies, E Comp Jeff Chambers.
E Comp. Russ Dickinson was installed as Z, E Comp Simon Laws as H and E Comp Terry Oldfield as J. It was an excellent meeting with some fine ritual all round. The readings and the Robes and Sceptres were presented by Acting Provincial Officers, E Comps Tony Albrecht, Geoff Willis and David Brown in the most exemplary manner. Particularly noteworthy was the Presentation of the PZ Jewel by E Comp Arnold Franklow who recently celebrated his 91st birthday. This was very special indeed, delivered with such incredible warmth and in the true sense of the word, sincerity. Greatly appreciated and enjoyed by all present.
Our congratulations to the three newly Installed Principals and Officers of the Chapter and we offer them our sincere best wishes for a very happy and enjoyable year ahead.
On the left Chapter of Fidelity's newly Installed Principals (l to r): E Comp Simon Laws, E Comp Russ Dickinson and E Comp Terry Oldfield and on the right E Comp Arnold Franklow
- Written by: Gerry Crawford
What do you do with your used home or office printer ink cartridges?
Why not put them in the pre-paid Recycle4Charity envelope available at your local Masonic centre and post it. Its as simple as that.
The Provincial Grand Charity will be paid £1 for each cartridge on the wanted list.
Makes you can recycle include HP, Dell, Lexmark, Canon, Samsung, Neopost. Please don’t send Epson or Kodak cartridges as they are actually ink tanks, not inkjets and unfortunately are not on the wanted list. Laser/toner cartridges are also not accepted.
Inkjet cartridges must be in suitable condition to be recycled. Only virgin cartridges on the wanted items list raise money for charity when recycled. All inkjet cartridges must pass a visual inspection & electrical test. "Virgin Cartridges" mean cartridges which have not been refilled before and carry only the original equipment manufacturers branding. Cartridges don’t have donation value if they:
- are damaged
- have been previously refilled
- have been labelled for another brand like Tesco, PC World or Office Depot
- have labels removed or extra holes
In the event of a query please contact your local Charity Steward or the Provincial Grand Charity Steward, WBro Gerry Crawford.
WBro Gerry can be contacted via the contact form.
- Written by: John Fergusson
By way of getting 2016 off to a very fine start, Buckby Castle Chapter Exalted its newest member, Comp Peter Austin, on Wednesday 6th January in a most exemplary manner. MEZ E Comp Chris Beck led from the front in producing a superb ceremony that Companion Austin will, for certain, look back on with a great deal of affection for years to come.
Particularly praiseworthy was the work by the two Sojourners, Comp Mick Stevens and Comp Chris Postins who together produced remarkable performances which were warmly appreciated by all those present, including the Second Provincial Grand Principal, E Comp George Clayton and Deputy Director of Ceremonies E Comp Jeff Chambers.
Pictured above are (l to r): E Comp Graham Ballinger, E Comp Chris Beck, Comp Peter Austin and E Comp Trevor Moore.
Equally remarkable, and totally unexpected was the musical accompaniment for the ceremony. E Comp Mike Shepherd (pictured right) having developed a system controlled by his iPad acted as Organist for the evening and the music throughout was quite superb. The odes etc, were all performed as normal, the cueing was extremely accurate, and music of the highest standard was provided throughout the ceremony.
Congratulations and well done E Comp Mike, and Thank You for the Music.