Our November meeting was again a working night, with the main event being the passing of Brother Chris Wall to the second degree.
We were pleased to welcome the Assistant Provincial Grand Master Worshipful Brother Chris Thomas and his team of active rank officers to our meeting and ceremony. it certainly added to the occasion for our candidate and was a welcome honour for our Lodge.
We were pleased to Pass Brother Wall in an excellent ceremony and in such good company. The tone of the evening was set at the outset by Worshipful Brother Thomas, and we were all able to enjoy a relaxed and pleasant time, both in the Lodge and at the Festive Board.
We were reminded that next year will be the beginning of the Festival for the Province of Yorkshire North and East Ridings, which is our opportunity to raise funds for the Masonic Charities that provide support to so many good causes outside of Freemasonry.
At the Festive Board we were treated to the usual excellent Tickton Grange fayre, we toasted the visiting APGM, and Worshipful Brother Thomas kindly responded, giving us insights into the activities of the Province and the direction that Festival 2024 will take us.
Our Senior Warden toasted the visitors, and when he had been advised that we had a volunteer to respond from a foreign territory he had naturally assumed that meant a brother from Lancashire (its a Yorkshire thing…) , but was pleased to advise that it was in fact Worshipful Brother Armardas Tuboalabo, a member of the Port Harcourt Lodge No 3881 EC in Nigeria. We were delighted to welcome Worshipful Brother Armardas and enjoyed both his company, and his response on behalf of the visitors.
A goodtime was had by all, as can be seen from the following photographs:
Assistant Provincial Grand Master W Bro Chris Thomas with Brothers Phil Lord (left) and Chris Wall (right)
The Assistant Provincial Grand Master and his team
Happy have we met, happy have we been, happy do we part and may we happy meet again!