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Carnforth Council's Masonic Mayor Wild West Murder in Lancaster Group Ball held at the Midland On Sunday 27th July the members of Silverdale Lodge and their families and friends gathered to enjoy a Summer Barbeque....<read more>
Carnforth Council's Masonic Mayor On Sunday 8 June 2008, W Bro Tony Johnson, who is this year's Mayor on the Carnforth Council celebrated the start of his year of office with a church Service at the Parish Church, Christ Church in Carnforth. W.Bro Tony is a past master of Warton Lodge and has for many years be involver with the development and promotion of Carnforth. The service was attended by a masons from Carnforth, Warton and Silverdale Lodges.
Pictures show Tony with his chain of office and with his wife Andrea.
Wild West Murder in Lancaster On the 6th of September Lancaster Castle Lodge held a murder mystery night in the Rowley Court Masonic Hall Lancaster. The evening was organised the Worshipful Master Bro Peter Whaley, and involved a group of professional actors acting out a murder in front of suitably dressed guests who were challenged to solve the crime. The event was set in the “wild west” and so all those who attended were required to dress accordingly, as the pictures show they truly entered into the spirit of the event. The evening had two aims to entertain those present, and to raise money for charity, it was highly successful on both counts. There being very keen competition between the teams to solve the crime and the raising over three hundred pounds for charity on the evening. The winning team who scored an unbelievable thirty points out of thirty, comprised the Worshipful Master Peter, fellow Castle member Andy Kapotchie and their wives, this did lead some to shout fix but the result still stood.
The picture shows the winners with the actors. The evening marked the first social event covered by the new caterers and the food also proved a great success.
Group Ball held at the Midland The 14th of June saw a major shift in the Masonic social calendar for the first time in a very long time the Group Ball was not held at the Carleton. Instead the occasion was celebrated at Morecambe’s newest venue the Midland Hotel. The tickets were in great demand with around one hundred and eighty in attendance. It was a bold gamble by the Group officers to take the decision to move the event from The Carleton, and many people did not believe that the Midland would be ready in time. It was, and the evening was a great success. The restoration of the hotel has returned the beautiful art nouveau building to its former glory, and it provided a splendid back drop to a great evening. The evening saw the new Group Chairmen W.Bro Jim Wilson welcome all the guests and thank then for coming in such good numbers, he also welcomed his predecessor W.Bro Phil Gardner who was there in his new role as the Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Lancaster and District Group. The Director of Ceremonies for the evening was W.Bro Steven Jennings the DC of Wyreside Lodge, and he undoubtedly had the most difficult job of the evening. The public address system proved to be one of the minor teething problems which the hotel had not over come, and he struggled to make himself heard over a boisterous audience who were obviously intent on enjoying the evening.
W.Bro Jim Wilson and W.Bro Tony Harrison with their wives
Silverdale Lodge hold successful BBQ On Sunday 27th July the members of Silverdale Lodge and their families and friends gathered to enjoy a Summer Barbeque at the home of Tony & Joan Jackson in Bolton le Sands on Sunday 27th July. The event was organised by the Lodge Social Committee and proved a great success. The weather was superb and the warm sunshine and surroundings were enjoyed by all, as was the excellent food which can be seen being cooked by the expert hands of W.Bro Alan Procter and W.Bro Peter Davies. On a very warm day the bar proved popular, as did the raffle, games, and the cake stall. As an entertaining extra for younger visitors a cool paddle and plunge was provided in the temporary pond set up for catching toy ducks.
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