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August 2017
Family Affair at
Blainscough Installation
The brethren and of Blainscough Lodge No
8532 gathered at Chorley Masonic Hall to
witness the installation of Bro Chris Jones.
Having opened the lodge, the Worshipful
Master, Paul Bennet welcomed Ian Jones
as a joining member of Blainscough
Lodge. This made the ensuing installation
a truly ‘family affair’ as Paul is the father
of the master elect, Chris Jones. Carrying on the ‘theme’ of a ‘family affair’, Ian took
his place in the lodge next to Joe Brennan,
the father-in-law of the master elect, a
Scottish mason visiting to witness the
installation.
Well Done Anthony
Price
Congratulations to W/Bro Anthony Price of
Blainscough Lodge 8532 who has been
appointed as the Administration and PR
officer on the care team.
Chorley Masonic Hall Newsletter
Issue 6 March 2018
Don’t forget
The Chorley and District Group
Masters’ and First Principals’
Festival is to be held at Chorley
Masonic Hall, Cunliffe Street
Chorley on Friday 13th April
2018.
Theatre seats sold
The Hall was offered, some time ago, a
number of theatre seats, surplus to
requirements from the Chorley Little
Theatre.
Having to act very quickly, the kind offer
was accepted and the chairs took up
temporary accommodation in the
Boardroom. It then transpired that they are not suitable for installation in our lodge
room and a decision was made to dispose
of them.
W. Bro Andy McMath of Astley and
Ellesmere Lodge offered to help and found
a buyer. His actions have resulted in us
obtaining £1060 from the purchaser for
the Building Fund.
Not being satisfied with selling the seats,
It is reported that he worked ‘like a trojan’ in assisting in to remove them from the
boardroom into the vehicle of the
purchaser.
All the users of the Chorley Masonic Hall
owe him a debt of gratitude. Thanks Andy!
Chorley Lodge Ladies Evening
Bernadette and Stuart Catterall welcomed
over a hundred friends to their Ladies
Night held at the Chorley Masonic Hall. Stuart is master of Chorley Lodge No 6287
but the night belonged to Bernadette.
Iain Simpson sang the ladies song which
he followed with the roses song. A rose is
always a very much appreciated token of
friendship.
The DJ, CJ Stewart, went down a storm.
He introduced for one night only the most
outrageous ABBA tribute band on the planet. Peter Horgan, Eric Kos, Phil and
Tom Richardson took the stage for a
spectacular display. Decorum was
restored when Janet Horgan entertained
everyone with songs from Cabaret.
RIP W Bro Bill Ward
PProvJGW 1921 - 2018
W. Bro Bill Ward PProvJGW was born on
the 25th December 1921 in Canada.
Bill, a Gents outfitter, was married to Ruth
and had a son William.
He joined Townley Parker Lodge on the
2nd December 1948, went through the
degrees, and was appointed Assistant
Secretary from December 1957 to 1960.
He became Worshipful Master of Townley
Parker in November.1963 and was
awarded Provincial Honours in November
1975 achieving the rank of PProvJGD and
was promoted to PProvJGW on the 18th Oct 1989.
Bill celebrated 50 years in Freemasonry
on December 1998 also 60 years in
December 2008.
He was made an Honorary Member of
Townley Parker on the 3rd May 2012.
Bill was also a member of the Earl of
Lathom Chapter No 730 being exalted on
the 22nd February 1965. He became an
Excellent companion on the 25th October
1982, He held the provincial rank of
PrAGSoj.
Another of his lodges was Lawrence Mark
Lodge No 313 in which he was advanced
on 18th Jan 1951, installed 15th
November and held the provincial rank of
PGJD. He has also been Secretary of the
Lodge and a founder member of New
Temple Mark Lodge No 1438
Bill was also a member of Rose Croix
7055.
He was an outstanding Freemason, very
helpful, very loyal and a very nice man, a
credit to freemasonry - and society as a
whole.
Are you going on the Raven Winder Walk,
the main fundraising event in the Province
for 2018 and in aid of the MCF 2021
Festival.
It is to be held on Sunday 3rd June 2018 with a start time of 1.00pm, leaving
Heysham Village which is an ideal Meeting
point with public conveniences, lots of
parking space and a £1.40p charge for the
whole day for parking.
Contact Group Charity Steward for
further details
St Georges Lodge Ladies Evening
Thanks to Ray Thain who has sent us some
photographs of Iain Wilson and his good
lady Jayne who hosted their Ladies
evening.
He tells us :-
‘We had a good turn out of 45 people in
total. A couple came from as far away as
Grimsby. Yes they know “Kevin” as their
son was in the same class!!
‘We dined on a fabulous four course meal,
complimented with wine on each table.
‘Dr Jayne Wilson presented the Ladies with
gifts and yellow roses of friendship.
‘We were entertained during the meal by
a local young singer called Tabitha Belle
who also got the Ladies in the mood to
dance after the meal.
‘Further entertainment was a disco with
music from 50’s through to more recent
times.
‘A fabulous time was had by all and the
Worshipful Master thanked all who
attended and hoped that they would take some fond memories with them.’
New Bar has arrived!!!
Not quite flat pack,
but nearly
Following the refurbishment of
Westhoughton Masonic Hall, we have been
lucky to acquire their old one to replace
our upstairs Bar.
The Hall Diary will take some scrutiny to
find a window of opportunity to take out
the old and fit the new!! If you have any
skills that might help us with this job, please let Peter Horgan know by ringing
07792 169665
Chorley
Masonic Hall Page
@ChorleyMasonicHall
Chorley Lodge of
Instruction
Why not go along to the Chorley Lodge of
Instruction. You will receive excellent tuition. You can practice any office from
Inner Guard to Worshipful Master. You will
grow in confidence and the nerves will
decrease!
ALL Master Masons are welcome at the
following meetings -
Friday 2nd Mar 2018 at 7.30pm
1ST DEGREE & CHARGE
CHORLEY
Tuesday 3rd Apr 2018 at 7.30pm
2ND DEGREE & TRACING BOARD
LEYLAND
Friday 4th May 2018 at 7.30pm
3RD DEGREE & TRAD HISTORY
CHORLEY
Tuesday 5th June 2018 at 7.30pm
INSTALLATION
LEYLAND
Tuesday 17th July 2018 at 7.30pm
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Our Function room all set up for a Ladies
Evening!
Upper Bar set up for an outside society talk
Chorley Group Masonic Fellowship
March 14th sees the Chorley Group
Masonic Fellowship hold their Annual General Meeting at Chorley Masonic Hall,
starting at 2pm
They will also be welcoming Pat Ashcroft
who will be talking about Stomer on a
Steamship.
Contact The Secretary: Frank Farnworth EMail: [email protected] for
further details
Has Peter Horgan joined a new side degree?
Peter tells us that the side degree is a
Swedish/Irish Side Order, called
Eurovision Winners – members are called
Stupid Troopers.
Perfect Points
The Chorley Masonic Group have their
very own Masonic research society! -
Perfect Points–The Chorley Masonic
Advancement Group.
Make your daily advancement by visiting Perfect Points at one of the meetings held
across the three venues in our group. Look
on the announcements section of the
website home page to find out what’s in
store, or perhaps you have an interesting
paper to present?
Please come along and visit. All Masons
can attend unless the content of the talk
is not suitable for ranks below a Master
Mason. That information will appear on
any advertising referring to the meeting in question.
Demonstration teams and guest speakers
are booked for your entertainment and a
light supper follows.
For more information or should you wish
to join Perfect Points please contact the
publicity officer: Allan Shields. E Mail :
Mother’s Day Carvery Sunday 11th March 2018
£16 per head – Children under 13 eat half price
Melon Fan with Summer Fruits OR
Minestrone Soup & Roll ~
Roast Topside of Beef with Yorkshire pudding Honey Glazed Roast Ham with Sweet Chilli sauce
Roast Pork & Apple Sauce ~
Accompanied with: Garlic Roasted Rosemary and Thyme Potatoes
Baby Boil with Parsley and Butter Cauliflower Cheese
Broccoli Trio of Carrots, Green Beans and Cherry Tomatoes
~ Apple Crumble & Custard
OR Coffee Renoir
Tea & Coffee available for £1 extra To Book please call Sharon on 07720853272
Advance Notice
Group Gala Dinner will to be held at
Horwich Masonic Hall
Ridgmont House,
Chorley Old Road.
Horwich,
on
Friday April 27th
£30:00 per head.
Full details will be circulated by the social Committee Chairman very shortly however
places can be reserved now by contacting Mike Greenhalgh on:01204 668552 or 07767
400116 email [email protected]
What’s On in March at Chorley Masonic Hall
If you want a listing on our What’s On - email [email protected] and we will add you!
Date Event Notes
Thursday 1st
March
Townley Parker
Tyle 6.30pm
Ceremony
Raising
Tuesday
6th March
Chorley Lodge
Tyle 6.30pm
Ceremony
Passing
Thursday
8th March
Asshaw Lodge Ceremony
Friday
9th March
Phoenix Lodge of Installed Masters Ceremony
Installation
Monday
12th March
Astley and Ellesmere Lodge Ceremony
Tue 13th
March
Standish Chapter
Tyle 5.30pm
Ceremony
Installation
Tuesday 20th
March
St Georges
Tyle 6.30pm
Ceremony
Business Meeting
Thursday 22nd
March
Prospect Lodge
Tyle 6.30pm
Ceremony
Open/Close
Non Masons to dine social board
Tuesday 27th
March
Chorley Chapter Ceremony
Installation
Wednesday
28th March
Blainscough
Tyle 6.30pm
Ceremony
Initiation
Thursday
5th April
Townley Parker
Tyle 6.30pm
Ceremony
Talk / Paper by W Bro Simon
Dalley entitled
The Origin and Significance
of the Five Points of
Fellowship
Also Old English Night
Wednesday
25th April
Blainscough
Tyle 6.30pm
Ceremony
Initiation
Old English Night
Secretaries – Please let me know your planned ceremonies for
inclusion here – [email protected]
Chorley Masonic Hall Diary
March 2018
Abbreviations
GFLR – Ground Floor Lodge Room
NLR – New Lodge Room (Upstairs)
UBAR – Upstairs Bar
MFR – Main Function Room
GORR – Grand Officers Robing Room
BR - Boardroom
Thursday Mar 1, 2018
► GFLR & BR - ASSHAW LODGE Practice
► NLR – TOWNLEY PARKER LODGE meeting
► UBAR – Art Class 9.00 - 12.00
Friday Mar 2, 2018
► NLR - CHORLEY LODGE Practice
Saturday Mar 3, 2018
► 19.00-24.00 - 40th Birthday
Sunday Mar 4, 2018
► MFR - Childs Party
Monday Mar 5, 2018
► GFLR - BLAINSCOUGH LODGE Practice
► NLR – ASTLEY AND ELLESMERE LODGE Practice
Tuesday Mar 6, 2018
► NLR – CHORLEY LODGE meeting
► MFR - Reeders Dance Class
Wednesday Mar 7, 2018
► GFLR - 11.00 ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS - Installation
► UBAR – Diabetic Clinic 11.30-15.00
Thursday Mar 8, 2018
► GFLR - LAWRENCE MARK LODGE Practice
► NLR – ASSHAW LODGE
► UBAR – Art Class 9.00 - 12.00
Friday Mar 9, 2018
► NLR - 1800 PHOENIX LODGE Installation
► GFLR - STANDISH CHAPTER Practice
Saturday Mar 10, 2018
► MFR - 1900-2400 50th Party
Monday Mar 12, 2018
► GFLR - BLAINSCOUGH LODGE Practice
► NLR – ASTLEY AND ELLESMERE LODGE meeting
Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
► GFLR - STANDISH CHAPTER Installation
► NLR - CHORLEY CHAPTER. Practice
► MFR - Reeders Dance Class
► UBAR - Diabetic Clinic 11.30-13.30
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
► 2.00 PM – CHORLEY GROUP MASONIC FELLOWSHIP
► NLR - PROSPECT LODGE Practice
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
► GFLR - LAWRENCE MARK LODGE meeting
► NLR – TOWNLEY PARKER LODGE Practice
► UBAR – Art Class 9.00 - 12.00
► UBAR - 1900-2200 Chorley Family History
Friday Mar 16, 2018
► GFLR - LADY MASONS Practice
► NLR - ST GEORGES LODGE Practice
Monday Mar 19, 2018
► GFLR – ASTLEY AND ELLESMERE LODGE Practice
► NLR - BLAINSCOUGH LODGE Practice
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018
► Headway - 11.00-16.30
► GFLR - CHORLEY CHAPTER Practice
► NLR - PROSPECT LODGE Practice
► NLR - ST GEORGES LODGE meeting
► MFR - Reeders Dance
► UBAR - Diabetic Clinic 09.00-12.30
Thursday Mar 22, 2018
► GFLR – LAWRENCE ALLIED MASONIC DEGREE Practice
► NLR – PROSPECT LODGE meeting
► UBAR - Art Class 9.00 - 12.00
Friday Mar 23, 2018
► GFLR - LADY MASONS meeting
► MFR - 19.30-22.30 Group Meeting
► NLR - CHORLEY LODGE Practice
Monday Mar 26, 2018
► GFLR - CHORLEY CHAPTER Practice
► GORR - 09.00-14.00 Dr Choudhry
► NLR - BLAINSCOUGH LODGE Practice
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
► GFLR - CHORLEY CHAPTER meeting (Installation)
► NLR - TJ LEWIS ALLIED MASONIC DEGREE Practice
► MFR - Reeders Dance
► UBAR – Diabetic Clinic 11.30-13.30
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
► GFLR - TJ LEWIS ALLIED MASONIC DEGREE meeting 11.00
► NLR – BLAINSCOUGH LODGE meeting
► UBAR – Diabetic Clinic 09.00-12.30
Thursday Mar 29, 2018
► GFLR - LAWRENCE ALLIED MASONIC DEGREE meeting
► GFLR – TOWNLEY PARKER Practice
► UBAR - Art Class
Friday Mar 30, 2018
► CLOSED - GOOD FRIDAY
► NLR - CHORLEY LODGE Practice
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
► CLOSED - EASTER SATURDAY
Lodge and Chapter Contacts
Chorley Lodge 6287
Contact Secretary Peter Horgan
Email: [email protected]
Townley Parker Lodge 1032
Contact Eddie Webster
Email [email protected]
Prospect Lodge 7880
Contact Andre Whitton [email protected]
Astley and Ellesmere Lodge No.730
Contact Secretary John Lancaster
Email [email protected]
Masonic Fellowship
Contact Frank Farnworth
Email: [email protected]
Asshaw Lodge 6849
Contact Edwin Schofield Email [email protected]
St Georges Lodge 7161
Contact Ray Thain
Email [email protected]
Blainscough Lodge 8532
Contact W Bro Bryan Hoarty
Email [email protected]
Chorley Chapter Contact Eric Kos
Email [email protected]
Earl of Lathom Chapter 730
Contact Alan Newman
Email [email protected]
Standish Chapter Contact Christopher Furmston
Email [email protected]
Secretaries – If your contact details are not here – please get in touch
[email protected] and we’ll add you to the list.
