Editorial

“It never rains but it pours.“ Perhaps that’s a rather inappropriate aphorism, considering that we’ve just had one of the driest summers ever recorded. Never mind: I was musing over the fact that it’s been one thing after another this year, what with war, weather and now whacking great increases in the price of goods and utilities. Many of us, no doubt, are looking at the economic future with a degree of foreboding. Some of our Brethren and Companions may be finding things very difficult. It is precisely in this kind of situation that Masonic Charity comes to the fore. Assistant Provincial Grand Master Duncan Rouse sent an email to us all recently outlining all the avenues of support that are available to “poor and distressed Freemasons”. The information is so important that we are including it in this magazine too.

On a brighter note, it’s been a typically eventful summer with many social and sporting activities, many of which have helped to raise money towards our 2025 Festival. Please continue to tell our Communications Team what you’ve been up to. The more we spread your news around, the more we can show the world what a great bunch of people we are. Happy reading!

John Ray

Email: editor@theprovincial.org