ROYAL ARCH MATTERS
Granite Chapter Welcomes a Lewis into the Royal Arch On 17th January 2022, Granite Chapter No.2028 held their 123rd meeting, which was a special occasion not only for their newest member but also for his father, who was present to welcome him into the Royal Arch. Ryan Kirkpatrick joined St Deny’s Lodge on the 23rd February 2017, where his father has been a member since 2012. After patiently waiting for Freemasonry to resume, Ryan decided to join the Granite Chapter, where his father was only too pleased to visit and watch his son be exalted into the Royal Arch.
Pictured Left to Right: Chris Dackombe, Ian Kirkpatrick, Ryan Kirkpatrick, Paul Wallace, Steve Adams.
To make the evening special, the Deputy Grand Superintendent, Paul Wallace stepped in to lead the Chapter for the evening, adding an extra dimension of expertise and experience to the proceedings.
All Change at the Chapter of the Flaming Torch Royal Arch Dinner Dance On Saturday 29th January 2022, for the first time in two years, the Royal Arch Dinner Dance was able to take place at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester, with this year’s theme being a “Night at the Oscars”. The evening was a great success, with over one hundred and twenty Companions, their partners, and friends, who enjoyed an excellent meal in a room decorated in black and gold. After the reception drinks were over, and the meal ended, those present were entertained to music from Oscar winning shows and films sung by the talented duo of Paul and Tamsin Grant-Reason.
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Leicester Square SPRING 2022
On Wednesday 2nd February 2022 the Chapter of the Flaming Torch held its annual installation meeting at Freemasons’ Hall in Leicester.
The Chapter was very pleased to receive the Second Provincial Grand Principal Chris Packham as a guest and representative from the Province for the evening. Installing his successor, Alan Ball guided the evening extremely well, with the assistance Tom Mee, Martin Stevenson, and the Director of ceremonies Mark Street.
The sing-along anthems then changed to music-to-dance-the-night-away, with many choosing to let their hair down and take residence on the dance floor for the rest of the evening.
Pictured Left to Right: Mark Street, Tom Mee, Richard Barnett, Alan Ball.
As is usual for the Chapter of the Flaming Torch, the meeting and meal afterwards was a joyous occasion, with all those in attendance leaving in high spirits and looking forward to the next meeting.
As the Grand Superintendent Noel Manby commented, “It was so lovely to see people enjoying themselves so much again.”
