OT Lodge EDWARD HICKMOTT (WH 51-55)
It’s been another enjoyable year for the Lodge. Edward Hickmott (WH 1951-55), one of our most distinguished members, was installed by another, Drummond Abrams (SH 1947-50) and took the Chair in September. Our youngest member (TS 2005-10) was initiated, alongside two members receiving 50- and 60-year long service certificates, whilst our retiring Tyler, Peter Comben (ex-staff) and Visiting Officer, Simon Dodd, were awarded honorary membership. The Lodge brings together like-minded Old Tonbridgians, staff and OT fathers within and outside of Lodge meetings - socializing and carrying out charitable works, whilst also enacting a beautiful ritual which is allegorical and
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helps us improve on a moral level. We meet and dine four times a year at the Civil Service Club in London, and also have social functions, e.g. annual wine tasting, City drinks and a Henley Regatta trip. We’re part of a wider network of Public School Lodges (the PSLC), with reciprocal invitations to each other’s meetings. We will be hosting the annual PSLC festival whilst celebrating our Centenary at the School on Saturday, 11 July 2020 - open to all OTs, their families and friends tickets on sale from June 2019. Unlike other School affiliated societies however, our Lodge brings members together for life. Those who join generally get actively involved and have a fun time progressing through its ranks.
For more information about our Lodge, or our Festival, contact the Secretary, Michael Khajeh-Noori at: otl4145secretary@gmail.com
