Inter-Provincial Bowls Competition goes from strength to strength!
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ollowing the inaugural match of this new charity-based Bowls competition at Watford last August, when over £3000 was raised for the Metropolitan Cyberknife Appeal, we are delighted to announce that host Provinces have already come forward to guarantee the running for the next 3 years: Gloucestershire 2012; Cambridgeshire 2013; Somerset 2014. These Provinces all have the strong support and involvement of their PGMs, which should ensure great success in raising funds for their own local Charities. There has been enthusiastic support from the twelve Provinces which competed last year,
and this promises well for even more teams entering this year. The venue is the Cotswold Bowls Club GL5 3 HQ on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire, which is well placed for many tourist attractions. The date for your diaries is Friday 10th August. The PGM for Gloucestershire, RW Bro Adrian Davies, plans to host a White Table Dinner on Friday evening after the Competition, thus providing a full programme for those with distances to travel, which will surely make MACE 2012 a memorable weekend. More immediately for your diaries, the 60th Anniversary Dinner of the
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London Masonic Bowls Association will be held on Thursday March 15th at 18:30 at the Blue Cheque Restaurant, Bushey. For further details, on any of the above or for membership enquiries, please contact W. Bro Ian Keech on 01707 659656 or at ian.a.keech@btinternet.com or see www.macebowls.org
Official London delivery of the Prestonian Lecture for 2012
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delivery of the Prestonian Lecture for 2012 "Scouting and Freemasonry: two parallel organisations?" by W. Bro ADG Harvey PPrGReg, Provincial Grand Mentor for Derbyshire, will be hosted by Authors Lodge No. 3456 on Wednesday 16th May at 17:00 at Freemasons’ Hall, Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ.
Kent Club The Kent Club, targeted at 35 to 49 year old London masons recently held its AGM at Freemasons Hall. The Club had a dynamic year culminating in the Annual Dinner attended by RW Bro Russell Race MetGM as Guest of Honour. Bro. Scott Dunn, Chairman thanked the outgoing Chairman W. SPRING 2012
Bro Tony Harvey is uniquely qualified to deliver a Lecture on this topic, being a National Volunteer with The Scout Association and having served for some years as the liaison between the Kindred Lodges Association, The Scout Association and UGLE. He has undertaken extensive new research into the relationship between these two valuebased organisations, and suggests how they might both benefit from a
mutual understanding. His Lecture will interest all Freemasons who have been Scouts, as well as those concerned with Freemasonry's future and especially its links with local communities. For more details please see www.prestonian2012.org.uk or contact W. Bro. Ron Selby LGR at i.r.selby@ntlworld.com
Bro. Kimon de Ridder and his committee stating “2011 had been a year in which the committee laid a solid foundation to support club growth in future years. It is now well placed to deliver a number of new initiatives and quality events throughout 2012”. On the 12th of April the Club is cohosting with the Utilitas Chapter and the Metropolitan Grand Chapter Stewards Demonstration Team a live exaltation ceremony in the presence of the Third Metropolitan Grand Principal, Excellent Companion The Revd. Timothy L’Estrange PGStB.
Being held in the main Temple at 10 Duke Street, the Festive Board will be held at the Oxford and Cambridge Club on Pall Mall. Costs are £2 Lodge Fee plus £45.00 per head, (dining not necessary). Royal Arch members wishing to attend this not to be missed event should contact W. Bro David Luckins, Event Coordinator at daveluckins@hotmail.com or Bro. Scott Dunn on 01708 555338. For further events and details visit www.kentclub.org or visit the dedicated Porchway Page. 17