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The Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Masons of Worcester were agatn on Santa duties at St Peters Garden Centre in the weeks
prior to Christmas. With a little help from brethren of the Mark Province and St Egwins, Evesham some 1300 children
enjoyed breakfast with Father Christmas in the Restaurant or visited him in his Grotto. The magnificent sum of f,461 1 was raised for Noah's Ark Trust, the Chartty thathelps children in time of bereavement.
This year Santa arrived in style tn a 1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost courtesy of W Bro George Simpson. Our picfure shows chauffeur George, Santa w Bro Terry Hewlett, Garden centre Proprietor w Bro Tony Blake and two of the many Santa Assistants in the persons of W Bro Bob Reid and W Bro Richard Green.
At the February 2008 meeting of the Lodge Semper Fidelis No.529 held at Rainbow Hall Worcester the Provincial Grand Master presented
Membership
a certiflcate conferring Honorary on w.Bro Norman Ferguson pprov.scw,
Certiflcate Merit. W.Bro Norman was initiated, passed, raised and marked under
the Scottish Constifution in the Lodge of St.John Tulliallan No 598 in I95l-51 years ago. He joined Semper Fidelis in 1963, became
wM in 1980
and from Lgg4
to
2007 was the
Lodge Secretary. In addition, from lg93 until recently, he held the post of Deputy Curator of the Provincial Llbrary and
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Museum.
His service to the Lodge Semper Fidelis has been outstanding and the award of Honorary Membership thoroughly deserved.
The Provincial Grand Master remarked on the excellent service W.Bro Norman had given to the Lodge and commented that he was joining an exclusive club; the PGM being the only other holder of this category of membership!
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entertained forty children
supported by the Noahs Ark Trust, for a production of 'Frosty
the Snowman' at Stourport Masonic Rooms. A donation of f500 was made to Mr Rick Horton, the representative of the Trust. clearly the children enjoyed a bumper day I.....oh yes they did !!
on wednesday l6th
January 2008 the Lodge of St George No 5691 held its flrst lunchtime meeting. The eighty-five Brethren
attending were treated to a very interesting and amusing talk by w.Bro Phil Serrell of worcester Lodge No 2g0, who regularly appears on television antiques programmes such as 'Flog It' and 'Bargain Hunt'. During the meeting, The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, v w Bro Robert vaugh an, was very pleased to present a 50 year certiflcate to W Bro Phil Fitter, PPSGW, CM, senior Past Master of the Lodge. W Bro Phil initiated his son in law when he was Master of the Lodge in 1 97I - and was proud to receive his certificate from that candidate now in his present position as Deputy Provin cral Grand Master!