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1 Barry Elman Steps in. Volume 1 Issue 1 17th March 2014 In This Issue : Prov GM takes time out 1 Eric Hart MBE, Leyland WM 1 St George RAM Elevation 1 Excelsior Elevation 1 Liverpool PALS 1 Do you have a story to tell? 1 Defibrillator Sessions Flixton Double Advancement 2 3 Travelling Keystone at Garnett Mark Coaguchek Presentation Minibus for Ecclesholme West Lancashire No 65 150th Colin Mills, Pro. Grand Master to retire Forthcoming Events 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 The Provincial Grand Master takes time out. Provincial Grand Master says, Welcome to the March edition of Mark Times, please remember to tell us what you and your Lodges are doing, you might be in the next edition.

2 Do YOU have a Story to tell link, Excelsior RAM Elevation VW Bro. Barry Elman stepped in to con-duct the ceremony of Elevation in St George RAM when the Commander who was recovering following a heart opera-tion. To read the report about this cere-mony conducted by a star studded team click this link. Excelsior Royal Ark Mariners Lodge 359 met on Saturday 18th January and per-formed a Ceremony of Elevation for William Wenton, a member of Coronation Mark Lodge 563. Click here for story Eric Hart MBE, WM Leyland Mark Eric Hart was installed as WM of Leyland Mark on Thursday 9th January 2014. The Deputy Prov GM, Keith Beardmore was their to witness a superb ceremony. Read all about it here Come on, you knew that couldn t be the true!

3 But after a busy pre-Christmas sea-son the PGM was able to spend some quality time with Lynne and their family. But no sooner had the festivities finished and before he dusted his piny down he found time to go to Sherdley Hill and help Lynne with the Brownie Pack. Peter and Lynne can be seen above at the camp. Is that a new Provincial flag Peter? The full story can be found here. On Wednesday 8th January the Pro-vincial Grand Master attended a meet-ing of the Hale Branch of Royal British Legion based in the Child of Hale inn, which is in Hale. At the meeting the PGM presented a Cheque for 250 to Tony Wainwright who is the Secretary of the Liverpool Pals memorial fund. Read the story and see the photo-graphs here Liverpool Pals Page 2 Provincial Grand Master says, It is wonderful reading how well our charitable monies are being disbursed in the community Do you know about the Travelling Keystone?

4 What is aims and ambi-tions are? Read all about it Here The Mark Province Provides Defibrillators to Masonic Halls across the Province The December edition of Mark Times was one of the means used to inform the breth-ren of West Lancashire that defibrillator familiarisation session had been arranged at several strategically placed Masonic Halls throughout West Lancashire. These ses-sions followed the supply by the Mark Charities of 19 defibrillators at Masonic Hall which had already acquired one. The sessions were held by the North West Ambu-lance staff, ably assisted by our very own who attended and took part in every course. The session received favourable feedback by all who attended and the management of the various Halls who had benefited from our benevolence.

5 These are just a few of the many photographs on the web site from the sessions held right across the Province. These can be found in the News Index and are all dated in January. This link will take you to the News index. Click here Just one tip, If you are likely to need the services of a Defib machine Peter Connolly and Giles Berkley are the best training men in Lancashire. Ed. Page 3 Coaguchek Presentation The WM of Thornton Cleveleys Lodge No 7540, Peter Clay, had two very special rea-sons to pay a visit to Blackpool Victoria Hospi-tal. One reason was to thank one of the hos-pital s cardiac advanced practitioners, Sam Kilmurray, for setting him on the road to re-covery and the other was to present her with a much needed piece of equipment.

6 Read all about it Travelling Keystone at Garnett Mark Flixton Shepherd Eastwood Lodge We have reported in the past about the valiant efforts of the members of Flixton Shepherd Eastwood Lodge as they fought back from almost extinction. On the 24th February I was honoured to be present when the Master ably assisted by the Prov. GM and Provincial DC, acting as Senior and Junior Deacons respectively conducted an advancement ceremony with two candidates joining their number. You can read Austin Fletchers report here. On Monday 27th January 2014 Garnett Mark held their meeting at Rowley Court, Lancaster. During the Festive Board the Wor-shipful Master of Scorton Mark Lodge, No. 1103, Bro. Alder presented a travelling keystone to W.

7 Bro. Jack Craig. Read about it here Sunday the 19th of January saw the magnificent donation to Ecclesholme of a specially converted minibus to assist the residents to get to hospital appointments more easily. The presentation was made on behalf of the Mark Province of West Lancashire by our PGM, Peter Connolly and his wife Lynne, to the two representatives of the RMBI, the Vice-President Dr John Reuter, ac-companied by his wife Maggie, and our Northern Trustee Ian Newby. Read the full story here Ecclesholme Minibus Presentation This is just one example of the West Lancs Mark Charities at work. Many more can be found at but please remember we can t do it without your help. West Lancashire Mark No. 65, 150 Years of Mark Masonry Wednesday the 5th of March saw a spectacular celebration for our oldest Mark Lodge in West Lancashire, when it cele-brate 150 years of continuous meetings.

8 The Lodge was formed on the 9th of January 1864, and the occasion was marked by the presence of some very special guests - the Pro Grand Master Benjamin Addy, the Deputy Grand Secretary Angus Hannagan, and the Grand DC Kessick Jones graced us with their presence. Our PGM Peter Connolly was also there in three capacities - as our leader in the Province, as a member of the Lodge, and as Senior Deacon of West Lancashire Mark Lodge ! You can read all about this very special occasion here Page 4 More on this and other stories at Colin Mills, , Ass. Page 5 During the celebration of West Lancashire Mark Lodge No 65 achieving 150 years, the Pro Grand Master requested the Grand DC to present the Lodge Secretary, Colin Mills be-fore him.

9 RW Bro Addy the Appointed Colin to the rand of Past Grand Standard Bearer. Which proved to be a popular course of acting with all present. We done Colin. (right) The Pro Grand Master, Benjamin Addy, an-nounced on the 11th March 2014, that he will be retir-ing after the June investiture meeting of Mark Master Masons to be held in Great Queen Street, London. He has served the order of Mark Master Masonry as a ruler for over twenty four years and Pro Grand Master for three years. During his time in office he has been a good friend to Lancashire and has attended many events, the most recent being the West Lancashire 150th anniversary featured in this page. You can read the Grand Secretaries press release here Pro Grand Master to retire Do YOU have a Story to tell?

10 It could not be easier. Just email it to me on this link, Mike Beesley Webmaster. Provincial Grand Secretary 25 Hough Lane Leyland PR25 2SB Phone: 01772 623590 e-mail: Publication e-mail 61 Mark Lodges Mark Province of West Lancashire 24 RAM Lodges Page 6 Provincial Grand Master says, It s good to see our website being used to advertise our functions . The Provincial Office have requested all lodge secretaries and scribes to provide all members email addresses to ena-ble direct email commu-nication. Please ensure your sec-retary has your correct details. The Fun Day Provincial Grand Lodge The Fun day will again be held at St Saviour's Memorial Hall, Bamber Bridge on Saturday the 5th July 2014 Come along and bring your children and Grand Children below are some photo s of last year.