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Bereavement - Thornton Abbey Conclave

Earlier this week Thornton Abbey suffered the sad loss of their Recorder, P. Kt. Terence Willis who died in hospital after a short illness. Terry worked hard for the Conclave and will be sorely missed.

 Field appointment 

P.Kt. Iain M. Wilson (Tattershall Castle Conclave) was appointed as Assistant Divisional Recorder by the Intendant-General at Ancaster Conclave on 26 January 2024.

Make them Smile

Presentation by the Intendant-General

27 November 2023

Make them Smile - a voluntary based Lincolnshire Children’s Charity - received a grant from the Grand Sovereign’s Care for Children Fund of £2,500. The money will help towards the wonderful work they do in providing support to children and young adults in the UK that are below 18 years of age who have a wide range of adverse medical/emotional conditions. The Charity also provides respite and holidays for young people and their families at their specially adapted holiday homes along the east coast at Golden Sands, Mablethorpe and at Butlins, Skegness.

 

Pictured presenting the cheque is the Intendant-General, R. III. KT. Steve Roberts, received by two of the Charity Trustees - Tony and Richard - at the Charity's respite holiday home at Butlins, Skegness which is shown below.

 

 Presentation to Intendant-General

Heneage Preceptory 22 November 2023

A great night at Heneage Preceptory of Knights Templar at Grantham which got even better when Eminent Knight Steve Roberts, aka the Intendant-General of the Lincolnshire Division of the Red Cross of Constantine, was presented with a donation of £200 by the Trustees of the Lincolnshire pre-loved Regalia, Ivor Hallam and Mark Driffill.

 

Along with their wives, Ivor and Mark accept unwanted regalia for all the Masonic Orders which is then sold on after cleaning and any necessary refurbishment - the profits of which are then donated back on an equal share basis to every Masonic Order that operates in the Province of Lincolnshire, which in the case of the Red Cross will be added to the Benevolent Fund.

A definite win-win scenario, not least for those who benefit, be they Masonic or public recipients.

Thanks Bro. Knights for the donation and the service you provide.

 

STOP PRESS

Grand Sepulchre Guard

Great news - P. Kt. Peter Mason has just been appointed Deputy Captain of the Grand Sepulchre Guard and W. Kt. Wayne Lagden has been appointed a member of the Grand Sepulchre Guard! Congratulations Peter and Wayne from all the Worthy Knights of the Division - we wish you both well in these very prestigious offices.  

 Presentation to Intendant-General 24 May 2023

The Intendant-General receiving a donation of £225 from P. Kt. Ivor Hallam from the "Preloved Regalia" sales.

This, in addition to a previous donation of £350 last month, will supplement the Division's charity fund which supports the Grand Sovereign's Care for Childrens Fund and local charities in Lincolnshire. 

 

 

 N & E Lancashire Divisional Meeting Saturday, 20 May 2023

The Intendant-General, Deputy Intendant-General and the Divisional Junior General received a warm welcome as guests at North and East Lancashire Divisional Meeting which was attended by the Grand Eusebius, R.Ill. Kt. Timothy John Nichloas L'Estrange.

  

L to R: P. Kt. Mike Knowles, R.Ill. Kt Stephen Roberts, Ill. Kt. Ray Wade 

 

Grand Rank Appointments 2023

Congratulations to the following worthy Knights on their well-deserved appointments.

These appointments are effective from the 4 July 2023. 

Promotions:

Ill. Kt. I.H Maxey, P.G.St.B.(C.) to P.G.Chamb.

Ill. Kt. M. Cooper, P.G.Pref. to P.G.Chamb.

Ill. Kt. R.F.Rodgers, P.G.Vice-Chamb. to P.G.St.B.(C.)

First Appointments: 

P. Kt. M.J. Lock, Div.Mar. to G.Vice-Chamb.

P. Kt. M.L. Allen, Div.Rec. to P.G.St.B.(L.) 

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Report by Divisional Recorder 2022

 

Report from the Divisional Recorder 2022

 

I have pleasure in submitting my report and membership statistical details as set out below.

 

We have at long last returned to normality, although some of our members are still not ready to return to meetings owing to ongoing health conditions and continued worries of Covid and the winter flu.  But we are hopeful, that we shall see them back in our Conclaves in the near future.

 

The Intendant-General and the Deputy Intendant-General have on top of their busy Masonic schedules attended by invitation, Chapter Lodge meetings within the Province to give talks on our Order and have stimulated much interest from their members. Indeed a number of new membership applications are now filtering through the system. Further visits are being planned for 2022/23.

 

All Conclave meetings during the past year within the Province have been attended by either the Intendant-General, his Deputy or the Senior or Junior Generals.  Their reports have shown that all is well and that there is much confidence in the future of the Order.

 

The Intendant-General is most keen to develop the social side of our Order to include non Red Cross members and their partners and to this end a number of events are to be organized for 2023.  During 2022 a very successful Ladies night was organised by the Deputy Intendant-General and the “Celebration of the Holy Cross” was re-introduced after a 12 year interval, aided by St Nicholas Church, Lincoln.  A traditional afternoon tea at the Lincoln Masonic Centre followed, which was a great success.  A Sunday Lunch (always goes down well with our partners) is now being organized.

 

The Keystone on-line computer based Conclave Records system is a great asset to Conclave Recorders and assists in the performance of their duties as well as the end of a requirement for paper records.

 

I reported last year at the Annual meeting that the membership was 195 and this year it is 197 after taking into account all the changes. We are therefore, maintaining “status quo” as detailed in the chart below. 

 

I should like to express my sincere thanks to the Intendant-General and his Deputy who have been of great support to me in my role.

 

I should also like to express my personal thanks to the hard work of the Conclave Recorders and the assistance of Mark Masons’ Hall Support Services Teams.

 

I also wish to thank W. Bro Bryan Skinner for his diligence in keeping the Conclaves’ records section in the  Lincolnshire Freemasons Yearbook up to date.

 

Current Membership data

 

 

 

No

Conclave

Resignations

Deceased

Installations

Joining

Honorary

Membership

223

Thornton Abbey

0

0

2

1

0

27

257

Lindum Colonia

0

1

1

0

0

22

282

Ancaster

0

0

1

0

0

21

314

Thornholme

1

2

1

0

0

22

326

Tattershall Castle

1

0

2

0

0

36

346

Spalding

1

0

1

0

0

16

366

Fryston

4

2

2

0

1

16

445

Viceroy

0

1

6

0

1

35

 

Michael Allen 

Divisional Recorder