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Amalgamations
The Board has received reports that the
following Lodges have resolved to surrender
their Warrants:
Tudor Lodge No. 467 and Hollingworth
Lodge No. 2702, in order to amalgamate
with Lodge of Friendship No. 277
(East Lancashire); John O’Gaunt Lodge
No. 3815 in order to amalgamate with Lodge
of Fortitude No. 281 (West Lancashire);
Menorah Lodge No. 4849 in order to
amalgamate with Zion Lodge No. 1798
(East Lancashire); Ashford Manor Lodge
No. 5045 in order to amalgamate with
Albert Duke of York Lodge No. 4970
(Middlesex); Norbury Lodge No. 5656
in order to amalgamate with Cheadle Lodge
No. 3731 (Cheshire).
A Resolution that the Lodges be
removed from the register in order to effect
the respective amalgamations was approved.
Erasure of Lodges
The Board has received a report that 15
Lodges have closed and have surrendered
their Warrants. The Lodges are: Ewell
Lodge No. 1851 (Surrey); Midland, Oxford
and South Eastern Bar Lodge No. 2716
(London); Croindene Lodge No. 3363
(London); Erimus Lodge, No. 3474
(Yorkshire, North and East Ridings);
Bromley St Mary Lodge No. 5144
(London); Centenary Lodge No. 5509
(Durham); Phille-Brook Lodge No. 5803
(London) ; Lodge of Happiness No. 6800
(Surrey); Delville Lodge No. 7231 (South
Africa, North); Machaon Lodge No. 7621
(Middlesex); St Ethelburga Lodge No. 7677
(London); Wellesley Lodge No. 7981
(Surrey); Apollo Lodge No. 8347
(Northumberland); Cape of Good Hope
Lodge of Installed Masters No. 9212
(South Africa, Western Division);
Andredesleah Lodge No. 9423 (Surrey).
Over recent years, the Lodges have found
themselves no longer viable. The Board
is satisfied that further efforts to save them
would be to no avail and a Resolution that
that they be erased was approved.
Resignations from the Craft
In the year to 31 December 2005, there was
one resignation from the Craft, under Rule
277a, Book of Constitutions.
List of new Lodges
List of new Lodges for which Warrants
have been granted by The MW The Grand
Master, showing the date from which their
Warrants became effective, and location and
area, are as follows (Warrants effective from
14 December 2005):
9814 Scout Lodge: Wellingborough
(Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire);
9815 Beamish Temple Lodge: Stanley
(Durham);
9816 Morgan Lodge: Malvern
(Worcestershire).
Appointments
HRH The Duke of Kent, in his capacity
as First Grand Principal, has made the
following appointments: WE Comp Ronald
Head PGStB as Grand Superintendent in
and over South Africa, Western Division
in succession to E Comp Basil Starke,
who retired on 3 March 2006.
E Comp John Ilott PGSwdB as Grand
Superintendent in and over Hertfordshire
in succession to E Comp Alec Fuller, who
is to retire on 14 May 2006.
At the Quarterly Communication,
the Pro Grand Master, the
Marquess of Northampton,
presented the Order of Service
to Masonry on behalf of the MW
The Grand Master to RW Bro Sir
Jayantilal Keshavji Chande KBE,
Past District Grand Master for
East Africa (left) and RW Bro
Richard Sandbach, Past
Provincial Grand Master for
Northamptonshire and
Huntingdonshire (right).
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