Britannic Council of Madeira welcomes District GJW

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Published: Tuesday, 26 September 2023 10:57

Monday 25th September 2023 saw the Britannic Council of Madeira kick off their new season by welcoming W. Bro. Vincent Fattorusso, the District Grand Junior Warden and a delegation of District officers to their meeting. A good turnout with around 20 brethren in the temple and 17 dining.

At the meeting W. Bro. Alan White was installed into the chair in fine manner by W. Bro. Bryan Wakely. The Master then installed his officers before conducting the degree of St. Lawrence the Martyr welcoming into the order Bro. Carlo Callisto. The ceremony was conducted in fine style by the Worshipful Master and his newly installed officers.

The festive board was typical of AMD meetings with a room full of chatter and laughter which concluded as usual with the Worshipful Master toasting to our next merry meeting.

Photographs from the meeting can be viewed here.

Online Autumn Social Event - Secrets, Scandals and Salacious Gossip of the Royal Court

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Published: Sunday, 24 September 2023 10:17

This year's Autumn Social Event will be online via Zoom on Thursday 2nd November @ 7pm.

We welcome back Sarah Slater who gave us a great presentation last year on the ghostly happenings at Hampton Court. At this year's AMD Autumn Social Sarah will be a presenting her talk called "Secrets, Scandals and Salacious Gossip of the Royal Court  -1660 to 1830".

Sarah wears one of her beautiful costumes to present her PowerPoint presentation with images telling the tales of all the naughty bits of history you would probably not have learnt about at school! Sarah discusses the monarchs, their royal mistresses and methods of contraception of the time.

Warning, this talk is not for the prude, it is fun but rude!

Sarah Slater is a Guide Lecturer who has worked for Historic Royal Palaces, based at Hampton Court Palace, since 2008. Sarah is qualified as a White Badge Guide and is accredited as an Affiliate with the Institute of Tourist Guiding. Sarah's expertise revolves around how Hampton Court Palace has been used through the centuries, from a Royal Tudor palace, a grace and favour home, to a modern tourist attraction and venue. Sarah is very experienced and popular as a presenter.

“Sarah enthralled her audience…” - Horndean & District U3A

“Very informative, loads of stories and all delivered with brilliant images and in a light-hearted style.” - Risby WI

There is a small cost of £5 to attend, but this will cover anyone in your household who wishes to attend.

So, come and join us by registering for the event by clicking the link below and completing the booking form.

  BOOK HERE  

AMD District of London Annual Meeting 2023

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Published: Monday, 18 September 2023 13:24

The AMD District of London Annual Meeting will be held at Mark Masons’ Hall, 86 St. James’s Street, London on Saturday 18^th November. Attendees should be seated no later than 10.45am.

Members of ALL ranks are encouraged to attend and support their Council and District; especially those members who are new to the Order.

Bookings should be made via the following link, with payment made to the District Account as detailed below. The final date for bookings is Saturday 4^th November 2023.

Account Name: Allied Masonic Degrees London District

Account Number: 70976431

Sort Code: 20-69-17

Please use your surname as the booking reference.

 The price of the two-course lunch is £50 including wines. The menu is as follows;

 Main course - Crispy Halibut, New Potato, Tender Vegetables and Caper Butter Sauce

• Pudding - Pear, Rhubarb & Ginger Crumble Tart
• Coffee, Tea, and Mints

 Please complete the dietary requirements section of the form if you have any.

We look forward to seeing you at, what should be, another superb meeting of Allied masonry.

Grand Rank - Congratulations

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Published: Wednesday, 16 August 2023 09:50

I have received notification from the Grand Secretary informing me of the allocation of Grand Ranks this year and we, in London, have been particularly fortunate to have six recipients this year.  Congratulations to them, they are -

Dr Colin Howard, Secretary at Londinium Council who has been appointed to Active Grand Inner Guard, many congratulations Colin, a real honour for you, the Council and the District.

Stephen Fenton, who has been appointed Past Grand Sword Bearer.

Harvey Roland and Julian Trought, who have been appointed Past Grand Standard Bearer.

Brian Chapman and David Major who have been appointed Past Grand Inner Guard.

There have also been other successes in which we can share -

Other members of London who received promotion through other Districts are -

Brian Sarre, a member of Goose and Gridiron, who (through Essex) has been promoted Past Grand Registrar.

Dougie Black (through Grand Masters Centennial No 100) has been promoted to Past Grand Senior Deacon.

Many congratulations to all of these brethren, all worthy recipients, and I am sure I speak for us all in wishing them well.

They will receive their honour at the Grand Council which will meet at Freemasons Hall on Tuesday 24th October, please note the date and join me there to see them personally congratulated by the Grand Master.

Colin