On the evening we will sample 6 Single Malt Scotch Whiskies presented by Adrian Murray who is a ‘Keeper of the Quaich’.
The 6 whiskies will be selected from various; regions of Scotland, Ages and Maturation styles, in order to show the vast range of flavours and styles of Scottish Whisky.
Saturday 8th June 7.30pm until 9.30pm approx. (Bar will be open after)
Avondale’s ladies evening to be held at the Masonic Hall, Middlewich on Saturday 22nd October 2022
The evening will consist of a 4-course meal along with dancing to Grant Scot
There will be a raffle any donations of prizes will be gratefully accepted.
As usual, this will be a black-tie occasion and the cost of the ticket will be £30 per person.
The evening will start at 6.30pm for 7pm with carriages at midnight.
Please note that the bar is CASH only
As Worshipful Brother Bob Reeves came to the end of his year as Master of the Lodge of Uniformed Services, No. 9911, Cumberland & Westmorland, he had to decide what to do with a sum of money which the lodge had realised from its collaboration with Heversham Lodge in the organising of the Burns Supper and Ceilidh, which was held at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal last February. It was quite a substantial sum of money, amounting to £900.00 in total. He decided that he would like to support the armed forces charity, Veterans in Action. We had received a talk in 2018 from the COO, Billy McLeod and one of the trustees, WBro Scott Carr.
Arrangements to present the cheque for that amount went awry on 19th September, when Bob, accompanied by W. Bros Richard Cowie and Bob Erett travelled to Middlewich in Cheshire, to visit the John Brunner Lodge, No. 2799, where they were to meet with Scott Carr to make the presentation. The M6 and its traffic conspired to thwart the arrangements, when due to two accidents, it took many hours to drive to Middlewich. Then to compound the problem, W. Bro. Carr was unable, at the last minute, to make the journey from Hampshire.
The intrepid three visited the lodge anyway. It would have been rude not to. They were warmly received as would be expected. WBro. Reeves was asked by the Worshipful Master of the Lodge to address the brethren and to tell them how much was to have been presented. When the amount was announced, the Worshipful Master said that the charity collection that evening would be added to the total.
When that collection was counted, it amounted to £208.00.
Arrangements were made to visit the John Brunner Lodge again at the November meeting and on Wednesday 20th November, WBros Reeves, Erett and Peter Brookes-Tee, accompanied by their wives, travelled to Middlewich and checked into the Kinderton House Hotel. This time, the M6 behaved itself and there were no difficulties with the travel arrangements. The three couples were joined by WBro. Scott Carr and at last, everyone was in the same place at the same time.
At the lodge meeting held that evening, the brethren were treated to an initiation ceremony. Initiations are always special occasions, but this one was extra special, in that WBro. Rick Bradfield, in the chair, had the important task of initiating his son, Mr Thomas Andrew Bradfield. In an emotionally charged ceremony, Mr Bradfield was made a Mason and everyone present enjoyed the ceremony very much. That new mason is a paramedic and he was supported by colleagues from the Ambulance Service and he clearly enjoyed the experience. Assisting in the ceremony, explaining the mode of preparation and delivering the First Degree Charge was Rick’s other son, WBro Richard Bradfield, PPrJGD, Heatherden Lodge No. 7345, Buckinghamshire.
After the ceremony of initiation, WBro. Reeves was invited by the Worshipful Master to address the lodge. He did so, reminding the brethren of the reason for our visit. The three brethren then joined to present the cheque for £900.00 to WBro. Carr. WBro. Rick Bradfield then presented the cheque for £208.00 from the John Brunner Lodge.
After a photo call, the brethren repaired to the dining room for the festive board. There, a fine four course dinner was provided in a well filled room. After dinner, WBro. Carr was asked to respond to the toast to the visitors. He thanked the brethren of the Lodge of Uniformed Services and of the John Brunner Lodge for their generosity. Then he surprised many of the brethren present, by telling the gathering that the generosity had not stopped at the donation of those two cheques. Individual brethren who were present had approached him over dinner and given various amounts of money for the Veterans in Action charity. He was quite overwhelmed by this display of generosity and went away that evening a very happy man.
A photograph has been received, showing WBro Carr handing over the cheques, cash etc to the Chief Operations Officer of Victims in Action, Mr Billy McLeod.
And so, the objective was achieved and it is certain that there will be many of the charity’s clients who will benefit from the generosity shown that evening. The story should not end there, as there will be a connection between the two lodges in the future. Invitations were issued to the installation meeting when WBro. Scott Carr will again be inducted in the chair of his lodge in Hampshire. Isn’t Freemasonry wonderful, brethren who have never met before become friends during the course of one meeting. While they do this, they do good to others and enjoy doing it.
The John Brunner Lodge No.
2799 is part of the Province of Cheshire, United Grand Lodge of England. Brethren were pleased to receive Bro Jansenn Silveira
Rocha of the Lodge 20 Abril Independent, Number 40 in the Grand Lodge of the
State of Minas Gerais at our meeting held at Middlewich Masonic Hall on
Wednesday 17 March 2019.
The main ceremony was a second degree or passing therefore Bro Rocha was required to leave the lodge room for that part of the ceremony. Nevertheless he enjoyed his evening with us and our members were please to meet him and hear something about Belo Horizonte and 20 Abril Independent Lodge in particular.
STOP PRESS : On Friday 20th May, at Manchester United’s Old Trafford Ground, the Total Funds raised by the Province of Cheshire 2016 Festival in aid of the Masonic Samaritan Fund (MSF) since it’s launch at the Annual General Meeting at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton in October 2010 was announced.
At a most successful Banquet to commemorate the culmination of the Festival, RWBro Stephen Martin Blank, Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire requested the 575 Guests to stand and toast
“The Success of the MSF“
Richard Douglas, CEO of the MSF, then stood and with everyone holding their breath, announced that a Grand Total of £3,010,730 had been raised by the Province of Cheshire. His announcement was received with acclaim.
A full report will be posted with photographs following this announcement
The Worshipful Master and the Brethren of Avondale Lodge No.2389 will be holding a Curry Night in Aid of the 2016 Festival. The Lodge will Tyle at 6.30pm.
The Festive Board will consist of a choice of Indian Meals. Prepared in our own kitchens. The cost is £13.50 per head.
There will be a Raffle, which will take place during the evening, with all the profits from the night donated to the 2016 Festival.
The Lodge will be honoured by the presence of the Assistant Provincial Grand Master, WBro Martin Richard Barlow, PSGD
The WM, WBro David Palin with new Lewis Pat Steward, Left: Tom Browne, SW Right David Steward, Dad
For his first ceremony after being installed into the Chair of King Solomon in John Brunner Lodge, the Master and his team initiated a 20 year old Lewis.
WBro David Steward (dad) presented the Working tools of an Entered Apprentice while the Senior Warden Bro Tom Brown, gave the long version of the Entered Apprentice Apron.
An excellent evening which was attended by several new initiates from other lodges