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Matier Council was preceeded by a Royal Ark Mariner meeting of City Manchester RAM No 34, who had the pleasure of the company of W.Bro Mark Davies the Deputy Provincial Grand Master in the Mark Degree at their meeting. You will find there are a couple of Allied meetings throughout the year that are preceeded by a Royal Ark Mariner Lodge.

Matier Council had a full summons of business for the meeting, including the installation of a new Worshipful Master.

The Deputy Grand Prefect W.Bro Trevor Parvin was welcomed into the Lodge by the brethren and greeted with the usual honors. He then went on to immediately invest the District Inner Guard W.Bro Paul Holt who unfortunatly was unable to attend the Annual District Council meeting in Rochdale last October.

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Goulburn council No. 36 held the final meeting of 2025 at Radcliffe Masonic Hall on Saturday 20th December with the introduction of two new candidiates into Grand Tylers of Solomon

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On Friday 12th September at Middleton Masonic Hall ,The District Grand Secretaries Council, Shuttleworth 50 met and was opened in fine form by WBro Peter Warner (London District) who conducted the business in his own inimitable style.

The Master elect, WBro Graham Bainbridge (Northumberland & Durham) was presented and installed with a flawless ceremony.  Graham then proceeded to appoint and invest his officers of the year.

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Tom Jackson (centre) with DGP past and present

Our District Grand Prefect, RWBro Graham Newton visitited Saddleworth Council in Yorkshire District where he met up with our Past Disrtrict Grand Prefect, RWBro Mervyn Wilson, the District Grand Prefect. for Yorkshire RWBro Brian Butterfield and West Lancashire, RWBro Paul Snape and the Grand Master MWBro Thomas Firth Jackson.

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East Lancashire Allied masons were out in force on Saturday 16th August. This time visiting the District of East Midlands, in Derby, where their District Grand Prefect, Stephen Barritt had a well attended and successful meeting.

Graham Newton, our District Grand Prefect is very pleased to report the following regarding promotions to be confered on East Lancashire Allied Masons:

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Barry Heal was installed as Master of JEG No. 137 at Audenshaw Masonic Hall on Monday June 2nd.

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On Sunday the 6th April, five East Lancashire Masons with their wives sat amongst almost 120 West Lancashire Masons and their wives and partners for a Gourmet Lunch held at Westhoughton Masonic Hall.

A truly excellent three-course lunch was enjoyed by all, with choices available for each course. The wine flowed freely on our table, and after coffee, the usual raffle was held. East Lancashire did very well, walking away with a good number of prizes.

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Friday 21st February saw Lancastria Council host the installation of the new Deputy District Grand Prefect for East Lancashire, WBro Trevor E. Parvin. A very well run meeting witnessed by 46 Allied masons. The District Grand Prefect.,RWBro Graham Newton, the head of the order in East Lancashire, took the chair of the council to perform the ceremony

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