Category: District Meetings

The District Grand Council Meeting for West Lancashire took place in the stunning sunshine and the beautiful surroundings of Westhoughton Masonic Hall in Bolton.

It was well supported by their closest neighbours East Lancashire who sent an incursion of 15 Allied Masons including the District and Deputy Grand District Prefects Graham Newton and Trevor Parvin.

Visitors from all over the country, including East Lancs members, descended on Letchworth Garden City to support the installation of RWBro Ian Crossley as the new District Grand Prefect for Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. The meeting was held at “The Cloisters”, a remarkable building, which was originally built as a school in 1905, used by the Army during 1939-45, was left in disrepair and the owners lacked the funds to restore it to its former glory donated it to the local masonic fraternity who raised the money and masonic meetings have been held there since 1950. If you ever get the chance to visit this fascinating building, I can assure you it is worth the effort.

There was a strong turnout for the Yorkshire District Meeting at Castle Grove in Leeds to install W.Bro Clive Copley as the District Grand Prefect for Yorkshire. Over 15 members of East Lancashire made the short motorway trip across the Border to enjoy a wonderful day of Allied Masonry.

The District of Southern Counties was constituted in 1997 with the R.W.Bro. Harold Gould as the first District Grand Prefect, and it consisted of 6 Councils. By 2005 the District had 16 Councils and was considered geographically too large to be administered, so by 2007 it was reconstructed into three Districts, Surrey, Sussex and Southern Counties covering Hampshire and Isle of White. Today Southern Counties District consists of 9 Councils including an Installed Masters Council.