The Mark Province of East Lancashire celebrated its centenary in 2010 having come into being on the 6th September 1910.
Grand Mark Lodge decided to create Provincial Grand Lodges to assist lodges with local administration and advice, and The Province of Lancashire was formed in 1871 and then further split into East and West Divisions in 1910.… Read more “Origins”
The Provincial Meeting was held at Blackburn on Wednesday the 24th May. The Provincial Grand Master RWBro Alexander Sillars McLaren welcomed over 380 brethren to the meeting including Representatives from the Provinces of Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Bristol, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Cumberland and Westmorland, West Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Cheshire, North and East Yorkshire, WEst Lancashire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, Kent, North Wales, Staffordshire and Shropshire and Leicestershire.… Read more “Provincial Meeting – Blackburn – 24th May 2017”
As we approach the end of the current Masonic Season we now have only two years to go until our Festival matures. The big date for all your diaries is Saturday, 3 July 2021.
A great deal of work is already going on behind the scenes as we liaise with the venue, Manchester United, and start to bring together menu’s, AV suppliers, transport, hotels and all the other small things that make a sizeable function happen.… Read more “Thoughts in Spring”
Our thoughts and prayers lie with those caught up in last nights events in Manchester. The targeting of young innocents is the most unforgivable of crimes.
2 hours and ten minutes, that’s all it took our intrepid team of athletes comprising our PGM, Deputy and Assistant PGMs and the Provincial Wardens to complete their 7 mile circuit of the Royal Parks and Palaces on Saturday.
It was of course the result of months of training in which muscle and sinew had been honed in a fitness schedule designed to reach a peak of
Unconfirmed reports are tonight reaching Salford with news that all our MBF Charity Walkers have made it safely across the finishing line in London with no mishaps !
Word is they are all currently visiting various recovery rooms across London, assisted by a Dr Fuller and a Nurse Youngs…
Well done everyone !… Read more “MBF CHARITY WALK…..NEWSFLASH….NEWSFLASH….NEWSFLASH….!!!!”
This coming Saturday 6th May, our PGM RWBro Alexander Sillars McLaren and his team will tackle the Mark Charity Walk in London in aid of the Mark Benevolent Fund.
The Mark Charity Walk follows, as closely as possible, the “The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk” route.… Read more “Good luck to the East Lancs Mark Charity Walk Team !”