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W. Bro. Gerry Sansom.  Our newly Installed Master 2012

Another year has commenced with an evening marked by our new Worshipful Masters 'word of the evening' echoed throughout the festive board.  Wonderful!

 Our new team with Worshipful Master Gerry Sansom in the Chair looks as if it is going to be a vintage year.  The ceremony went smoothly thanks to hard work of our New Master.  Plus of course the D.C. W. Bro. Colin Carter and the A.D.C. W. Bro. Clive Walsh who moved the ceremony on without fuss but with dignity.  Particular praise must go to the Installing Master W. Bro. Ian Alexander who carried out his duties with style.  Of course there were many others who played an important part in the evening, but all was done in seamless and great harmony.

Provincial Grand Lodge were well represented by W. Bro. Leslie J Long Provincial Junior Grand Warden and Phillip L Hall Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies, together with The Provincial Grand Tyler W Bro Ian Hart and two Grand Stewards. 

As for the festive board?  Well as usual we all enjoyed each others company.  When it was necessary to be serious, we were and when it was possible to be less serious, we showed our typical Fire Service humour.  All guests I spoke to said they were surrounded by new and sometimes old friends!  The meal was up to its usual exceptionally high standard and our thanks go to our caterers who always do a superb job.  The usually unsung heroes are of course our stewards, who ensured our glasses were full throughout the entire evening.  Well done.  In fact as the Master said, "Wonderful".

  We have started our Fortieth Anniversary celebrations, which will carry on throughout the year, but the May celebration seems to be less than popular with the Lodge members, many of who have yet to put their names down for this unique and special evening, which marks an important landmark for us.  Come on everybody, get your name down and bring guests.  We should make this celebration an evening to remember.

      SW W Bro J Roberts                                  JW Bro DA Edmondson

We look forward to welcoming Masonic visitors to our Lodge in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire England.  Several members of other Lodges have contacted me in the past two months and I sincerely hope you will be able to come to our next meeting on 11th May, which will be an initiation.