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Long Service
50 Springfield Lodge Lodge of Saint Mary 1312
Celebrate 50 years with Cyril Mills
.Bro Cyril Mills PPJGW being presented
Wwith his certificate for 50 years of loyal and
dedication to the services of Freemasonry.
Cyril was initiated on the 1st January 1968 at Tudor
Lodge 467 in Province of East Leicestershire.
Tudor Lodge was sadly erased for the register of
Grand Lodge on 8th March 2006 to amalgamate
to become Lodge of Friendship No. 277. Cyril was
installed as Master of Tudor Lodge on 1st January W.Bro John Davies (APGM) had a busy but
1978 and Moved to Chelmsford June 1980 enjoyable evening at The Lodge of Saint Mary No
1312 on 12 November when he presented W.Bro.
Cyril became a joining member of Springfield Ken Lacey with a 50 Year Certificate. Originally a
Lodge on 25th January 2000 where he has filled London Mason, Ken joined The Lodge of Saint
every progressive office except Master since joining Mary in 1972 and has served it as Master in two
Springfield. He regularly attends Meetings and GP years. He celebrated his 93rd birthday on 16th
W.Bro Tony W.Bro Charles
White (APGM) Frost (WM) Committee meetings and is always willing to take November 18.
on an office on the night if required. Last year he
W.Bro Cyril took on the Treasures role for a year. The APGM also presented the Lodge with a
Mills (PPJGW) Certificate marking the award to it of Vice Patron
status of the Festival 2022. The Certificate was
received by the WM W.Bro. John Adlam who was
newly Installed on the same evening.
Shoeburyness Lodge 6665
50 Year Certificate and a Joint Blue Table with
Thorpe Bay Lodge
by Richard Jordan
Shoeburyness Lodge were delighted to receive W.Bro Tony White
Assistant Provincial Grand Master on his first visit, who was able to
not only present W.Bro Tony Oliver with his certificate celebrating
50 years in Freemasonry, but he also received a donation of £4,000
to the Festival 2022.
Following the meeting the Brethren of Shoeburyness joined the Brethren of Thorpe Bay Lodge and their APGM W.Bro
Nick Franklin for a joint blue table festive board where 121 Brethren and non masons enjoyed a fine festive board and an
inspirational talk by ex special forces soldier Jamie Hull. The raffle on the evening raised in excess of £1200 for BLESMA the
injured veterans and charity and Shoeburyness got 2 possible candidates and Thorpe Bay 4 so a great evening all round.
Stondon Massey Lodge The United Lodge 697
Raising & 50 Years W.Bro Peter Roast 50 Years W.Bro Jim Mills
.Bro. Tony White APGM recently
Wattended The United Lodge 697
to present a 50th certificate to W.Bro.
Jim Mills. The meeting was held on 21st
November 2018 at St. Giles Masonic
Centre in Colchester.
Stondon Massey Lodge 7881 were honoured to receive
APGM Martin Howse at our November meeting at Harlow.
He was able to witness the Raising of Bro Connor Barnwell, William of Colchester Lodge 5255
the ceremony being conducted by his Uncle, W.Bro Leigh 50 Years with
Barnwell, Connors father W.Bro Mark Barnwell assisted in
the ceremony with The Exhortation. W.Bro Jack Bookless &
We were able to put W.Bro Martin to work where he W.Bro Bill McIntyre
presented a 50th Anniversary Certificate to W.Bro t the Regular meeting in
Peter Roast PGStdB. A Grand Lodge Certificate was ASeptember of the William of
also explained and presented to Bro Keith Digby. At Colchester Lodge 5255, W.Bro.
the conclusion everyone enjoyed a festive board of a Nick Franklin had the delightful
traditional Christmas dinner.
task of presenting W.Bro.
Jack Bookless, and W.Bro. Bill
McIntyre with 50 year certificates.
Celebrate your Lodges Long Serving
Members - Send a Story & Photo to This was conducted in a very relaxed and convivial manner, with all
magazine@essexmason.co.uk three sat in the centre of the Lodge with Jack & Bill recalling events
during their 50 years of membership, with amazing anamnesis.
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