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Colvin Lodge 5374
Action Medical Research for Children

W.Bro. Eddie Soper
presenting a cheque for
£500 to Natasha Chaplin,
the niece of W.Bro Len
Chaplin, the money was
donated to a charity called
Action Medical Research
for Children in memory of
Terri lee Chaplin, Natasha’s
daughter. The money was
raised during Eddies year as
WM.
Pictured (top right) are
Natasha Chaplin, Eddie
Soper
Les Thurston, Stuart Howard-
Willis, Jeff Bolt ,Brian
Chaplin, Eddie Soper ,Jane
Chaplin and Len Chaplin

bottom right: W.M. Eddie
above: W.M. Stuart Howard-Willis being Soper presenting a cheque for
presented with a Vice Patron certificate by £500 to Laura and Michelle
W.Bro. Tony White APGM from Sponsor A Sibling

Thomas a Becket
Lodge 5184

hat have Brentwood School, Rugby
Wfootball and Masonry got in common? On
the 1st December 2018 Worshipful Brother Neil
Hannaway was installed as Master of the Lodge.
His father Peter Hannaway was appointed
Senior Warden and his elder brother Ian
Hannaway as Junior Warden. This was brought
about through the Old Brentwood’s Rugby Club
who ran training sessions for young people in
conjunction with local Rugby Club members.

Worshipful Brother Neil was already a member of the Old Brentwood’s Lodge No 5342. His older brother and father wanted
to join Masonry. Because the Old Brentwood’s Lodge was only open to pupils and masters of Brentwood School, father could
not join. Two of the Brentwood Rugby Club members came forward and proposed them into Thomas a Becket Lodge. We
initiated them together and they progressed together in the various offices. Younger brother Neil joined as member having
gone through the Chair of the Old Brentwood’s Lodge. Thus with the cooperation of the progressive officers it was possible
to arrange that the three family members were in the principle chairs at the same time.

The meeting was well attended with many visitors including members from the Old Brentwood’s Lodge and the new Lodge
of XV No 9944 formed by rugby enthusiasts.

There were two unusual features at the meeting. The first an Old Brentwood Lodge tradition, the presentation of the Working
Tools to the new Master. The second, a nearly 50 year old tradition of Thomas a Becket Lodge, the circulation of the Loving
Cup instead of the 9 o’clock toast.

Grahame F Rudkins PPGSuptWks

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