Derbyshire Festival 2014

Derbyshire Lecture Festival

Tony Harvey — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:55:07 +0000

Well done to WBro Dennis Ashmore and his team of FCFs and MMs for a great evening at the Derbyshire Emulation Lecture Festival. Excellent ritual delivered in an excellent manner, in the presence of WBro Brian Evangelista and 11 active officers of Provincial Grand Lodge. And they raised £900 for the Derbyshire Festival 2014. Well done, and thank you.

Jon peddles back home for the Festival

Tony Harvey — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:25:42 +0000

W.Bro. Jon Lish, the Master of Royal Alfred Lodge No. 1028, will be cycling from Alfreton to his original home Sunderland in aid of the Festival. When there he will be meeting with members of Quest & Fawcett Lodges. Jon’s grandfather was WM of Fawcett Lodge at the time that Jon’s mother was born, and Jon plans to present back to the Lodge the silver christening cup they gave him on the occasion. Other members of his family are current members of Quest Lodge.

Jon’s ride will be in the first week in September and he expects to take three days to cycle the 150 miles or so. Not bad for a brother with two metal hips!

To sponsor Jon please use the attached form Derbyshire – Alfreton to Sunderland Sponsorship form – 23March2011

2011 Festival Golf Day

Tony Harvey — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:56:46 +0000

This year’s Festival Golf Day will take place on Thursday 26^TH May 2011.

Following the success of the last two years Festival Golf Days, Morley Hayes Golf Club will again host the event and entries are invited from teams of four. The cost of entry has been maintained at the same price as previous years at £200 per team, inclusive of dinner afterwards. Entries are invited from Masonic and non-Masonic golfers.

It is hoped that we will again be able to increase the number of competitors and that the day will be an enjoyable one for all those participating.

Please use the attached booking form 2011 Golf Day Entry. If you have any questions, please contact W.Bro. Steve Jones on steve@pinfoldsecurities.co.uk.

Festival Total hits £1.24 million

Tony Harvey — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:32:56 +0000

By the end of February another £30,276 had been received. In the last three months alone the Festival Total has increased by £122,000. And pledges are increasing too.

Furthermore, the total of money actually received has now exceeded £1M with £1,007,000 actually “in the bank”.

In addition, we now have 49 Lodges that have exceeded half of their targets, and 10 Lodges that have already achieved their target and been presented with the PGM’s Festival Maul. To see if your Lodge is in these lists go to http://www.derbyshirefestival.org.uk/Fund_Raising_Results.htm

Thank you for all that you are doing. I wonder how far we can get by the Annual Meeting on 2nd April?

Trevor’s coast to coast sponsored bicycle ride

Tony Harvey — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:24:58 +0000

W.Bro. Trevor Craddock of Okeover Lodge has set himself the challenge of cycling from Southport sea front on the west coast to Hornsea on the east coast, all for the Derbyshire Festival 2014.

He will be using the Trans Pennine Trail, a range of disused railway tracks, canal tow paths, forest trails and river banks. The total distance will be 210.4 miles.

He will be accompanied by two members of his family and will do the ride on 8th April.

Please support him by completing a sponsorship form, from the link below, and sending the completed forms and money to the Secretary of Okeover Lodge, W.Bro. Eddie Foulds, edward.foulds@btopenworld.com.
Derbyshire – Coast to Coast Sponsorship form – 05March2011

Cantelupe just keep on building

Tony Harvey — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:44:16 +0000

Cantelupe Lodge tonight initiated Bro. Andrew Carley in the presence of W.Bro. Brian Evangelista, PAGDC, Assistant PGM, a host of members and visitors and two other EAF’s in the Lodge. The Lodge is clearly demonstrating how to bring in new “younger” Masons.

It also presented the APGM with another £3,000 towards the Derbyshire Festival 2014, taking the Lodge to 90% of its target.

Well done Cantelupe, on both fronts.

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All this and BQ’s 50th anniversary too

Tony Harvey — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:06:42 +0000

Cavendish Lodge was packed last night (11th February) with visitors from across the whole province. Leading them was the Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Graham Rudd, together with his Deputy, VWBro John Collison, and WBro Brian Evangelista, Assistant PGM. Also there were RWBro Martin Crawshay-Jones, Past PGM, and VWBro John Beard, Past Deputy PGM, and the heads of many other Orders in the province.

Why?

It could have been to witness a first class second degree ceremony, in which the WM, Bro John Barker, Passed Bro Andrew Slack in exemplary fashion. But its unlikely to have brought so many out.

It could have been to witness a donation of £11,000 to the Derbyshire Festival 2014, taking the Lodge to two thirds of it target. A worthy achievement (thank you Cavendish) but again, unlikely to have brought so many out.

No, it was to celebrate with WBro Dr Brian Quartermain, PSGD, PAPGM, his 50th Anniversary of being initiated into Cavendish Lodge. The PGM delivered a moving tribute to Bro Brian, highlighting his academic (two doctorates) career, his working life, his service to the community and his masonic contribution, before presenting him with his certificate. In reply Brian thanked the brethren and highlighted some of the key changes in Freemasonry in the last 50 years.

Thank you Brian, for all you have done for Derbyshire Freemasonry and for a cracking good night.

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St Oswald Lodge celebrates 150 years and is awarded the PGM’s Festival Maul

Tony Harvey — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:21:17 +0000

The Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Graham Rudd, DL, took the chair of St Oswald Lodge to present it with its 150th year commemorative certificate.
108 brethren attended the occasion on 7th February to witness WBro Tony Higton, QFSM, PAGDC, deliver an oral history and Bro Nigel Heldreich present a hand crafted case for the Lodge’s working tools, decorated with a marquetry lodge crest.

The PGM was then pleased to present the Lodge with his Festival Maul to commemorate its achievement of its Derbyshire Festival target, just the eighth lodge to do so.

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Festival Total passes £1,200,000

Tony Harvey — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:47:55 +0000

At the end of January 2011 the Festival Total stood at £1,209,511, a big increase of £48,576 over the last month. Of this £973k is ‘in the bank’, with some £236k in future pledges. In addition, an additional 15 gift-aid pledges were taken out – one of the biggest single month increases.

The Festival Executive thanks all those brethren who have helped to achieve this big step forward.

PGM to present five more Festival Mauls

Tony Harvey — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:04:47 +0000

Please support the following Lodges who will be presented with the Festival Maul by the Provincial Grand Master.

St Oswald Lodge No. 850, Ashbourne, on 7th February
St Thomas Lodge No. 2583, Alfreton, on 9th February
Pioneer Lodge No. 9065, Belper, on 15th February
King Egbert Lodge No. 4288, Dore, on 5th April
Morcar Lodge No. 8458, Alfreton, on 12th April.

See the Provincial Year Book for booking details.