west wales mason magazine spring 2011
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Grand Charity 4
Samaritan Fund 10
Kandahar Air Field 24
Romans & Celts 26
Candlewick Makers 40
Quaff my Bluff 46
Rae of Sunshine 56
Top Cop 58
Spring 2011
Volume XXX
Booking Form
Page 33
Provincial Meeting
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Much has changed since we introduced this column. The original intention was to put
out information coming from meetings of the Executive, and to generally talk about
events and new initiatives. With the increasing use of other means of communication,
such as the Provincial website ( www.westwalesmason.com ) , there is potentially less
for me to write about, because we now try to get this information out much more quickly.
What follows is therefore more of a summary of recent events and reminder of events to
come.
In the last edition of the West Wales Mason I wrote about the intended appointment of
a brother to be Database Administrator for the Province. The Provincial Grand Master
has appointed Bro Mark Bell-Davies of St Peter’s Lodge to that office, and he has already
undergone training in the UGLE Adelphi system at Freemasons’ Hall. He is now active
in processing data from various sources and is a welcome addition to the team.
We are now putting more and more news items on the website, but we still need articles
to keep the site fresh. When you do have any articles please send them direct to the
Webmaster, Bro Robbie Done, ([email protected] ). If you require any
assistance in putting the article together you might like to contact the Provincial
Information Officer, W Bro Ian Lucas, ([email protected]) or even me
We are also using the website to carry out an opinion poll. During the course of our visits
and conversations around the Province we do sometimes get a feel for some matters that
warrant further investigation to find out the wishes of the Brethren and Companions at
large. One such matter that has surfaced relates to the day on which the annual meetings
of Provincial Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Chapter are held each year. That day
is currently the first Thursday in July. It has been intimated that more Brethren and
Companions might attend if the meetings were moved to a Saturday. We have made
some enquiries, and the venue at Trinity College would be available on the first Saturday
in July, so there is no obstacle there to moving the date of the meetings. The members of
the Provincial Executive have no preference as to which day of the week the meetings
are held, but before deciding whether or not to proceed with any change we now seek
your opinion, and look for a general indication as to what you would like us to do. There
is a voting box on the first page of the website. Please visit the site and record your
preference. Once you have voted the box will not appear again on subsequent visits to
the site.
West Wales MasonWest Wales MasonWest Wales MasonWest Wales Mason 3333Launched in April was the Freemasonry Cares initiative, details of which appear
elsewhere in the magazine from the pen of the Provincial Grand Almoner, W Bro Roy
Leett. Please make yourself aware of what this is all about, and support it whenever you
can.
Later in the year, on the weekend of 20th / 21st August is the “Romans & Ancient Britons”
event details of which again appear elsewhere in this magazine. This is another event
enthusiastically organised by W Bro Bob Darkins and his team, which needs all of the
support it can get. These events generate income for the 2015 Festival as well as providing
a great source of entertainment for the family.
It is that time of year again when I am busy with the Provincial Assistant Grand Secretary,
W Bro Peter Scoble, organising the Provincial Meetings to be held this year on Thursday,
7th July 2011. Please make every attempt to attend and support the Province, your Lodge
or Chapter and those Brethren and Companions who are receiving appointments and
promotions. The booking for the luncheon appears in the centre of this magazine.
One change that will occur after July relates to the way in which we intend to operate
the Warden of Regalia scheme. Many years ago the additional appointment of Warden
of Regalia was created, and since then it has been filled by W Bro Reg Jenkins, who has
become a familiar sight at many installation meetings with his case of Masonic goodies
for sale. The Provincial Grand Master has decided to take a fresh look at how we deal
with the question of recycling regalia, and more detail on that will be given once the
outcome of his deliberations is known. However, he will not be re-appointing W Bro Reg
in July. This does not mean that Reg is out of the regalia business, and he is still available for
the supply of new regalia and other Masonic items. Indeed, the Provincial Grand Master
has stated that Reg may still bring his case of goodies along to meetings to ply his trade,
so we look forward to seeing him on several occasions each year. We thank Reg for his
sterling work for the Province over many years, and wish him well for the future.
And Finally............
Writing this column signals to me that we are again racing toward the end of the current
Masonic Year. As always I have thoroughly enjoyed travelling around the circuit and
being in the company of many of you. I thank you all for your continuing support and
warmth of welcome.
My congratulations go to all of those brethren and companions who will be receiving
honours at the meetings in July, and I look forward to travelling around with them next
year.
Steve HookeyProvincial Grand Secretary & Provincial Grand Scribe E
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Grand Charity celebrates over £100 million in giving
during last thirty years
This year The Freemasons’ Grand Charity is celebrating thirty
years of grant making. The Grand Charity took over the
responsibilities of the Board of Benevolence in April 1980 and has
since helped over 40,000 Freemasons and their dependants with
financial relief grants. Other priorities have been assisting
Masonic charities when necessary, as well as providing millions
in funding for the wider community.
Increase in Masonic giving over time
In its first year of operation, financial relief grants were given to
assist 645 Freemasons
and their dependants.
Thirty years later roughly three times as many
people are assisted with financial grants on an
annual basis. These grants are given to assist
with unexpected needs or to help with essential
daily living costs. The largest group of people
to be assisted over the years have been widows
and similar dependants. However, in recent
years there has been an increase in assistance
given to Freemasons who have found
themselves in difficult situations, compounded by the recent economic decline. In total,
over £50 million has been given in financial
relief grants for Freemasons and their
dependants since the Charity’s inception.
A wealth of support for the wider community
The Grand Charity is concerned with
assisting charitable projects and services,
which assist people in need. The Charity
supports a wide range of causes, including:
medical research, support for vulnerable
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people, youth opportunities, air ambulance services, hospice services and worldwide
disaster relief. Over £40 million has been spent towards helping hundreds of charities
over the last thirty years. Nearly £600,000 has been donated by the Grand Charity to
national charities based in Wales. These have included: SSAFA Forces Help, Pilotlight
Cymru, Scouts Association, St John’s Cymru, Christian Lewis Trust, Tyddyn Bach Trust,
Bobath Children’s Therapy Trust, Farms for City Children, POD Charitable Trust,
POPSY, RNID, Harvest Trust, Shelter Cymru, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Associa-
tion, Teenage Cancer Trust, Fairbridge Cymru, Touchstones 12, Western Beacons Moun-
tain Search and Rescue Team, Welsh Initiative for Conductive Education and Cardiff
University School of Medicine.
Thanks to those who have supported the Grand Charity
The Council of the Grand Charity wishes to thank all those who have contributed to the
funds of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity, which has enabled it to achieve so much over
the first thirty years. The Charity has created a special leaflet in commemoration of the
last thirty years of grant making. If you would like to receive a copy please contact
Siobhan McCarthy at [email protected].
Keep up-to-date with Charity news
For further information about the Charity’s grant giving programmes and other news
please visit: www.grandcharity.org. The Charity also now has a facebook page – please
find us and join the discussion.
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In my view the work of the Lodge Charity Steward is the most important
and demanding job in Freemasonry. Without his untiring efforts, we
Almoners would find it very difficult to perform our duties. It is essential
therefore for the sake of our Brotherhood, that we all give our full and
continued support to our Charity Stewards.
One-way to lighten his burden, which springs to mind. Is for all of us to try to re-engage
our Brethren who no longer attend Lodge on a regular basis. I am sure That at one time or
other we all must have sat in the Lodge, looked round and wondered ‘why are so many of
our Brethren missing?’ Just think, if we all made an effort to contact at least one absent Brother,
tried to rekindle the flame of Freemasonry and encouraged him to start attending Lodge
again, how much easier the Charity steward’s job would be.
Secondly, if we all took out a covenant to the Provincial Relief Chest of just £10 per
month, £10 multiplied by the number of Brethren in the lodge (and then hopefully Province
wide) would make the Charity Stewards job that much easier. I know times are difficult at
the moment but surely £10 a month is not a lot to ask.
Brethren, you give so generously to the charities, I think it is important that you and
your family should be aware of what they do with your donations. When I was appointed
PGA two years ago I was invited by Grand Charity to sit on an appeals panel. These meet on
the third Wednesday of the month 12 months a year. On that particular day we reviewed 161
appeals and £312,000 was paid out. That year £3.5 million had been put aside to cover the
cost. The following year £4 million had been allocated. Last November I spoke to the chairman
of the appeals panel who told me that in October last year £423,000 had been paid out and
there were 230 applicants.
So Brethren, you can see how important it is for our Lodges to keep a constant flow of
cash to the Provincial Relief Chest. Especially during this Festival period. Also, I would
respectfully urge all Lodges to consider moving any large amounts of cash held in reserve to
the PRC, while obviously keeping a modest amount for day-to-day needs. Finally, remember
that in the last 5 years £517,000 has been paid by the charities to the Brethren and their
dependants of our Province. Far in excess of what we have paid to London.
So please support your Charity Steward. Try to re-engage an absent Brother, take out a
covenant to the Provincial relief chest and consider persuading your Lodge to release any
surplus cash in accounts, which are attracting negligible interest. You know it makes sense.
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W Bro Benjamin Victor Rees was born on
the 30th of July 1920, in the village of St
Dogmaels. He received his early education
in the local village school and from there
gained a scholarship to Cardigan Grammar
School. Upon leaving school he served his
apprenticeship as a motor mechanic from
1935 to 1939.
In March 1939 he joined the Territorial
Army and was called to active service on
the outbreak of war. He quickly rose to the
rank of Sergeant Artificer with
responsibility for the maintenance
of various military vehicles. In June 1942
his Regiment took part in the Battle of
Alamein and later when it
was incorporated into the elite 7th
Armoured Division, the famous Desert
Rats, he saw action during the invasion of
Italy and later during the D-Day landings
in Normandy. Having advanced through
France, Belgium, Holland and Germany his
Unit had reached the Kiel Canal when
Armistice was signed in May 1945. When
demobilized a year later he returned to St.
Dogmaels and married Esther in 1948.
He was initiated into the Teifi Lodge
in February 1970 after being on the waiting
list for ten years, the lodge having forty-two
applicants at that time. Within six years he
was installed as Master and the following
year was appointed Treasurer. During
his first sojourn of eight years in that office
he turned an £8,000 overdraft into a healthy
balance, at the same time was instrumental
in having the building re-plastered, central
heating installed, a kitchen added and the
bar extended.
He joined the Frenni Lodge in 1972, was
installed as Master in 1986 and appointed
Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden in
1998.
He was advanced into the Teifi Royal
Arch Chapter in 1971 and was
appointed Zerubbabel in 1984. In 1994 he
was appointed 3rd Provincial Grand
Principal.
Whilst achieving high office in many
other orders his first concerns have always
been to Ceredigion Masonry and to the
upkeep of, and improvements to, the
Masonic Hall in Cardigan. He is justly
proud that for over forty years, and with
the help of some of his fellow members, his
foresight and leadership has been a key
factor in not only transforming the building
from its poor state of repair to one of the
finest temples in the Province, but also in
turning the lodge finances around from a
high deficit to a healthy credit balance..
At the august meeting of Teifi Lodge
W. Bro. Victor Rees receives the ‘Order of
Merit’ from R. W. Bro. Eric Mock plus a
beautiful set of cut glass decanter and
whisky glasses. This honour is well
deserved and shows how much W. Bro. Vic
Rees is appreciated in Freemasonry.
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Glyn Daniels was born near the banks
of the river Teifi in the village of Drefach
Felindre.
After leaving school he worked for a
year in the offices of the Ministry of Food
before joining the Royal Air Force in 1947.
In 1948 he was posted to the Far East.
Whilst serving in Northern Malaysia dur-
ing the Malaysian Emergency he was in a
military convoy ambushed by Communist
insurgents, and was wounded and hospi-
talised for six months.
Soon after demobilisation he joined the
Pembrokeshire Police Force. For the first
few years of his career he was stationed
in Tenby, Milford Haven and Neyland,
later serving as a constable in Crymych
where the locals still speak of him as the
quintessential village bobby. In 1968 he
was on the move again, this time on four
wheels, when he joined the Police Traffic
Unit in Haverfordwest. In 1983 he retired
and made his home in Spitall where
he and his wife, Meriel, still live.
He was initiated into Strumble Lodge
on the 14th of June 1967. In 1982 he was
appointed Assistant Almoner and after
serving a twenty-year apprenticeship
became Lodge Almoner in 2002.
In 1998 he was appointed Past Provincial
Assistant Secretary and in 2007 was
promoted to the rank of Past Provincial
Junior Deacon.
In Royal Arch Masonry he was exalted
into the Abergwaun Chapter in 1994 and
appointed Almoner in 2009.
In 2002 he was appointed by the
Provincial Grand Almoner to be the
Province's Official Visitor to Withybush
Hospital. This is a duty to which he has
been fully committed and has carried out
his responsibilities with compassion and
sensitivity. There has not been a Brother or
a dependant unfortunate enough to be a
patient - whether from this Province or
beyond – who has not received the good
offices of Glyn Daniels and his wife Meriel.
Bro. Glyn has also been almoner in
many other degrees and his commitment
and dedication to the Office are legendary
throughout the Province.
R. W. Bro. Eric Mock presented Bro.
Glyn Daniels with his ‘Order of Merit’ at
the Provincial annual Meeting in July along
with a cut glass decanter and glasses. Bro.
Glyn has been a tireless and dedicated
Lodge Almoner who not only visited
Brethren from his own Lodge but others
too. Glyn is an outstanding almoner and
should be emulated.
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As we have more and more requests for
financial help from a variety of charities
and good causes, we have the unenviable
task of choosing which to donate our
resources.
The Province and Lodges can only give
what they’ve got. Grand lodge, the
Province and Lodges are all trying to raise
money from the same people. To our credit,
unlike other organisations, we do not ask
the public for money.
Unfortunately, we have a problem. Due to
greed, corruption and pure incompetence
the country is in a financial mess, and those
having to pay the price are the very people
not responsible for the troubles.
Charity donations come out of disposable
income, whether we are employed, self-
employed or retired, what we have to
spend is getting less and less. Who would
have guessed that to fill a car with petrol
now costs more than many of us paid for
our first car.
Despite all the gloom and doom we must
do our very best to make the Festival of
2015 a resounding success.
*******What do you do when a Brother is
progressing ‘up the ladder’, but finds
learning ritual a difficult task? The answer
of course is easy, he is given all the help he
needs.
There are some very good Freemasons who
choose not to progress through the fear of
the amount of ritual they have to learn. Try
as they may, they struggle and as a result
do not enjoy their time in the Chair.
Is it such a crime to share the work? Very
often once a Brother has completed his year
as IPM he ends up sitting ‘on the back
benches’, trying to stay awake. Let the Past
Masters get involved with ritual if they
want. Let them be Past Masters not Passed
Masters!
In December 2010 Worshipful Brother John Rees was
installed into the chair of Neyland Lodge for the third time.
W. Bro John had been Master of the Lodge in 1981 and
again in 1989. When due to unforeseen circumstances
Neyland found themselves short of a Master for 2010/11
W. Bro John, after a little “friendly persuasion” and
consultation with his wife Shirley, agreed to accept the
nomination, much to pleasure of the Lodge. Neyland
Lodge consider themselves very fortunate to have a stalwart such as W. Bro
John in the chair and are extremely grateful to him, he has already conducted
ceremonies and has shown that he has lost none of his ability to deliver ritual
of the highest level. For Neyland Lodge this is indeed third time lucky.
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Call 020 7404 1550
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As it enters its 21st year the Masonic Samaritan Fund continues to
support the health and care needs of Freemasons and their dependants.
Support is available to:
• Freemasons
• The wives, partners and dependants of Freemasons
• The widows, surviving partners and dependants of deceased
Freemasons
Who have an identified health or care need and, faced with a long wait
for treatment or care, cannot afford their own private provision without
incurring financial hardship.
Medical The Fund will consider applications for a wide variety of medical
treatments from hip replacement to cardiac surgery, from digital hearing
aids to drug treatment for cancer or degenerative diseases, from
stomach banding to macular degeneration.
Dental Applications are welcome where NHS treatment is unavailable
or where costs are in excess of NHS charging rates. Financial help is
provided in support of dental treatment that
is clinically necessary, in the most cost-
effective and efficient manner. Grants are
not available where the proposed treatment
is purely cosmetic or where an applicant
simply prefers to receive private treatment.
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support because of a physical or learning
disability, mental illness or whose health is
impaired by sickness or old age, and who,
without help, would not be able to cope with
the demands of basic living, then you are a
carer. It is important that, as a carer, you take
time off for yourself. Grants are available from
the MSF to support carers. Funding is available
towards the cost of short periods of residential
care or to provide regular short breaks at home.
Mobility The Fund is also able to
provide grants for the supply and
maintenance of mobility equipment,
specialist equipment or home
adaptations in response to a specific
medical need.
For further information about any of the above please contact the Fund
or your Lodge, or Provincial Grand Almoner.
In addition to the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to support those with a medical, respite, dental or mobility need, by donating a total of £100 or more you will be entitled to purchase (£5), the MSF Jewel. This is a permanent Jewel and can be worn at all Lodge meetings.
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W Bro James
Vaughan was
born on the
23rd August
1930 in the
rural village of
Llansanffraid,
in the former
County of
Radnorshire.
Bro James, or
Jim as he is
usually known, spent his formative years
attending school in Llandrindod Wells and
on leaving full time education went to work
on the family farm.
In 1946 Jim, with other members of his
family, moved to Carmarthenshire but seeing
a fairer land beyond the
Preseli Mountains decided in 1949
to purchase Springfield House Farm in
Pembrokeshire whose land, situated near the
town of Haverfordwest, was later bought in
order to build Withybush Hospital.
Some three years later the Vaughan family
moved to the village of Rosemarket. Here
James, initially with his father, ran the Post
Office and shop. When Mr. Vaughan Senior
retired Jim and his wife Enid continued to
manage the business.
When the General Post Office ceased its
traditional operations in country areas
and closed Rosemarket Post Office Jim joined
the Gulf Oil Refinery in Milford Haven where
he was employed as a Head Operator
overseeing the pumping ashore of crude oil
and other liquids.
He was initiated into the Neyland Lodge
in 1966 and after progressing through all the
offices was installed as Worshipful Master in
1973. Now in his 80th year he still attends all
meetings and is ever present at Lodges of
Instruction where he acted as Preceptor for
nearly 30years. Appointed Chaplain in 1977
he retired from that office in 2009 after 32
years of faithful and valued service.
In 1980 he was appointed Past Provincial
Assistant Grand Secretary and promoted to
the rank of Past Provincial Grand Junior
Warden in 1996.
In the Royal Arch he has been a faithful
member of the Kensington Chapter since 1974.
A Trustee of Neyland Masonic Hall he is
as ready as ever to offer his services for the
repair and maintenance of his much
loved. Temple.
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It is always an emotional time
when a father Initiates his son, but
in this case there were three gener-
ations present, grandfather, father
and son. The Phillips ‘boys’ all have
sea in their blood (in fact, when it
comes to John, we can see where it
gets in!) It will only be time when
grandfather John, father Christo-
pher witness son Benjamin being
Installed into the Chair of this pres-
tigious Lodge.
At the St David’s Lodge No.366
Christmas meeting held on the 7th of December 2010 where as the current Worshipful
Master, Capt Christopher Phillips had the pleasure and honour of initiating his son,
Benjamin J Phillips, aged 18 years, who was granted a dispensation by the Provincial
Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Eric Mock.
The photograph shows, Brother Benjamin J Phillips, the W.M. Captain Christopher F
Phillips and the ‘daddy’, Brother Captain John F Phillips. 75 brethren of which 7 Officers
of United Grand Lodge, 21 visiting lodges were represented making it a very well
attended meeting.
The St David’s Lodge warrant is dated 1821 and apparently Ben is the youngest person
ever to be initiated into the lodge and that this is the first time in the history of St David’s
Lodge that three generations have been members of the lodge at the same time.
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The Installation Convocation of the Aeron
and Peterwell Chapter on October 22nd 2010
was notable for two special reasons. Firstly
the Chapter was delighted and honoured that
our Past Grand Superintendent, E. Comp. Dr
John Lloyd had agreed to fill the void left by
the unfortunate resignation of Rev D Brian Thomas and take the office of First Principal.
Dr John was the most senior founder of the Chapter and its first Director of Ceremonies.
Mind you it was a bit daunting for the Installing Principal, E. Comp. Percy Evans,
knowing that his “candidate” knew every word of the ritual backwards and forwards.
A fact that was amply proved by his word-perfect installation of E. Comp. Richard
Bambrey as Second Principal. Nevertheless E. Comp. Percy hung in there and inducted
the new MEZ with dignity and sincerity. Not to be outdone, E. Comp Richard Bambrey
also performed well in his job of installing Comp. T Harri Davies, better known as “Harri
bach”, as Third Principal.
The second notable reason was that we had a very senior visitor from Canada in the
person of
ME. Comp. John Leyshon the Past First Grand Principal of the Grand Chapter of
Saskatchewan. He was born in Bridgend and attended the University College of Wales,
Aberystwyth, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Biochemistry.
It was while he worked for the British Ministry of Agriculture near Aberystwyth as a
soils analyst that he met and married his wife, Myra, a librarian in the National Library
of Wales. They immigrated to Canada in 1970.
The whole afternoon and evening proved to be a joyful occasion for all those present.
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In 2005 the
M a l a y s i a n
G o v e r n m e n t
approached the
British and
Commonwealth
offices in order to
seek approval to
present a medal to
personnel who
served in Malaya
during the
peacekeeping campaign 1957-1965.
The Pingat Jasa Medal was approved
by the Queen in 2006 and is awarded to
personnel for distinguished chivalry,
gallantry,sacrifice and loyalty for their
part in upholding Malaysian
Sovereignty
W. Bro. Bob Stokoe and W.Bro. Alan
Waters of Cambrian Lodge no. 464 were
involved with the peacekeeping forces
supporting the Malaysian government
during the communist insurgency in the
1950’s and 60’s.
They were professional servicemen
and members of the
Fleet Air Arm.
Bob was attached
to 656 Squadron
Army air Corps
from 1959 to 1962
which was
operating all over
Malaya at that time.
He also served on
899 Sea Vixen
squadron on the
aircraft carrier
H.M.S. Eagle 1964
–1965.
Alan was
serving on the
aircraft carriers
H.M.S. Ark Royal
849 Squadron D
flight in 1963 and
H.M.S. Eagle 849
squadron D flight in 1965.
Bob and Alan are two of many Armed
Service personnel to be recipients of this
honour.
They were presented with their medals
in 2010 at a most moving ceremony by
Brigadier Generals of the Malaysian
Forces
Both are extremely proud to have been
presented with their Medal and wear
them with pride alongside their British
Medals.
The two photos of the Brethren whilst
serving in the Fleet Air Arm.
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On Saturday 22nd January the
Prince of Wales Lodge held
their annual Ladies Evening at
the Masonic Hall, Llanelli. This
had been postponed from the
usual date in early December
owing to the illness of the
Master, W. Bro. Peter Williams
who, thankfully is making good
progress and was in attendance.
The event was attended by
almost 90 brethren and partners
and proved to be a most
enjoyable experience. As has become the norm in the Prince of Wales Lodge, the ladies,
who called themselves ‘The Lodgettes’, presented a Musical Interlude entitled ‘Master
of the Lodge’ which was greeted with a standing ovation by all.
A raffle was held on the night and over £520 was raised for the Cardiac Ward of the
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. The reason that the Master and his wife chose this
charity was that during the summer of last year the Junior Warden’s wife, Victoria, gave
birth to a baby boy, Adam, and he needed surgery at the hospital. The baby is also the
grandchild of the Master and his wife.
The Ladies Evening was a bit of a ‘family affair’ as the Junior Warden, who proposed
the toast to the ladies was Andrew Jones, the son of Mrs Stephanie Williams, the Master’s
wife. Stephanie replied on behalf of the ladies to her son’s toast.
To further keep it in the family the Director of Ceremonies is me (Adrian Hallett),
brother to Stephanie with other members of the family in attendance as invited guests
together with the MP for Llanelli, Nia Griffith, who is a personal friend of the Master’s
wife.
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W Bro Sydney Smith, Provincial Senior Grand Warden,
presents a cheque on behalf of Provincial Grand Charity for
£1050 to Sylvia and Peter Kingswood of The Friends of
Musicfest in Aberystwyth. The money is used towards the
cost of the Masterclasses for up to 100 young musicians,
held at the annual Musicfest festival in July.
W Bro Graham Thomas, Master of Saint Padarn Lodge,
presents a cheque for £200 to W Bro Iori Lewis of the
Aberystwyth branch of the Royal British Legion.
The Royal British Legion needs our support as much now
as it did when it was first formed. 1969 was the only year
in the 20th century in which there was no fatalities.
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At Peterwell Lodge’s March Installation festive board their
Charity Steward, W Bro Percy Evans, presented a cheque for the
excellent amount of £15,000 towards the Provincial Festival 2015.
Watching the presentation is Master, W Bro Malcolm Davies
and seated is the IPM, W Bro Andrew Cater. This was a good
end to a wonderful afternoon and evening.
Quite a few lodges support scouts going to the World
Scouting Jamboree. Saint Padarn Lodge supported two
2nd Borth Scouts with £100 each to attend the 22nd World
Jamboree in Sweden. They are, left, 14 year old
Christopher Davies and, centre, 15 year old, Stewart
Gethin with Graham Thomas, Master of Saint Padarn.
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My first game for Llanybydder was against
Newcastle Emlyn on a wet Friday night in
September 1985. The thing that might
surprise you the most is the fact that I wore
the no.15 jersey and actually scored a try as
well on my debut. In those days you were
allowed to play senior rugby at the age of
16. The next 14 years were spent playing for
both the 1st xv and 2nd xv.
At the age of 29 I decided to “retire”
due to having a young family and increased
work commitments. I was at this time a
Territorial Army reservist who also
required a firm commitment and during
this period of service I was to represent the
TA in the British forces cup in Sennelager,
Germany, which we were fortunate enough
to win. During this tournament I was to
play against Rob Wainwright, the Scottish
international and Tim Rodber of England
both of whom had also represented the
British and Irish lions. The final was
broadcast on national German television
and as captain of the side still ranks as one
of my proudest sporting achievements. It
might interest you to know that a certain
Robert Mcknight was the Captain back at
the base in Carmarthen.
During my retirement I was persuaded
to put on the boots again for Llanybydder
who at this time were languishing near the
bottom of Division 8 west. It was a struggle
as some of the old guard had been put out
to pasture and the younger element of the
side found it difficult to cope with the
increased physicality of senior age group
rugby. It was at this juncture that I made
the transition to front row forward. There
is no better place than right there in the
coalface. I used to pray for rain which
would inevitably mean more “Knock on’s”
and the resulting scrum. There is something
special about getting the upper hand
against your opponent and afterwards
enjoying a recreational drink in the bar. I
can’t think of too many games where you
would witness that scenario.
After struggling for a couple of seasons
with limited resources we approached the
Carmarthen Quins club to set ourselves up
as one of their feeder clubs. At the time they
had a very strong 2nd xv but were struggling
to find games. By offering them a
competitive league structure they more or
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Park”, Llanybydder. At this point I was
made captain of the side, which went with
my existing duties of Vice Chairman, Team
Manager, Liaison Officer, Bus driver and
Programme editor. These were great times
for the club as we quickly gained successive
promotions and reached the dizzy heights
of Division 3 west. During the 2008 we also
reached the final of the Welsh Bowl only to
lose against Tycroes by 2 points. Not the
best feeling in the world. I also captained
the side against an Osprey’s xv.
At the age of 35 I was selected to play
for West Wales against Mid districts. What
an honour to follow in the footsteps of so
many players who would eventually
become full welsh internationals. After
winning my 5 caps, the only memento I had
apart from the memories was a cauliflower
ear playing against Felinfoel in a centenary
match.
Every year the club has their annual
general meeting and at the end of the 2008
season I was fortunate enough to be made
an Honorary Life member of the club and
was youngest ever recipient of the honour
and awarded whilst I was still playing. At
this point I contemplated retirement once
again but was given some words of advice
by my father, he said; “A player does not
retire because he grows old, he grows old
because he retires”. Charming, I thought
from someone who never laced a pair of
boots in his life. Apparently he was quite a
player in his younger school days playing
on the open fields of Llanllwni. His words
not mine.
Last year I achieved another milestone
in making my 300th league or cup
appearance for Llanybydder 1st xv
(Altogether over 400 appearances as
friendly matches or 2nd XV games are not
included), another proud moment. This will
definitely be my last season as old father
time catches up with me. The head and
heart are willing but the back and legs send
out a different message. I can’t really
complain as I have had a good innings,
propped against some quality players like
John Davies, the Scarlets and Wales legend
and generally enjoyed every minute of
playing. Unfortunately all good things
come to an end.
During 2006 I followed up on my
interest in Masonry by approaching my
uncle, David Doyle of the Peterwell Lodge
in Lampeter with some questions on how
to progress my interest further. As a result
I was initiated the same year, next month I
will occupy the Junior Wardens chair. Time
has gone very quick especially as initially
it was to be something to occupy my time
once I had finished playing rugby.
Although I am now a member of the
Craft, Royal Arch and Mark degrees and
due for advancement in The Secret Monitor
and Royal Ark Mariners I am very much
conscious of the fact that the craft is
responsible for the core values and
principles that I practise and that the other
degrees offer further enlightenment. It was
important to me that I did not over commit
to the detriment of my craft duties and
especially my family. I do not believe in
joining anything for the sake of joining and
not being able to offer 100% support
thereafter. Hopefully I am seen as a worthy
and supportive member of all the orders
and in the long term am able to help make
a difference.
Regarding the rugby I can only say;”
Never say Never”. So watch this space.
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Regaining a quality of life after my
stroke was made easier with the sup-
port of the staff and treatment at the
Royal Masonic Hospital, London, and
my wife, Linda, with her expertise in
horsemanship made it possible to ride
my horse again.
Unfortunately, it soon became clear
that, although I managed to play the
church single manual pipe organ again,
using my right foot to operate the base
pedals, I would never again be able to
return to the standard of opera singing
I had enjoyed.
Having sung the title role in “The
Student Prince” at the Grand Theatre,
Swansea, and the tenor role in “The
Desert Song” at the New Theatre,
Cardiff, I joined the Welsh National
Opera (which, incidentally, was
conceived by Idloes Owen and Bill
smith over the festive board at a Cardiff
Masonic Lodge). The new musical
director, sir Charles Groves, chose me
to sing the tenor role in Verdi’s “The
Battle” to be broadcast from the Cory
Hall, Cardiff, for a Music to Remember
programme. This came about because
Ronald Dowd, who had sung the role
in the first performance, could not be
released from his contract at Saddlers
Wells to appear on that night.
Fortunately this went well for me and
as a result I was given more
understudying roles.
Among the parts I understudied was
a very nice tenor role in Rossini’s
“William Tell” which had an aria with
two top ‘Cs’, which I particularly
relished and practised thoroughly. On
the opening night at Saddlers Wells the
producer, John Moody, came rushing
into the canteen where we were having
a cup of tea awaiting the overture to
start and said, ‘David you’re on’. Ian
McFadian, the Covent Garden tenor,
was held up in traffic and could not get
there on time.
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The overture, by this time, had started
so without time to change my costume,
I was on. But, with my guide and
mentor, sir Charles Groves, conducting
the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
(who seemed a little surprised to see
me) and the wonderful acoustics of the
Saddlers Wells Theatre my singing
seemed effortless.
I then went on to play tenor roles at
all Main Seasons and was still able to
continue my engineering career. My
claim to fame, however, came quite
unexpectedly when I was asked to play
the tenor role in the first ever complete
opera to be televised, which we
recorded in October, 1963, and was
transmitted in the first week of the BBC
Wales television opening on January
16th, 1964 form
Madame Patti’s
opera house at
Craig-y-Nos. This, of
course, was quite
different, as after
learning the opera
thoroughly one had
to sing to five large
stationary cameras,
turning to face the
correct camera a bar
before the red light
on top of the camera
came on. This was
performed in one
take with the expert
direction of the
producer, Howell
Williams, a super cast and chorus and
the BBC orchestra conducted by Ivor
John.
Although I miss the thrill of
performing I feel quite at home in The
Royal Arch where the lodge is set up
remarkably like the second act of
“Nabucco” (one of my favourite
operas), the main difference being the
in “Nabucco”, Ishmael has two very
pretty sopranos sitting on thrones at
either side of me and, although my H
and J are quite smart, I am afraid that
they cannot compare with my Abigail
and Fenena, and so, as my good friend
Tony Morgan said when he came out
of the Chair in the Craft, ‘I am not a has
been, I am a have been’, and I hope I
can at least say that.
“Il Campanello Di Notte” recorded for the BBC
Wales at the Patti Theatre, Craig-y-Nos with the
BBC Welsh Orchestra conducted by Ivor John.
L to R Ellis Evans, David W Parker, Vera Adams
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By Tom Evans
Back in the early 1990’s W Bro Raymond
Birch PPGSwdBr, a member of the Temple
Lodge No 4963 in the Province of Yorkshire
– West Riding discovered a cloth scroll,
which when unrolled was nearly 6 feet
long, and over 2 feet wide. This proved to
have been produced in 1868 as a depiction,
in the form of a stream, of the history of
English Freemasonry from time
immemorial to 1866, and dedicated to the
Most Worshipful Grand Master of the
United Grand Lodge of England.
The scroll was framed, and has been in the
Masonic Hall of Temple Lodge since that
time. Realising the possible importance of
this scroll, W Bro Birch had two full size
facsimile copies made, presented one copy
to Grand Lodge, and the other copy was
kept in the entrance foyer of the Lodge.
In 2008, W Bro Richard Mathers
PPGSwdBr, a member of Temple Lodge
since 1979, became a joining member of the
Peterwell Lodge No 4713, and on finding
out that a new Masonic Hall was going to
be built in Lampeter, approached the WM
and Brethren of Temple Lodge, who all
agreed that when the new Masonic Hall
was built and occupied, the copy of the
Scroll should be presented to Peterwell
Lodge as a gift, if they would like to accept
it.
Peterwell Lodge agreed that they would
like to accept it, and at the regular Lodge
meeting held on Thursday 17 February 2011
W Bro Mathers formally presented to Scroll,
and gave a short talk about it.
At the end of the presentation, W Bro
Mathers informed the Brethren that he had
a limited supply of copies of the Scroll in a
smaller format – roughly 2 feet by 1 foot –
which could be purchased for £5 – the
proceeds of any sale would be split between
the Peterwell Lodge building fund and the
2015 Festival. Several copies were sold on
the night, but a few are still available.
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Quite a number of you will have received an
email, which was sent by Bro Bob Robinson of
Northern Light Lodge in Canada. Bob spent
many weeks in Aberystwyth and was a regular
visitor to Aberystwyth Lodge and the Saturday
’ coffee’ mornings. Over the years many Lodges
have been carried out during the course of
warfare. In some cases has brought Brothers
form opposing sides together. We can only
honour men like these who face the ultimate each
and every day so that others can live a better life. It is sad that those that the brave fight for cannot
themselves live in love and harmony. We can only pray they return home safely. God Bless Joe
and his Brothers.
“Canada Lodge held our first Ceremonies of Initiation on the evening of October 7, 2010
here at Kandahar Air Field. Initiated were Major Robert Kelly and Corporal Satraj Toor.
As you can see from the photos, our lodge
is now beautifully furnished thanks to the
generosity of the brethren from back home.
Due to operational requirements we did
not (all who had parts) have the chance
(though try we did) to do a complete run
through before the big night. If I may say
so myself, the ceremony was done as well
as any I have seen back home (in my
limited Masonic experience, mind you).
All of the parts came together seamlessly
and it was quite evident that all of the brethren had put their heart and soul into the
perfection of their work. I am truly honoured to have been a part of this historic Masonic
event.
Our evening ended with a truly Afghan
flavour; as we were posing for photo-
graphs we came under rocket attack and
had to hit the floor (pictured)”.
S & F
Joe
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The strategy to make this event successful is de-
signed to show unity and support of each other with-
in the Province and support lodges in raising funds
to fulfil their commitment to the 2015 festival. It will
be a useful public relation exercise and will have a
great FUN packed historical day out.
On Saturday night there will be live music and
dancing (6pm to 10pm). Blast from the Past Minstrels
will provide musical entertainment and encourage dancing – as in the old days.
The event will show that if we all pull together we can raise a substantial amount of
money which each Lodge will be credited with pro rata, to their particular sales of tickets.
Thereby helping them to reach their suggested target.
This event will attract the general public to come and see and participate in the
proceedings being an opportunity for more public awareness.
A the last event held at the Carmarthen Showground made a profit of £18,000 which
enabled each Lodge to be credited with the full amount
of tickets sold plus a 25% extra.
Lodge representatives will manage ticket sales to
brethren within their Lodges and assist in finding
advertisers and sponsors. Pass on money to Area reps
with Masters, Wardens and charity Stewards promoting
the event at every opportunity in their Lodges, and
encourage the brethren to sell tickets to family members,
friends, neighbours in fact anyone else.
The event is being held at Scolton Manor, near
Haverfordwest. Scolton manor is the Museum of Pembrokeshire set in 65 acres of park
and woodland. Scolton Manor was built in 1842 and is now owned by Pembrokeshire
County Council. It was home to generations of the Higgon family with the last resident
being Lt Col John Henry Victor Higgon, 1902 – 1987. During the last war it served as a
convalescent home for servicemen. Scolton Manor
has some stunning and beautiful scenery where
you can relax in an almost another world.
Roman and Celtic Britons living history
re-enactment group
The Vicus is an Iron Age and early Roman re-
enactment society that interprets history through
the media of experimental archaeology,
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reconstruction and living history.
A ‘Vicus’ is a settlement that grows outside of Roman
military bases to cater to the needs of the soldiers (and their
money). These were likely to have been of a temporary
nature, these settlements quickly grow into communities
and later into permanent towns.
The period of interest is roughly the first two generations
after the Roman invasion of Britain AD43. This period is
one of great changes in the country as it makes the transition
into the province of Britannia; it includes the establishment
of the road systems, towns and villas, the guerrilla war of Caractacus (in Wales), the
rebellion of Boudicca and the final stand of the Caledonians at Moss Graupius (in modern
Scotland) in AD83.
Black Mountains Falconry in Wales
With an extensive range of Birds of Prey, offer any event an excellent added attraction
to be enjoyed. This is the only Falconry Display team in
Europe to fly Red Kites away from home; this ‘special’
is accompanied by some lovely music, as are our Vul-
tures when they fly.
Audience participation (children and adults) is an
integral part of all the displays, which include and
educational and humorous commentary from either
Roger or June, sometimes both if you are lucky.
Collegiate of Knights Templar & St Angelo Priory of Knights Hospitallers
Three enthusiasts, who over the years have seen the group go from strength to strength
and now have 18 passionate members ranging in ages from 16 to 70 years old, formed
the Collegiate of Knights Templar some 17 years ago.
The collegiate of Knights Templar built up a great
reputation and are well known throughout, having
attended numerous battle re-enactments around the
United Kingdom.
Support this very special charitable event for the
Festival of 2015. Have a good day or weekend out
with family and friends. Ask your Lodge Charity
Steward for tickets.
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The photograph shows Karen
Griffiths, mother of Jake Lacy, a
little 4-year-old boy from
Pembroke, who is receiving
groundbreaking treatment not
funded by the National Health
Service, receiving the Provincial
cheque.
The parents of Jake sourced these
additional treatments, to improve
the quality of life that Jake, a
Cerebral Palsy sufferer, might expect, particularly for his later life.
The treatments are particularly effective at his current age as his Bone Structure is now much
easier for the physiotherapist to manage.
They are also engaged in a new treatment which repairs brain function. This is currently on
hold because the young lad has a Splint on his hips for a period of time.
His parents originally set up a Fund and raised themselves, some £8000 by way of Fund
raising (Parachute Jumps etc) They have seen such a remarkable difference in his ability to
start to walk and huge improvements in balance, posture etc. since the start of the treatments
which involve going to Oxford Three to Four times a year for three week periods, at which
intensive therapy sessions are given daily (3 Hour sessions) for each day of the three weeks.
Jake now attends Portfield Special School in Haverfordwest; something his parents thought
would never happen and can now walk with the assistance of a Frame.
The dedication of Jake’s parents to improve his future quality of life moved the Castlemartin
lodge Members to Donate £1000.00 over the last two years.
The Province at its last Charity meeting agreed to fund one of these sessions at a Cost of £3000.
Photgraphs show Mrs Karen Griffiths receiving the Provincial Cheque from Wo. Mike Bradney, Castlemartin
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On Monday 14th March 2011, the Provincial Grand Master for the Mark Province of Dyfed,
R.W.Bro. D. Nigel Adams accompanied by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, V.W.Bro.
Ron Jones, together with the Provincial Grand Charity Steward, W.Bro. Bob Darkins; the
Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies, W.Bro. Jim Doyle; W.Bro. Dilwyn Littlejohns and
W.Bro. Ernie Lawson (not a member of the Mark Degree) a member of the St. Teilo Craft
Lodge, attended the breast care unit of Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, to donate a cheque
for £60,000.00 - on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons Benevolent Fund - to
Mr. Simon Holt, Consultant Surgeon for Breast cancer, in respect of the purchase of a
Flaxitron Specimen X Ray System.
The Flaxitron Specimen X Ray System is an instrument, which allows the breast care unit to
X ray specimens collected in theatres and from their prone needle biopsies, so that they can
confirm that the correct part of the breast
tissue has been sampled or removed. In-
creasingly, they are diagnosing breast
cancer so early that it is not possible to be
certain by feel, or by what they can see
with the naked eye, that the correct piece
of tissue has been removed. The best way
of being certain is to use this portable X
ray machine, which is specially designed
to quickly produce detailed X rays of
small specimens. The instrument can be
placed in the room where the procedure is
taking place, so that there is minimal de-
lay (and so that the mammograms being taken on their main machine, can continue without
interruption),
The Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, has just opened a state of the art ' breast care unit',
rated as one of the finest in the United kingdom. Resources were found to set up the unit and
also to provide the skilled staff needed to work the said unit, but there was urgent need for
an essential piece of equipment to be purchased, namely the Flaxitron Specimen X Ray
System and the amount needed, £ 60,000.00, unfortunately, was not available to make the
purchase.
The original idea for fund raising was instigated by W.Bro. Ernie Lawson of the St. Teilo
Craft Lodge. W.Bro. Dilwyn Littlejohn, W.Master of the Lliedi Mark Lodge, then brought it
to the attention of the Provincial Grand Master of the Mark Province of Dyfed, R.W.Bro. D.
Nigel Adams, who immediately promised his assistance in making an application to the
Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons' Benevolent Fund, for funding, to which they were
more than happy to help.
This new unit, together with the new Flaxitron Specimen X Ray System, will be of great
benefit to the three counties that constitute the Province of Dyfed, namely, Ceredigion,
Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, together with areas outside the Province.
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IN THE PROVINCE
PROVINCIAL MEETINGS 2011
The Annual Meetings of Provincial Grand Chapter and Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at the Halliwell Centre, Trinity College,
Carmarthen on Thursday, 7th July, 2011.
Who is allowed to be at these meetings?Provincial Grand ChapterAll Companions who are Officers of Provincial Grand Chapter (present or past), Principals of a Chapter in the Province, and Past First Principals, and who are subscribing members of a Chapter in the Province, are entitled to attend. However, all other Companions are invited to attend this Meeting, but they may not vote.Provincial Grand LodgeAll Brethren who are Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge (present or past), or Installed Masters or Acting Wardens, and who are subscribing members of a Lodge in the Province, are entitled to attend. However, all other Master Masons are invited to attend this Meeting, but they may not vote.
Please make a determined effort to attend the meeting. Actually, why not make up a party of your Chapter or Lodge Members, and come in numbers? In doing so you will be supporting not only your Chapter or Lodge but also those Companions and Brethren who will be invested with their Provincial Appointments and Promotions. It is a special day for those receiving honours, and it is rewarding to have a good number of brethren present to witness their achieve-ment.
Between the meetings is a luncheon, the cost of which is £17.50 exclusive of wine. This is a relaxed occasion in the middle of the day’s events. Why not make the day complete by booking in for an enjoyable meal served in pleasant surroundings?
Do please try to attend and give your support to the Province and the
Provincial Grand Officers.
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A very well known Freemason in the Province
reached a milestone in November 2010 when
he achieved 40 years membership of Holy
Royal Arch. The person in question of course
is Dr John Lloyd, Past Grand Superintendent.
R. E. Comp. John Lloyd was Exalted into
Ystwyth Chapter No 1072 on the 10th
September 1970. The ceremony was carried out
by E. Comp. F W Moulton, M.E.Z, W A
Williams, H, and D Alun Davies, J. John was
Installed as Z on 10th March 1983 by E. Comp.
J R Lloyd., and Hiram Evans was Installed as H with George Bush as J. Dr John Exalted
candidates, George Gornall, John Ceredig Davies and Lynne Joseph.
In the photograph shows Dr John Lloyd and the Grand Superintendent with the three
Principals of his fortieth year, Chris Samuel, Z, Dr Elton Roberts, H, and Bob Davies, J.
West Wales had a very special day on Saturday 8th January 2011 at the Masonic Hall,
Carmarthen. It was the first Provincial meeting of the Provincial Grand Senatus of West
Wales of The Ancient and Masonic Order of the Scarlet Cord. The Order of the Scarlet
Cord is an appendant order of the Order of the Secret Monitor.
The Province of West Wales has three Consistories; Llanelli Consistory No 24 T.I.,
Aberystwyth Consistory No 25 T.I., and Pembroke Consistory No 27 T.I.
The first Provincial Grand Summus is Right Distinguished Companion Nigel Adams,
his Deputy Grand Summus is Distinguished Companion Lyndon Hughson and the
Assistant Grand Summus
is Distinguished Comp.
James Doyle..
The photograph shows
the first Provincial team
accompanied by guests
form other Provinces.
The Festive Board was
held at the Ivy Bush Hotel
and was as excellent as
ever and the atmosphere
was A plus.
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At Their February Meeting Strumble
Lodge were delighted to make three
presentations to Local Charities from
donations made during the year in
office of their I P M, W Bro Robert
Davies. The presentation party was
made up of W Bro Basil Phillips- The
Worshipful Master, W Bro Robert
Davies - the I P M , W Bro Dr Bryn
Barton - Charity Steward and W Bro
David Price - Almoner.
Representatives of the charities were
invited to join members of the Lodge
in the temple before the meeting. W
Bro Robert presented a cheque for
£350 to W Bro John Hardwicke for
West Wales Air Ambulance. It was
particularly gratifying that a member
of Kemes Lodge who was able to join
us for the meeting and the festive
board represented this charity. W Bro
Robert then presented a cheque for
£350 to Mr Bryn Davies of the
Goodwick and Fishguard Stroke Club.
The Reigning Master, W Bro Basil
Phillips, then presented a cheque for
£238 to Mr Islwyn Rees in his capacity
as Chairman of the Gateway Club. It
was pleasing to note the goodwill
generated by helping these charities
that do so much good work in the local
community.Wales Air Ambulance - £350
Gateway Club - £238
Fishguard Stroke Club - 350
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Joint Secretaries Wo. Bro Clive Pitten, Tel 01646 684986 e-mail---([email protected]) Wo. Bro Mike Bradney Tel 01646 683967 e-mail---([email protected] )
Dear Bro/Guest.
The concluding qualifying competition for the 2010/2011 Competitions
will be Held at
Milford Haven Golf Club on Friday 6th, May 2011.
(at the conclusion of which the 2010/2011 Golf Trophy winners will have
been determined.)
To help us with the Tee time arrangements and meals, will you please
complete the attached Form below and return to either Clive or myself by
March 30th, 2011
NB. A reply form is also available on the web and may be sent
electronically
A bacon roll/ Tea-Coffee on arrival, Golf and Meal on conclusion together
with prizes. Cost £25.00 (please send cheques payable to Masonic Golf
Society to save time on day)
The Competition will be a Single stable-ford format This will be followed
by the meal and Presentation. (Tee times are from 11.30 till 13.30)
News Report.After a very successful meeting at Derllys Court Golf Club, Bancyfelin. near
Carmarthen in September, at which 41 Golfers participated and enjoyed the first of
the 2010/2011 qualifying meetings for the Trevor Kelway trophy (individual) and
The W Bro Sydney Hughes cup (Champion Lodge trophy)
The Provincial Grand Master presented the prizes.
Winners on the Day were-:
Guests 1, Geoff Rosser 33Pts
2. Danny Overend 32 Pts (BB9)
3. Bob Wilson 32 Pts.
Masons 1. Mike Davies (St. Peters 476) 34 Pts
2. Brian Williams (Castlemartin 1748) 32 Pts (BB9)
3. Chris Hine (Frenni 8427) 32Pts.
Remember all scores will be carried over for calculation in May.
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Milford Haven Golf Club Friday 6th, May 2011I/We would like to play in the above event. (Please indicate your preferred Tee Time (no guarantees)
Name__________________________ Lodge Name/Number___________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Preferred Tee Time_________________ Tel:_______________________
Home Club_______________________ H/Cap_____________________
The following Guest will accompany Me.
Name______________________ Club________________ H/Cap________
Name______________________ Club________________ H/Cap________
Cost £25.00 to include entry Fee, Bacon Roll, Tea /Coffee, Golf & Meal(all players to pay the same fee)
It would be helpful if Payments were received before the Day,(Cheques payable to (Masonic Golf Society)
Lodge Placings after First Round -: (Best three cards to count)
1) Castlemartin 90Pts - 2) Cambrian 89Pts - 3) Frenni 80 Pts.
As you can see there should be some excellent competition at our next meeting,
which will be held at
Milford Haven Golf Club on Friday 6th May 2011.
Cost will be £25.00 for all players, to include Bacon Roll/ tea or Coffee on
arrival Golf and two Course meal on Completion together with Prizes.
Further details will be sent in
march /April, By e-mail to those
who have provided their
addresses, by letter to Lodge
secretaries and by letter to
members who have provided their
postal addresses.
I trust we will have another
excellent day which will be well
supported.
Mike Bradney - 01646 683967 -
Clive Pitten - 01646 684986 -
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At the November meeting of the
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and
Families Association held at the
Barracks, Picton Place, Carmarthen,
Gethin Lewis MBE, treasurer of the
Provincial Grand Lodge of West
Wales presented a cheque for £5,000
to Lt Col Chris Downward MC,
Branch Chairman of SSAFA Dyfed.
The grant is part of a £250,000
award donated by The Freemasons'
Grand Charity, to fund the specific
needs of servicemen and their families throughout the various regions of Wales
and England.
"The Immensely valuable work carried out by SSAFA Forces Help is widely
supported within the Masonic Community, and this latest grant is further
evidence of our benevolent commitment in support of the armed services".
(Laura Chapman, Chief Executive of the Freemasons' Grand Charity.)
Pictured, together with the soldiers of 224 (Pembrokeshire Yeomanry) Squadron, Welsh
Transport Regiment from left to right are:
Mrs Valerie Griggs, Divisional Secretary of the SSAFA Pembrokeshire. Lt Cdr David
Griggs MBE, Branch Secretary of the SSAFA Dyfed. Mr Gethin Lewis MBE,
Treasurer of the West Wales Province of Freemasons. Lt Col Chris Downward MC,
Branch Chairman of the SSAFA Dyfed Mr Paul Amor, Branch Training Officer of
the SSAFA Dyfed. Together with the soldiers of 224 (Pembrokeshire Yeomanry)
Squadron, Welsh Transport Regiment.
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Turned over by Edgar Jones Yet another disaster at the Candlewick Makers tonight! Where, I ask myself, are we
going wrong?
I had particular hopes of tonight’s candidate, legal feller called Uriah Heep; and indeed
it might all have gone swimmingly had it not been for the antics of our two Fellow Crafts,
with whom Coffin our D C left him while we upstairs were attending to Third Degree
affairs.
These two, Probert (corsets) and Legge (undertaking) so terrified him with tales of what
was in store, tales in which a donkey alas featured prominently, that Heep was on the
edge of taking wing and could only be prevailed on to stay the course with the aid of
copious draughts from the hip-flasks of these two fly-by-nights.
The result was predictable. Our two Deacons were obliged to carry him round the
Temple, his little legs going like clockwork between them. Worse was to come! For primed
at the Festive Board with our W. M’s Chateau Latour Pau ’57 (went down a treat with
the roast peacock; but £5 a bottle - whew!) when Heep got up to make his speech there
was no stopping him.
‘These hard times,' he hiccupped, ‘hitting us all hard . . . that spendthrift Disraeli – ’
Cries of outrage at this, the Lodge being Tories to a man.
‘Slip of the tongue. That spendthrift Gladstone who’s now in charge . . . nobody got
two pennies to rub together . . . but not to despair . . . yours truly’s got the answer . . .
loans at the shortest notice . . . only sixty per cent per annum . . . cheapest on the market
. . .favourable terms to all gents present!’
At this point up starts our W. M. Bracegirdle-Tudddenhall, face purple, arms swinging
side to side like he was a gorilla about to take off for the tallest tree. ‘Sit down, sir! Touting
for business! Not done, sir, not done! Your job – just tell us how grateful you are to us
for havin’ you and sit down!’
‘And furthermore,’ went on the unspeakable Heep, ‘preferential terms for gents present
at house of mine in Canterbury (train times available on request) . . . popular among the
Cathedral clergy . . . charming young ladies . . . known throughout Kent as the Cathedral
Belles - !’
Our W.M. now on the edge of spontaneous combustion tromboned:
‘Have you, sir, the effrontery to invite us to a disorderly house?’
‘Far from it, Worshipful Masterful. No more orderly house in Canterbury. Big chap at
the door sees to that. Any disturbance and – right hook straight away in the miscreant’s
earhole!’
Bracegirdle-Tuddenhall, whose collar had now burst, managed to gasp out, ‘Press his
Stop Button someone! Now!’
Heep mishearing through the din continued:
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‘That’s the feller! Prescott. Battling Jack we calls him. Eye for the lasses too. Straight
hook to where it hurts most. Has to be seen to be believed . . . You must have met him,
Most Worshipful Squire, at his last shop where he was assistant Bouncer!’
At this last, our speechless W.M. brought his gavel down so hard on the table a bottle
at the end of it hit the ceiling. Then a great swig of his Chateau Latour Pau giving him
inspiration, he bellowed, ‘Bouncers! That’s the answer – Bouncers!’
These being peculiar to our ancient Lodge, a word of explanation is called for. Bouncers
are bread rolls left over from the previous meeting, one being placed beside every
Brother’s side-plate, to be used as ammunition against unpopular speakers.
Well I can tell you, in a trice the dreadful Heep was fleeing for the door under a hail
of rock-hard shot and shell.
Home pretty late to find the usual note pinned on our locked bedroom door. But, to
my horror, underneath the usual complaints about ‘unrespectable hours’ and ‘non-stop
accounts of the night’s proceedings’ I read:
‘Had a visit from the wife of your candidate, Mr Heep, Alice by name. Nice woman,
if a bit “fast”. Afraid the Lodge would lead her husband astray. Keep a firm hand on
him, I told her, just as the rest of us Freemasons’ wives do with ours. Preferably on the
coat collar. Have invited her and her husband Uriah to tea next Sunday.’
This time it’s Offa’s Dyke.This time it’s Offa’s Dyke.This time it’s Offa’s Dyke.This time it’s Offa’s Dyke.
170 miles from Chepstow to Prestatyn.
Starting on the 2nd June 2011 and hopefully finishing on the
12th June 2011.
All in aid of the 2015 Festival.
I would love to raise as much as possible and make my pain seem worthwhile
Please make donations payable to “Cambrian Lodge 464”And forward to me at .
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Thanking you in advance for your generosity
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At the May meeting of
Peterwell Lodge, VW Bro
Tom Evans presented a
reproduction Celtic
Sword to the Tyler, Bro
David Doyle. In doing so,
he said that he was
delighted that the Lodge
had been pleased to
accept this gift to replace
the French Bayonet with
which the Tyler was armed at present, and would more clearly define
the Lodge’s Welsh Heritage. In handing the sword to Bro David he
remarked that he could not have done so to a worthier Brother who was
not only a military man but whose Celtic roots encompassed both Wales and Ireland.
Following this simple ceremony Bro Gerwyn Jones presented the Lodge with a
‘freestanding’ sword holder that he had designed and crafted. In thanking him for his
generous gift to the Lodge the Worshipful Master, Andrew Carter, paid tribute to the
skill and craftsmanship displayed by Gerwyn in producing such a fine and indeed unique
addition to the Lodge furniture.
St Peter’s Lodge supports the Christian Lewis
Trust with a donation of £500. The photograph
shows Vernon Edwards receiving a certificate
from Julian Canning of the Christian Lewis
Trust in recognition of the £500 Donation.
In 2010 the Christian Lewis Trust commemorated
20 years of caring and supporting families
affected by children’s cancer. Since 1989 this
small Swansea based charity has raised over £6
million, helped more than 4000 families and
gained UK-wide recognition for its work and
activities.
The Trust philosophy on support is all about continuity; no matter what the prognosis.
Accordingly, the range of services include Play Therapy where children affected by cancer
and their siblings can tackle the deep issues through their natural medium of play and
Bereavement Support which helps families cope with prospect and the results of grief.
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Prince of Wales Lodge No 671 Ladies
Evening on Saturday 22nd January 2011
Prince of Wales Lodge held their annual
Ladies Evening at the Masonic Hall, Llanelli.
This had been postponed from the usual date
in early December owing to the illness of the
Worshipful Master W. Bro Peter Williams
who, thankfully is making good progress and
was in attendance.
The event was attended by almost 90
brethren and partners and proved to be a
most enjoyable event. As has become the
norm in the Prince of Wales Lodge the La-
dies, who called themselves “The Lodgettes”, presented a Musical Interlude entitled “Master of the
Lodge” which was greeted with a standing ovation by all in attendance
A raffle was held on the night and over £520 was raised for the Cardiac Ward of the Bristol Royal
Hospital for Children. The reason that the Master and his good lady chose this charity was that
during the summer of last year the Junior Warden’s wife, Victoria, gave birth to a baby boy and
Adam needed surgery at the hospital, the baby being the grandchild of the worshipful master and
his wife.
The ladies evening was a bit of a “family affair” as the Junior Warden, who proposed the toast to
the ladies was Bro Andrew Jones, the son of Mrs. Stephanie Williams the Master’s wife. Stephanie
then replied on behalf of the ladies to the toast from her son.
To further keep it in the family the Director of Ceremonies was W Bro Adrian Hallett- brother to
Stephanie and other members of the family were in attendance as invited guests together with the
MP for Llanelli Ms Nia Griffith who is a personal friend of the Master’s wife.
As was reported in the Autumn 2010 edition of
the WWM, Gethin Lewis was awarded the MBE
in the Queen's Birthday Honours last year "for
services to the community in West Wales". He
received his medal at an investiture at Bucking-
ham Palace in October from HRH the Prince of
Wales who made special reference to Aberglasney
Gardens which Gethin had had the privilege of
showing to the Prince on two royal visits.
Gethin described the ceremony as most impres-
sive and the occasion as a truly unforgettable one
for himself and for his wife, Jenny, and their
children who accompanied him.
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It’s not often I actually get involved in the articles that appear in this periodical, that’s for you all
to do. But, this one is different. It is different for two reasons; one it involved wine and the other,
it raised money for charity. At Saint Padarn, we managed to involve both, with great success I
might add. I am a big fan of local newspapers, which means of course that if you live in the north
of the Province, the Cambrian News is the one for you. Wherever I go I always buy the local
newspaper. This reminds me of a time when I was staying in an hotel in Torquay (and before you
start, it wasn’t Faulty Towers) after breakfast I went into town for something to cure an
headache, caused by you know what, and bought a copy of the Torbay Times and settled down to
a strong tea. The headlines were ‘Hotel Guests Flee Blaze’. Crickey, there’s been a hotel fire. It
turns out that it was the hotel I was staying in. I slept through it. It’s a long story why I didn’t
leave the hotel to the safety of the car park. One day perhaps, maybe, I will spill the beans!
Anyway the Cambrian News was 150 years old last year and used the anniversary to raise
money for local charity. Saint Padarn Lodge agreed to support its fund raising with a wine tasting
with a difference. Called ‘Quaff my Bluff’ with the three panellists, Beverly Thomas (Managing
Editor of the Cambrian News) the Chirpy Chippy (Beverly’s husband) and me, the bacchant.
Beverly has her own wine column called ‘Bottoms up’, which is a must read. In fact, the Chirpy
Chippy now has a fan club! A two third page story appeared in the Cambrian News, which Beverly
has given me permission to reproduce. There now follows the story that appeared.
Bottoms up... Bev Thomas
The Chirpy Chippy, my long suffering other half, was recently thrust into the limelight…
He has always been happy to stay quietly in the background when I attend a flurry of
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But I was recently invited to take part in a wine tasting evening with a difference at
Aberystwyth’s Masonic Hall. And the Worshipful Master and his colleagues were
adamant that they wanted ‘the chirpy one’ involved as well.
The Saint Padarn Lodge of the Masons had offered to raise money to boost the Cambrian
News’ 150th Anniversary Charity Fund by holding said wine tasting evening for members
and guests. So Chip was ordered to attend.
But it wasn’t going to be any ordinary wine-tasting session.
Can you remember the TV series ‘Call my Bluff’? Well this was a ‘Quaff my Bluff’,
organised by the Lodge Charity Steward Chris Samuel, whose knowledge of wine makes
mine pale into insignificance.
Chris, the Chirpy Chippy and myself were the panel of ‘experts’ (in the very loosest
description of the word!). The audience got to sample six different wines, with each
panellist trying to convince them that
their description of each wine was the
right one. It was then up to the audience
to guess who was telling the truth.
It was an hilarious and very enjoyable
evening. Chip went down a storm and,
amazingly, many of those attending
thought it was he who was telling the
truth most of the time. They obviously
had decided that I, as a journalist,
couldn’t be trusted on anything!
I had practised for hours (well, 10
minutes, anyway) so I could properly
pronounce all my wine names, bluffs or
otherwise, while Chip didn’t even bother announcing his at all. Chris and I respectfully
stood up to describe our wines, while Chip flatly refused, saying he was tall enough
sitting down!
The Chirpy One didn’t bother to follow the five ‘S’s – see, swirl, sniff, sip, savour. He
just gulped the wine down and delivered the very basic tasting notes.
But he could do no wrong with the audience of wine lovers, who got much livelier as
the evening progressed (funnily enough). The Chirpy Chippy has come out of his shell
and I believe a star has been born.
There were some other stars on the evening. I’ve not forgotten you, the gentleman in
the yellow sweater! Or those tasters who had downed their wine before the panellists
even started their descriptions. And I must thank the two ‘sommeliers’, Graham Thomas
(Saint Padarn’s Master) and Adrian Tester (Aberystwyth Lodge, a Past Master), for
serving up the wines so expertly, and so generously to the panellists in particular!
It was a great way to spend an evening and it raised a fabulous £445 for the Cambrian
News Charity Fund. So an excellent result all round.
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W.M. of Saint Padarn Lodge, Graham
Thomas presented a cheque on behalf of
the Provincial Grand Charity for £1000 to
Cheryl Jones of the Mid Wales Colo-
rectal Cancer Fund. This is the first of and
annual donation covering five years.
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who suffer from Colo-rectal or bowl
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Bronglais Hospital.
The photograph shows from left to right, W Bro Graham Thomas, David Jackson, Lead
Colo-rectal Consultant, Owain Glyndwr Ward, Bronglais Hospital, Mrs Cheryl Jones,
secretary and founder of the Charity who works tirelessly to raise funds, and Owen
Peckover, one of the funds trustees.
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Why Mexican? Simply because, Graciela,
the wife of Frenni’s Master Derek Taylor
hails from Mexico. A typical evening – if
there is ever such in Mexico – would see
people nibbling away at tacos, pork, salsas,
cajun beef, chocolate, shellfish, multi
coloured fruit rice, tostadas, onion, chicken,
chili, enchiladas, spicy potatoes, garlic,
Mexican Rice [with tomatoes and refried
beans], cheese, burritos, olives, ice cream
and fresh fruit.
Nevertheless, and
despite some initial
hiccups, the evening did
eventually prove to be a
success. All the available
seats had previously been
sold and therefore the
room was packed to its
maximum capacity,
allowing the members
and guests to savour the
atmosphere and enjoy the
finest Mexican dishes.
The cuisine of Mexico is
genuinely diverse – being true fusion
cuisine. When the indigenous peoples
merged their trio of essential ingredients,
corn, beans, and tomatoes, with their
flavourings, chocolate, vanilla, and, of
course, chillies, with the wheat, meats, rice,
citrus fruits, and spices introduced by the
Spanish, one of the world's most popular
and exciting cuisines was born. The foods
of Mexico, like the land itself, are widely
diverse. No two foods, alike no two
regions, are ever found the same. This vast
and expansive country, measuring more
than 2,000 miles from top to bottom,
embraces far-reaching stretches of arid
desert, high mountain ranges, verdant
seaside plains, steaming jungles, and fertile
plateaus surrounded by forested hillsides.
Everyone, dare I say it, over-indulged
themselves on starters of Prawns in Garlic
Sauce, Spicy Chicken Pieces in a Pineapple
& Lime Sauce and Mexican Chips with a
Guacamole Dip – all of
which were accompanied
by Three Kings Fruit
Bread [see lead photo on
opening page]. Then after
a brief respite – to slacken
the waistbands – members
continued to enjoy the
main courses of Mexican
White Rice with Tomatoes
and Refried Beans, Multi
Coloured Fruit Rice, Beef
or Salmon, all of which
were accompanied by
Flour Tortillas, Spicy
Potatoes, sweetcorn, peppers, salsa dips,
boiled baby potatoes and vegetables and so
on.
As a natural follow on, and being ever
mindful of the ladies' requests for low
calorie, slim-line, healthy food, the diners'
eyes focused on the display before they
commenced to try to eat their way through
the delicious desserts. The first being
Pineapple and Banana slices topped with
melted Monterey Jack hard Cheeses; the
second was a Soft Vanilla Ice Cream heavily
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Pineapple, Papaya and Banana and, finally,
the favourite, the pierce-de-resistance, the
universally popular and mouth watering
treat of Mexican Rum & Raisin Chocolate
Cake coated with a rich glossy chocolate
sauce.
Not surprisingly, everyone from time to
time needed an accompanying sip of
sangria style wine and finally a refreshing
cup, indeed sometimes several cups, of tea
or coffee. The Master of our Mother Lodge,
the Teifi Lodge, Dic Savidge, accompanied
by his delightful wife, Jaci, were the main
guests and who in turn were supported by
the members' personal guests from the
Narberth and Fishguard Lodges, together
with several of the Frenni Lodge's widows.
Much later on in the evening, when
prompted by the ladies as the magical hour
of midnight was quickly approaching, Mike
Kilsby, Senior Warden rose to convey the
ladies' thanks to the organiser. However,
in true Frenni tradition, after much too-ing
and fro-ing together with some hastily
restructuring of the night and then this
reorganisation when coupled with the
excellent meal, as usual, the occasion
proved to be another successful evening for
the Frenni Lodge.
The more astute of my readers will have
quickly spotted I have christened the
occasion as, and I really would like to think
of it, being the Inaugural Ladies Supper.
However, will it be simply a "one off"
evening or will there be a repeat style social
function again next year – then the year
after that and hopefully, if there is the
continued support, so on ad infinitum?
After all said – really, of course, it is up to
the Master's wife to decide, obviously after
carefully listening to and taking serious
note of the ladies' wishes; but, if held, could
it be Italian? Chinese? Indian? or what? As
yet, nothing is fixed in tablets of stone, so
goodness knows what the future will bring;
however – to drop a heavy hint to the
regulars – the idea of a Norwegian
Smorgasbord has already been mused and
plans are afoot and awaiting their place on
the drawing boards. The Frenni faithful are
already booking their seats in eager
anticipation.
In the photo’ on the opposite page shows
W Bro Derek Taylor and his wife Graciela.
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Saint Padarn Lodge presented a £200 cheque to
the Friends of Borth Fire Service towards their
new fire station, seen in the background of the
photograph. Bore Fire Service is made up of
volunteers, some of who are also lifeboat men. In
the photo’, left to right are; firefighters, Martyn
Davies, Aled Jenkins, Peter Davies and Simon
Cashman. The cheque is presented by Graham
Thomas, Master of Saint Padarn.
Friends of Borth Voluntary Fire Brigade
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in 1950 to relieve pressure on Aberystwyth Fire Brigade generated by a surge in tourism in the area,
which covers Eglwysfach, Tre’rddôl, Taliesin, Talybont, Rhydypennau, Llandre, Dôl-y-Bont,
Glanwern, Borth and Ynyslas.
The unit consists of 7 voluntary firemen who receive no remuneration whatsoever for their
services. They are trained and equipped by the Mid and West Wales Fire Brigade and attend
regular training sessions to keep up with new methods and equipment.
The old building was in a poor condition and had no running water or sanitation and the unit was
urged by Mid and West Wales Fire Brigade to meet Health and Safety Requirements.
Friends of Borth Voluntary Fire Brigade were established in 2004 to raise funds to build a new fire
station. Members of the local community have been invaluable with their support and we are very
grateful for all the donations and assistance we have received to date.
Upon completion of our project, we shall continue to raise funds to cover running costs and
additional costs and any contribution would be greatly appreciated.
Cyfeillion Frigâd Dân Wirfoddol y Borth
Brigâd Dân Wirfoddol Y Borth yw’r unig Frigâd Dân wirfoddol ar dir mawr Cymru. Fe'i ffurfiwyd
ym 1950 i leihau'r pwysau ar Frigâd Dân Aberystwyth a gynhyrchwyd gan ymchwydd mewn
twristiaeth yn yr ardal, sy'n cynnwys Eglwysfach, Tre'rddôl, Taliesin, Talybont, Rhydypennau,
Llandre, Dôl-y-
Bont, Glanwern, Borth ac Ynylas.
Mae'r uned yn cynnwys 7 diffoddwr tân gwirfoddol. Nid ydynt yn derbyn unrhyw dâl o gwbl
am eu gwasanaeth. Maent yn cael eu hyfforddi a'u cyfarparu gan Frigâd Dân Canolbarth a Gorllewin
Cymru ac maent yn mynychu sesiynau hyfforddiant rheolaidd i gadw i fyny gydag offer a dulliau
newydd.
Dân Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru yn awyddus fod yr uned yn cwrdd â gofynion Iechyd a
Diogelwch.
Sefydlwyd Cyfeillion Frigâd Dân Wirfoddol Y Borth yn 2004 i godi arian i adeiladu gorsaf dân
newydd. Mae aelodau o'r gymuned leol wedi bod yn amhrisiadwy gyda’u cefnogaeth, ac rydym
yn ddiolchgar iawn am yr holl roddion a'r cymorth a gawsom hyd yma.
Ar ddiwedd y prosiect, byddwn yn parhau i godi arian i dalu am gostau rhedeg a chostau
ychwanegol a bydd unrhyw gyfraniad yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
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Extracts from the address given by W. Bro.
Rev. J. Keith Davies P.A.G.C., Provincial
Grand Chaplain, at the annual Provincial
Service held at St Mary’s Church, Tenby, on
24th October 2010.
Text: Psalm 133 – verse 1: “Behold how good and
lovely a thing it is when brethren dwell together in
unity.”
This psalm is very familiar to many of the
brethren. It is a psalm in praise of brotherly love. We learn in the Old Testament that god has
established a Covenant of his love upon certain people, in a certain place, at a certain time, in
a special way and for a special purpose. Their task, therefore, is to love others in that special
way.
The model, which God uses, for us to copy, is the happy family. Brothers are all those who
are interrelated within the extended family. But brothers are also ‘brethren’ – as we use the
word today: - that is, members of any particular group; in our case, members of the fraternity
we belong to. It is when such a group co-operates in unity that it is pleasing to god.
Unity means, on the one hand, the absence of gossip, backbiting, petty jealously and hurt-
ful and cruel criticisms; and on the other hand, it means positive interest, care and concern
for one another within the group. A stranger entering such a group should feel at once the
friendly atmosphere of mutual interest and concern.
God has commanded us to live together as the true family of God. Unless the community of
believers is indeed a family, in this sense, then it will have no established order, resulting in
human
society in general breaking up, disintegrating, and falling into chaos and disorder.
But the problem of unity is really part of a greater problem of evil. We are forced to ask why
do men fight and quarrel, even to their own destruction. We are constantly brought face to
face not only with division and anti-social behaviour, but with such common factors as when
institutions become more important than spiritual reality and more concerned with customs
and rituals than with the will of God.
The path of those who seek wider fellowship will be
littered with failure if they have nothing but their own
ability to aid them. We need the power and will of
god in our lives, which casts out evil and creates
enduring fellowship.
When the Psalmist wrote, “Behold, how good and
pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity”,
he may have been thinking of members of the same
family, or perhaps of the whole nation. Whatever the
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together in peace, how different life would be.
Our Brotherhood is no different to any other institution
or community. However, we have a system, which helps
us to achieve that unity. What is Freemasonry? “It is a
system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by
symbols.”
Morality is not easy to define. What is generally regarded
as moral by any community changes over the years. We live
in a fast changing world, but there are two things that should never change: - the need to
worship the Divine Creator and the need to establish standards which will allow us to live
together in peace, love and harmony - as individuals, families, communities, nations and as a
world. That is the great function of morality.
The level of behaviour which we expect from brethren in their dealings with their fellow
creatures is based on those virtues which we know as Brotherly Love, Relief, which is charity
or compassion, and Truth, which is moral behaviour. These three provide the basis of the
system of morality, which we profess and teach.
However, Brotherly Love and Relief do not mean love for brethren only. It is our duty as
Freemasons to help our fellow mortals, to provide comfort for the burdened heart. The option
of passing by on the other side, as in the parable of the Good Samaritan, is not open to us.
Relief, known to us as charity or compassion, neither begins or ends with your chequebook.
Truth, however, is more than morality; it is the basis of our existence, the answer to the riddle
of our existence and the standard by which we should live our lives in relation to one another.
It could be claimed that our system of morality could be agnostic, but the inclusion of Truth
proves that a Freemason believes that the universe and everyone and everything in it was
divinely created, and he is expected to retain and nourish that belief by the practise of his
religion.
Sympathy for others is the common denominator in each of the moral virtues in which we
sum up our system – love, compassion and moral behaviour. It is the factor, which down
through the ages has always brought out the best in humanity, and one, which the world needs
today more than ever before.
For me, Freemasonry teaches men to care for others and to adopt high standards for
themselves. I would not be standing here this afternoon unless I considered Freemasonry as
subordinate to my religion and as a code of conduct in perfect harmony with that religion.
And so, as we progress through life, if we walk with humility and spiritual awareness, we
should be repeating with ever growing emphasis the plea of the Psalmist, “Behold, how good
and pleasant it is when brethren dwell
together in harmony”.
If we can hold on to those words, then our
brotherhood will remain strong and faithful
to its precepts of Brotherly Love, Relief and
Truth, and by spreading those precepts in
our own communities, the world can become
a better, a more caring and a more peaceful
place in which to live.
Rae will be four years old in July 2011. Her
grandparents are my close friends. When
she was born her parents were overjoyed
because her mother had undergone a
serious operation to enable her to conceive.
When Rae was less than nine months old
her father was killed in an argument over
a taxi he had ordered. Her mother has two
children by a previous marriage living at
home - a teenage girl and a teenage boy –
and she works with Autistic adults
promoting independent living.
A year after her father’s
death Rae was diagnosed with
Spinal Muscular Atrophy type
2. She will never walk, stand
or crawl. As the disease
progresses, it will affect her
feet, legs, arms, hands, spine
and the respiratory system. It
will not affect her brain and it
is said that SMA children are
usually of above average in
intelligence. The life
expectancy for SMA type 2
patients is from the age Rae is
now until her early adulthood. Research
into SMA is progressing, but at present
there is no known cure. Rae already has
difficulty swallowing and she will shortly
be fitted with a gastric peg that will enable
liquids to be passed directly into her
stomach from outside. She is also to have a
3-4 hour operation for a reflux problem. She
may soon be going into a back brace
because she is developing curvature of the
spine. Through all this she remains a lovely
little girl with a loving heart and a beaming
smile..
Tanya, Rae’s mother, is receiving support
from her friends, family and the residents
of Harlow (Essex) where she lives with her
children, but the huge cost of the welfare
of a child such as Rae is a serious worry.
Among the major items are alterations to
Tanya’s house, which will include
providing a bedroom, bathroom and car-
port. for Rae to be safely transported into
the home. The cost is estimated at £60,000.
The State will pay only half of this. Rae’s
wheelchair is of a special design and costs
over £21,000, and includes a 5
year maintenance plan,
insurance and public liability.
The car that will accommodate
her wheelchair is provided by
the State but its adaptation to
take the wheelchair has to be
funded by Tanya at a cost of
£8,000. This may have to be
repeated every five years as
the car is withdrawn and
replaced.
I have tried to help Rae and
Tanya through my Masonic
connections, but unfortunately, the
Provinces of Essex and West Wales have
been unable to assist for various reasons,
but I am delighted that the Teifi Lodge and
my other Lodges in London and
Hertfordshire and my friends in Masonry
have enabled me to raise almost £4,500 in
total for the Rae of Sunshine fund. Should
ant individual or Lodge wish to help with
a contribution to the Rae of Sunshine Fund
it may be sent to me, Dick Savidge, care of
the Teifi Lodge. It will be thankfully
received and faithfully applied.
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By Elton Lloyd Roberts
On Saturday 16th October, Aberystwyth Lodge in
conjunction with St. Padarn Lodge held a social evening
to raise funds for the forthcoming Festival. The theme of
the evening was “Tasty Dishes from the Far and Middle
East”.
The Brethren and their wives were greeted with a glass
of sparkling wine and sat down to appetisers of humus
with pitta bread, popadoms with mango chutney, Bombay crunch and Japanese rice
crackers.
The main menu consisted of an assortment of exotic home made side dishes
including black-eyed beans and mushrooms, red beans with a walnut dressing,
Egyptian salad, bean sprouts with egg strands and Nepalese potato salad.
The main dishes included chicken curry, mung bean curry, Chinese style steak and
onions and a lamb tajine served with rice and bulgur wheat. However, the faint
hearted and delicate stomachs were not forgotten and a sausage casserole with roast
new potatoes was also available under the counter.
Despite the level of hot peppers included in the dishes the diners largely ignored
the cooling yoghurt raiti on offer but preferred to wash down their pallets with
examples of the extensive wine list available.
The sweet consisted of a specialist Cornish vanilla ice cream with honeycomb
pieces to offset the spices, garlic and herbs that had come before.
The function as well as raising a number of waistlines also raised a total of £400.
The ‘photo shows John Fitzpatrick and Elton Roberts, the two ‘chefs de cuisine’, who prepared
the evenings Oriental pabulum.
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Dyfed Powys Police have appointed Gary
Hicks, a retired civil engineer from Milford
Haven, and perhaps better known as the
Provincial Secretary for Dyfed Mark Mas-
ter Masons, as their new Chief Officer in
charge of the Volunteer Special Constabu-
lary operating within the force.
Gary started his new role in February,
and his is the first in a series
of appointments in a newly
formed rank structure de-
signed to further profession-
alism the Special
Constabulary within the
Force. The rank structure,
based on the national frame-
work, will see the introduc-
tion of other ranks such as
Special Inspector and Special
Sergeant, which will help to
effectively manage over 170
specials that currently oper-
ate across the force area.
Special Chief Officer Gary Hicks is look-
ing forward to supporting the force during
the difficult times ahead. He said, "I am
obviously delighted to be given the oppor-
tunity to play a key part in the develop-
ment of the new structure for the Special
Constabulary within Dyfed-Powys, I’ve
served as a Special for thirty years, and I
know that simply providing an additional
police presence and an extra pair of hands
can really help”, “There are many chal-
lenges ahead for the police service and the
Special Constabulary has an important role
in providing additional resources to sup-
port the regular police officers."
Superintendent Simon Powell who is the
force lead for the Special Constabulary
said. “It is almost univer-
sally acknowledged that
volunteers are best man-
aged by volunteers, and the
rank structure which has
been introduced provides
visible recognition of the
valuable service our Special
Constables provide. I am
delighted with Gary’s ap-
pointment and look for-
ward to him leading our
Special Constabulary.”
DCC Jackie Roberts said,
”Our volunteer Special Constables are an
important part of our Force and they do a
an excellent job supporting our regular
officers and staff. The implementation of
this rank structure will provide enhanced
levels of leadership and management
within the Special Constabulary and pro-
vide additional support to the very real
contribution they provide to the force and
communities they serve..”
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By Dr Kate Bullen
I was delighted to receive a donation from the Saint Padarn Lodge towards the
penile cancer research project we are currently undertaking at Aberystwyth
University, Psychology Department. Penile cancer, although relatively unusual in
the UK population, has profound
and dramatic consequences for the
men who develop the disease. To
date, little research has been con-
ducted into the psychological im-
pact of the condition. The help of
the Saint Padarn Lodge will enable
me to provide travelling expenses
for data collection for one of our
PhD students, Mrs Susan Carnes
Chichlowska, who is currently in
the final year of her research degree. I have no doubt that Sue’s work will have
benefits for enhancing our understanding of this difficult and challenging
cancer.
Dai Griffiths, W.M. Dr Bullen Prof Grattan
On the 22nd November the Rhys ap Gruffydd Chapter was honoured by
a visit from the Sovereign Grand Commander, the Grand Secretary
General H.E. and the Grand Director of Ceremonies for the purpose of
re-presenting his Patent to our Inspector General V.Ill. Bro. Dr. John Lloyd
33°.
The evening proved to be most successful and enjoyable for all present,
both Temple and dining room filled to capacity.
The Ceremony conducted by the Sovereign Grand Commander was
followed by the Enthronement of E&P.Bro. J.T. Keith Davies 18° by the
M.W.S. Ill.Bro. David Elsley 30°.
Following the banquet the Inspector General for the District of Dyfed
V.Ill.Bro. Dr. John Lloyd 33° , in response to his toast , thanked the team
from Supreme Council and stated that he looked forward to the ensuing
5 years in office at which point the Grand Secretary General was
overheard to state ‘ at least ! ‘.
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The Knight Templars of Monmouth and South
Wales were in a joyous and festive spirit on De-
cember 8th this year as they attended the Installa-
tion meeting of their new Prior, R. E. Knight P
Gordon W France.
The Installation meeting took place at the Masonic
Hall, Coychurch Road, Bridgend and was attend
by visitors from all over the country and every
Preceptory in the Province was represented.
The ceremony was conducted by the Very High
and Right Eminent Great Seneschal Malcolm Ear-
nest Slater GCT assisted by the Great Marshall
Right Eminent Knight Paul Clement.
E. Kt. P Gordon W France was presented, obligat-
ed and installed according to established custom, and then as the Newly installed Prior he
appointed and invested E. Kt. Gareth Gait as his Sub Prior and E. Kt. Robert S Darkins as his
Vice Chancellor. All other current officers who were appointed and invested at Provincial
Priory on 15th May 2010 remain in Office until their term ends at the next Provincial Priory to
be held on Tuesday 17th May 2011.
After the Installation meeting ended the Knights repaired to the dinning room for the festive
board. The Very High and Right Eminent Great Seneschal proposed the toast to the Provincial
Prior wishing him every success and good health to enjoy his new Office as Provincial Prior.
R. E. Kt. P Gordon W France responded by thanking him for his good wishes and
conducting the installation ceremony, which had been a first for both of them. The Provincial
Prior then thanked the visiting dignitaries and the knights of his Province for the support and
good wishes.
Right Illustrious Knight Graham Spencer Gubb has become the
sixth Intendant-General for the Division of South Wales and
Monmouthshire. in the Masonic and Military Order of the Red
Cross of Constantine. His Installation was conducted by the Most
Illustrious Grand Sovereign Richard Victor Wallis, G.C.C. at
Bridgend Masonic Hall on 15th September 2010, supported by
Officers of Grand Imperial Conclave and attended by over one
hundred Knights of the Order.
Graham, who is a retired Environmental Health Officer has
previously held the Offices of Divisional Recorder, Divisional
Marshal and Deputy Intendant-General and is no stranger to
heading a Masonic Order having recently retired after serving
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The month of September heralds the start of a New Masonic
season and September 2010 also brought a New Grand
Superintendent for Wales District 34 in the Order of Holy Wisdom
or The Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest.
On a bright and sunny Wednesday of September 8th 2010 the
Most Illustrious Grand High Priest Ernest Peter Donnison, KGC
(Hon Causa) GCA declared an Especial Assembly of Grand
College to be held at the Masonic Hall, Coychurch Road, Bridgend
at 1700hrs for the purpose of investing Illustrious Knight Priest
David John ELSLEY as Right Eminent Grand Superintendent of
Wales, District No 34.
The investiture was conducted by the Most Illustrious Grand
High Priest Peter Donnison, with M.Em. Kt Pt Christopher Gavin
Maiden Deputy Grand High Priest as the Presiding Officer,
together with officers of Grand College at the St Crallo Tabernacle
No 164 meeting.
The festive board after the Investiture was well attended by 82 Knight Priest and the newly
installed Grand Superintendent Illustrious Knight Priest David John Elsley expressed his
appreciation for all those Knight Priests who attended his investiture and thereby contributed
by their presence to a most memorable evening. He also told the Knights that the Grand High
Priests and his executive team of officers had thoroughly enjoyed themselves. He was also
particularly pleased that the Provincial Grand Master of the Province of South Wales The
Right Worshipful Bro Captain Sir Norman Lloyd Edwards and the Provincial Grand Master
of The Province of West Wales Right Worshipful Bro. Eric G S Mock, were able to attend the
Festive Board.
nine years as Provincial Prior for the United Orders of the Temple and St. John of Jerusalem,
Palestine, Rhodes and Malta, in the Province of Monmouth and South Wales. He is a member
of most of the Masonic Orders operating throughout the three Craft Provinces of West Wales,
South Wales and Monmouthshire and is also presently the Senior Passed Master and Deputy
Grand Master Mason of the Worshipful Society of Freemasons (Operatives), for Western
Counties and South Wales, encompassing six Assemblages covering a widespread geograph-
ical area that includes Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Bristol and South Wales.
The Red Cross of Constantine has twelve Conclaves in the Division of South Wales and
Monmouthshire, two of which operate in Cardigan (Aberteifi Conclave) and Carmarthen
(Maurice Conclave). Admission to the Order is open to all Royal Arch Companions who
profess the conventional Trinitarian Christian belief. Candidates are first admitted and
Installed as a Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine and on a later occasion they receive the
Appendant Orders of St. John of Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre, which completes their
membership. Regalia consist of an embroidered sash worn over the right shoulder and two
breast jewels, some officers also wear swords suspended from the sash.
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With the adverse weather conditions
experienced this winter in the Province, the
Provincial Grand Almoner, W.Bro Roy Leett,
applied for funding to purchase a 4x4 for the
Assistant Provincial Grand Almoner, W.Bro
John Watson, to enable him to carry out his
duties in visiting widows and Brothers who
are not in the best of health, with particular
regard to those living in remote country
areas where normal vehicles were unable to
cope with the conditions. John has just taken
delivery of his new vehicle giving it a test
drive. John stated that in his opinion the road
holding was outstanding, but the engine did
appears to have its best years behind it and
fuel consumption (5 pints of Guinness per
mile) did seem to be on the high side.1/4/11
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Cliff was Initiated into Teifi Lodge 14 April 1960.
The W. Master and his officers certainly worked hard in those days because Cliff was
initiated in a double ceremony with Jason Wynne Lewis, sadly deceased in 1971, and a
double Second Degree for John Sands Evans and Daniel Gethin James who became W.
Master of Frenni Lodge in 1975. He was Passed to the Second Degree on 9 November 1960
again as a double ceremony with JW Lewis and one month later on 8 December 1960 was
Raised to the Degree of Master Mason.
Cliff was a Bank Clerk in Cardigan when he was initiated and as he had set his sights on
promotion within the Banking world he was obliged to forgo the pleasures of rising to the
Chair of Teifi Lodge as he was moved away to other towns like Llandovery and Talgardd
and his skills eventually led him back to Cardigan as Manager.
It was whilst he was away from home in Cwm Cou that he visited a certain garage in St.
Dogmaels where he saw a very nice Triumph car, but being a canny Banker was a bit careful
in spending money so he did not do a deal. The proprietor of said garage on seeing a potential
customer leaving and knowing where he lived took another Triumph car to where Cliff was
living, did the deal and drove Cliff’s old car back to Cardigan. Now that is a car salesman
for you. The salesman? Yes you have guessed it, was none other that W. Bro B. V. Rees.
The love of Cliff’s life is his wife Glenys whom he married on 9 May 1950 and they celebrated
their Diamond Wedding Anniversary last year.
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