(by Tony Durkin, The Gazette, 2nd December 2022)
Mark Matthews, from Southport, became the leader of the 8,000 Freemasons from more than 300 lodges across the area.
The installation was conducted by a team of high-ranking Freemasons from the United Grand Lodge of England in London, the governing body of some 200,000 members.
The importance of the event to Freemasonry in West Lancashire was accentuated by the attendance of Jonathan Spence, Pro Grand Master, so called because he acts on behalf the Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Kent. It was the first time in 41 years that the Pro Grand Master had officiated.
The day was a great display of pageantry, with all the participants wearing their regalia, aprons, chains and collars, parading with all the dignity and grandeur befitting of such a…
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The day was a great display of pageantry, with all the participants wearing their regalia, aprons, chains and collars, parading with all the dignity and grandeur befitting of such a…
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