On a damp Saturday morning the companions of West Yorkshire gathered at castle grove Masonic hall to welcome the guests from other districts in including the Grand Master to our annual district meeting. The meeting was opened by R.Ill Comp Fraser McPherson and then the Grand Master was admitted under the direction of the deputy READ MORE
Grand Council Sesquicentenary
This is advance notice of Grand Council’s Sesquicentenary Celebration on the 3rd October, which will be a once in a lifetime event. All those attending the meeting will be able to see the Grand Council appointees formally invested, hear a short exposition on the History of the Order in the UK, be in the company READ MORE
District Grand Council Meeting 2022
On a warm August day at Castle Grove Masonic Hall the District of West Yorkshire held their Annual meeting, the first in person for the District Grand Master R.Ill. Comp Fraser McPherson since being appointed during the pandemic. District Grand Council was opened in due form with support from 11 other District Grand Masters along READ MORE
The Grand Master Visits West Yorkshire
On Friday 11th March at the meeting of the Yorkshire Council of Installed Masters part of the business was “To confirm in Office R.Ill.Comp. Fraser McPherson as District Grand Master for West Yorkshire.” Fraser was appointed by Patent in August 2020 but this was first opportunity to officially confirm him and invest him with chain READ MORE
Ill Comp Eric Gosnay, Celebrating 100 Years
On Wednesday 24th February 2021, Eric Gosnay celebrated his 100th birthday quietly with his family. He was absolutely overwhelmed with the cards from the numerous Orders he is in and also from individual masons which took him several days to open. He received 108 cards in total, including the famous one from Her Majesty the Queen. READ MORE
A Thought of Hope
I am sure that most of us are familiar with the Biblical story of the Exodus, when the Children of Israel were able to escape from their Egyptian bondage, led by that wonderfully heroic character, Moses. It must have taken an enormous amount of faith in that one man, coupled with the deep-felt hope that READ MORE