Somerset Mark Master Masons

News and information for all Mark Master Masons

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Ye ancient double yellow line problem!
You may have seen the story last week about the council in Swindon painting double yellow lines in an alleyway too narrow for a car!
It is not a completely new form of madness as this two hundred year old photograph, taken outside the Langport Arms Hotel in deepest Somerset, clearly shows.
These Ancient Mark Master Masons, quite clearly enjoying themselves, are waiting for the Mail Coach to take them to a meeting of Grand Lodge at the Goose and Gridiron in London. Look carefully and you can see the double yellows painted in the roadway, a little narrower than they would be today but probably just as menacing.
The Langport Arms was an old coaching inn so they must have had some experience at dealing with the problem!
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30th March Remember the Talking Dogs? or more correctly hearing dogs for deaf people, here is a heart warming update.
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1st March The Somerset Ancient Mark Masons travel to Benidorm but there fame has spread from there to Lanzarote!
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New Years Honours Congratulations!
Mrs Eileen Jackson awarded MBE for her work with Masonic Widows' Association
1st February - Latest Travelling Keystone and Travelling Ark programmes released.
New appointments and promotions to Somerset Provincial Grand Rank to be made at the Webbington Hotel on 4th May 2013
Craft Appointments to be made at PGL, Winter Gardens, Weston super Mare on Thursday 4th April 2013
Chapter Appointments to be made at Provincial Grand Chapter on Thursday 16th May 2013

Royal Ark Mariner News

21st October - Three Somerset Brethren to be appointed to Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank on 11th December.
21st October - New Appointments to Royal Ark Mariner Provincial Grand Rank announced.
1st October Thackeray donates £300 to Weston Hospicecare.
Proposing a Masonic toast? Here are some helpful hints.
13th Jan - Is it possible to make the Book of Constitutions Interesting?
Apparently so, this years BofC is combined with the year book, seeing is believing!!
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November 2012
Bob Cole Celebrates 50 years as a Mark Master Mason and member of Hallam Lodge.

29th March - 2013
Grand Lodge appointments

2nd March - 2013 Craft Grand Lodge appointments

4th March - 2013 Supreme Grand Chapter appointments

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New - Mark bow ties, ready tied or real ones, only £10.00 + postage. From Redcliffe Regalia, Bristol 0117 962 8622
April Winners!
Download the 2013 competition
entry form.
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29th October - PGM Launches an appeal to raise £15,000 for a replacement motor bike for Freewheelers Emergency Volunteer Service.

Freewheelers Appeal
Donations received at
19th April 2013
£ 10,072.00
Well over half way there!

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Lodge and Provincial Future Events. Quick links to archive items

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The Triangle magazine is published by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Somerset twice a year and distributed by post to all members of the Province. The editor is W.Bro Pat Morrisey.

Download the latest issue - Issue 11 Spring 2012
Back Issues - No 10
Summer 2011 - No 9 Spring 2011 - No 8 Summer 2010 - No 7 Spring 2010 - No 6 Summer 2009