PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS WEST YORKSHIRE - YEARBOOK 2021 - DOUBLE KEYSTONE PROVINCE 150th ANNIVERSARY KEYSTONE PROVINCE ...
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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF
MARK MASTER MASONS WEST
YORKSHIRE
DOUBLE KEYSTONE PROVINCE
150th ANNIVERSARY KEYSTONE PROVINCE
YEARBOOK 2021
Principal Officers 2021
Provincial Grand Master:
James Steggles, G.M.R.A.C.
Email: PGM@westyorksmark.org.uk
Deputy Provincial Grand Master: Assistant Provincial Grand Master:
Alan Oldfield J. Trevor Bolton
Email: DepProvGM@westyorksmark.org.uk Email: AsstProvGM@westyorksmark.org.uk
Provincial Grand Secretary: Provincial Grand Treasurer:
G Gary Parker Alan D. Hines
Email: ProvGSec@westyorksmark.org.uk Email: ProvGTreas@westyorksmark.org.uk
Deputy Provincial Grand Secretary: Provincial Grand Registrar:
Warren L. Marsden John Morgan
Email: ProvDGSec@westyorksmark.org.uk Email: ProvGReg@westyorksmark.org.uk
Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies: Deputy Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies:
Andrew J. Brown Mark N. Holland
Email: ProvGDC@westyorksmark.org.uk Email: ProvDGDC@westyorksmark.org.uk
Provincial Grand Charity Steward: Provincial Grand Almoner:
Jim Stanley Paul F. Leach
Email: ProvGChtyStwd@westyorksmark.org.uk Email: ProvGAlm@westyorksmark.org.uk
Tel: 07855 477417 or 07769 350167
Please note that the Provincial Grand Almoner may be contacted on either of his above telephone
numbers. Calls are answered in strict confidence.
PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER’S ADDRESS Address given by the Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro. James Steggles, G.M.R.A.C., at the virtual Annual Provincial Meeting held on 10th April 2021. Well Brethren, the history books will show that for the last two years of the first glorious 150 years of our Province, we have had to hold Virtual Meetings to get our important business done due to this pandemic. And just about 15 months ago we all thought that Zoom was just a lens facility on our cameras. But I’m sure those same history books will also show that due to the fortitude, courage, and determination of our members the Mark Province of West Yorkshire not only survived but evolved, grew, and became even stronger. So let me start by thanking and congratulating you, the Mark Masons of this wonderful Province, for all you’ve done to make that future possible. To the Provincial, Area and Lodge Almoners for the magnificent work they’ve done this year both in their Lodges and in our communities. To our magnificent charity, The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust, for the support it’s given to our members, to local charities and to the Mark Benevolent Fund (MBF). To Lodge Charity Stewards for helping to raise the funds to make all that possible. To you and your Lodges for holding virtual meetings and keeping in touch with each other by telephone, Facebook, on our website and by many other means. Because communication really has become so important. And to my own Provincial Executive for helping to facilitate all of that – and indeed much more. I would ask all Lodges who have not been holding virtual meetings – please – now to consider doing so. Because they are doing so much to keep our Mark Family alive and well during such a difficult period. And I would also ask Lodges to use the reduction in Grand and Provincial Grand Lodge fees and dues this year, amounting to a saving of some £13/member, to ensure that Lodge subscriptions are not increased and even possibly reduced as many of our members have also been affected financially. Now just 2 weeks ago, our 2021 Grand Ranks were announced with active appointments being carried forward for John Maxwell, G.S.D. and Edward Wilkinson, G.Stwd. And with New First Appointments for: Mark Holland of Haywra 525 to P.A.G.D.C. Alex Geddes of Vulcan 1191 to P.A.G.D.C. Geoff Kendall of Vulcan 1191 to P.A.G.Swd.B. Gerald Wilde of Gothic 1018 to P.G.St.B. And to celebrate the Centenary of Lightcliffe 715, Nick Rowland to P.G.St.B.
And Promotions for: Duncan Smith of Integrity 110 to P.G.J.O. David Hymas of Wharfedale 1027 to P.G.S.D. Ian Smith of Danum 398 to P.G.J.D. I do congratulate them all. And I also congratulate our 2 new Provincial Wardens, Andrew Johnson and Ian Truswell and the rest of the Provincial Team who have been appointed, or re-appointed, today. Looking to the future, which is certainly looking much brighter now for us all, there’ll be a great deal of business to do when we resume our meetings later this year. We must do that cautiously with no one feeling obliged to attend until they personally feel safe to do so. And to that end I will not be asking the Provincial or Charity Representatives to attend your Lodge Installation Meetings formally until at least the end of the year. And we need to avoid clashes of our meetings and events wherever possible and spread events requiring a Provincial involvement out over several months. So please discuss any plans you have with the Provincial Grand Secretary. And please be patient if we can’t fit you in on your first proposed date. The most important Provincial event this year will, of course, be our Sesquicentenary Celebration on 23rd October. It will be an event which only happens once in several lifetimes and will be a spectacle you will not want to miss. The Pro Grand Master and the Deputy and assistant Grand Masters are all attending, and the Worshipful Master of every Mark Lodge in the Province will be involved in the ceremony. So please make sure your Worshipful Master is free on that day. And I would like to ask everyone attending, if possible, to wear our beautiful new Sesquicentenary Jewel, which will showcase the Province and add to the spectacle and pageantry of the event. It really is going to be a super day. And when we do start to meet again, we know we have at least 29 candidates waiting to join our Lodges. I can’t stress strongly enough the importance of keeping I touch with them and to welcome them properly when the time is right. So perhaps it is now the time to start looking at your ritual books again. And finally, this last 12 months has had a severe impact on both The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust and our MBF Festival. With Lodges not meeting and Festival events cancelled, income for both has effectively dried up whilst their excellent work and outlay continue. If we want that still to continue, we need to generate some income, so please look at starting or increasing a Standing Order to the Trust or releasing any money in your Lodge Charity Accounts which can be sent to the Festival. It will all be gratefully received and very faithfully applied. So Brethren, thank you so much for attending this meeting today and, as always, for your magnificent support. It is really appreciated. I look forward to seeing you all again soon in your Lodges very soon now but in the meantime my very best wishes. Mark Well, and until we meet again – God Bless you all.
The Sesquicentenary of the West Yorkshire Province
of
Mark Master Masons
In 1856 a new sovereign body was formed, to rule over the Mark: The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons
of England and Wales. It issued its own warrants for new Mark Lodges, but a year later, still only had six
Lodges on its roll. Gradually, however, the Grand Lodge persuaded some of the old, independent Mark Lodges
to come under its banner, and adopt the new ritual. In May 1862, the Mark Masons in the Lodge of Prince
George joined the Mark Grand Lodge, as Prince Edward Mark Lodge No. 14.
Not long after Mark Grand Lodge was formed, the Grand Master, Lord Leigh, expressed his wish that, where
there were three lodges in a county, they should be organised into a Province. He constituted the first Mark
Provinces in 1857: by 1876 there were 14. The Province of West Yorkshire was inaugurated in Halifax on
Wednesday 2nd August 1871, at an emergency meeting of Fearnley Lodge held at the Freemasons’ Hall,
Halifax. There were six Lodges on the roll: Prince Edward, Britannia, Fearnley, Integrity, Copley and Portal.
At the 50th anniversary of Mark Grand Lodge in 1906, the Pro Grand Master, the Earl of Euston, said “Let us
keep the degree in all honour and respect, so that people can turn around and say ‘Look at the Mark Degree,
how it is governed, how amicable they are, and how prosperous and successful they are, and how harmony
dwells amongst them’” 1 Surely these words are as true today as they were then, and true not just of Mark
Masonry in general, but of this the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of West Yorkshire in
particular.
As we move forward in time to May 2021 we are beginning to emerge from a national suspension of all
Masonic activity, our Grand rulers have devolved the responsibility for lifting that suspension to the Provincial
Grand Masters across the country. Our Provincial Grand Master R.W.Bro. James Steggles G.M.R.A.C. has
decided to keep West Yorkshire Mark Masons in suspension until the Government lift all restrictions put in
place to beat the Covid -19 Pandemic which has gripped the world for over 14 months, we are optimistic that
this will happen on the 21st June 2021.
Mindful of the fact that the Government, guided by scientific facts could delay the lifting of all restrictions
the Provincial Grand Master elected to hold the celebration meeting for the Provincial Sesquicentenary on
Saturday 23rd October 2021 at Bradford Grammar school. Hopefully by that date we will all be getting used
to “the new normal way of life” post the Covid – 19 pandemic.
The Sesquicentenary Celebration meeting will be full of Pageantry during which Provincial and Lodge
Banners will be paraded before the assembled brethren. Also, the Provincial Grand Master has several other
special surprises up his sleeve for the brethren of the Province. We will be honoured by the Presence of the
Pro Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, the Assistant Grand Master, the Grand Secretary and the Grand
Director of Ceremonies.
An incredibly special Sesquicentenary Jewel has been designed to commemorate the occasion. This
Jewel has been warmly endorsed by Mark Grand Lodge who have given permission for every
member of this province from newly advanced members through to Grand Lodge Officers to wear
this Jewel during our Mark Meetings in perpetuity, within the boundaries of our Province.
At the Sesquicentenary Celebration meeting the Provincial Grand Master has already decreed that
no masonic breast jewels of any kind should be worn other than the Sesquicentenary Jewel. He
hopes that every person attending will wear this jewel to show how proud they are to be West
Yorkshire Mark Masons and to honour the memory of all the brethren who have gone before, “Marking Well”
and laying the foundation stones of our wonderful Province.
To purchase your jewel CLICK HERE and fill out the interactive order form.
V.W.Bro. Alan Oldfield, P.G.J.O, Deputy Provincial Grand MasterMark Secretaries
Mark Secretaries
TI Old York Andrew Michael Johnson markmasonry@hotmail.co.uk
14 TI Prince
Old YorkEdward Richard Dean Walker
Andrew Michael Johnson chris23011972@talktalk.net
markmasonry@hotmail.com
53 14 Britannia
Prince Edward Terence
Richard Kirkwood
Dean Walker terrykirkwood@virginmedia.com
chris23011972@talktalk.net
58 53 Fearnley
Britannia PhilipKirkwood
Terence Oldfield philip@derbybentley.me
terrykirkwood@virginmedia.com
11058 Integrity
Fearnley Michael
Philip Nowell
Oldfield mike@nowell27.co.uk
philip@derbybentley.me
111110 The Copley
Integrity Keith Nowell
Michael Derry keith@vistca.co.uk
mike@nowell27.co.uk
127111 Portal
The Copley Christopher
Keith Derry Cyril Beaumont keith@vistca.co.uk
the.portal.lodge@gmail.com
137127 Truth
Portal Andrew Darrel
Christopher Taylor
Cyril Beaumont ryburnandy@gmail.com
the.portal.lodge@gmail.com
352137 Prince
Truth Leopold Carlton
Andrew GuyTaylor
Darrel Caswell gilliano-carly@hotmail.com
ryburnandy@gmail.com
374352 St. Chad
Prince Leopold Graham
Carlton GuyRamsden
Caswell r4kov@btinternet.com
gilliano-carly@hotmail.com
398374 Danum
St. Chad BrianRamsden
Graham William Downes bdownes@btinternet.com
r4kov@btinternet.com
457398 Legiolium
Danum Anthony
Brian William Frederick
Downes Williams bdownes@btinternet.com
afwilliams30@btinternet.com
493457 Eland
Legiolium Keith Robinson
Anthony Frederick Williams homemeadows7@outlook.com
afwilliams30@btinternet.com
501493 Caldene
Eland Warren
Keith Marsden
Robinson provdgsec@westyorksmark.org.uk
homemeadows7@outlook.com
525501 Haywra
Caldene KeithMarsden
Warren Eric Harmer keith.haywramark@gmail.com
provdgsec@westyorksmark.org.uk
535525 Bronte
Haywra John
Keith Arthur
Eric HarmerBarnes johnbarnesorganbuilder@hotmail.co.uk
keith.haywramark@gmail.com
545535 Dartmouth
Bronte Kenneth
John Arthur Wootton
Barnes ken.wootton@quintos.co.uk
johnbarnesorganbuilder@hotmail.co.uk
618545 Cleeves
Dartmouth Michael
Kenneth Frank Holmes
Wootton cleeves618@gmail.com
ken.wootton@quintos.co.uk
641618 Dewsbury
Cleeves John Ronald
Michael Davis
Frank Holmes johndavis66@virginmedia.com
cleeves618@gmail.com
651641 Rother
Dewsbury John
John Stuart
Ronald Beaven
Davis j.s.beaven@btinternet.com
johndavis66@virginmedia.com
658651 Pudsey
Rother Ronald
John StuartFrank
Beaven ronald@ronaldfrank31.plus.com
j.s.beaven@btinternet.com
669658 Aries
Pudsey JasonFrank
Ronald John Cunningham secretary669@aries.org
ronald@ronaldfrank31.plus.com
681669 Peace
Aries Martin
Jason JohnPaul Roche
Cunningham peacemarksecretary@gmail.com
secretary@aries669.org
706681 Halifax
Peace Martin
Martin Peter
Paul RocheLongbottom martin@oakhousetech.co.uk
peacemarksecretary@gmail.com
715706 Lightcliffe
Halifax PeterPeter
Martin George Spence
Longbottom peter.spence1941@gmail.com
martin@oakhousetech.co.uk
727715 Worth
Lightcliffe William
Peter George Richard
SpenceLight billy.idle@outlook.com
peter.spence1941@gmail.com
753727 Brighouse
Worth DavidRichard
William KenyonLight kenyondkc@gmail.com
billy.idle@outlook.com
768753 Knaresborough
Brighouse Castle Kevin
David Lloyd
Kenyon kevinlloydkna@outlook.com
kenyondkc@gmail.com
812768 Gilkirke
Knaresborough Castle Geoffrey
Kevin Lloyd Burton Askew denandgeoff@sky.com
kevinlloydkna@outlook.com
878812 Pontefract
Gilkirke Paul Albert
Geoffrey BurtonLevey
Askew paulcloughie@gmail.com
denandgeoff@sky.com
887878 Lascelles
Pontefract Bryan
Paul AlbertHenry
LeveyFerris bryan.ferris@btinternet.com
paulcloughie@gmail.com
943887 Sincerity
Lascelles Philip
Bryan Julian
Henry Schofield
Ferris sincerity943@gmail.com
bryan.ferris@btinternet.com
1004
943 Thorne
Sincerity Brian
Philip Booth
Julian Schofield thornemark1004@gmail.com
sincerity943@gmail.com
1018
1004 Gothic
Thorne George
Brian BoothAlexander Herd herd.george@gmail.com
thornemark1004@gmail.com
1027
1018 Wharfedale
Gothic Ian Frederick
George AlexanderCotton
Herd wmmm1027@gmail.com
herd.george@gmail.com
1067
1027 White Rose
Wharfedale IanMichael
Frederick Nowell
Cotton mike@nowell27.co.uk
wmmm1027@gmail.com
1079
1067 St. Hiev
White Rose Anthony
Michael Featherstone Breckon mike@nowell27.co.uk
Nowell mail@tonybreckon.co.uk
1139
1079 Escafeld
St. Hiev James Featherstone
Anthony Ambler Breckon jamb13r@gmail.com
mail@tonybreckon.co.uk
1191
1139 Vulcan
Escafeld David
James John Smith
Ambler djsmith6256@gmail.com
jamb13r@gmail.com
1257
1191 Castle
Vulcan Richard
David John Edmund
Smith Aldridge r.e.aldridge@btinternet.com
djsmith6256@gmail.com
1523
1257 Beaumont
Castle Glen Edmund
Richard Gary Parker
Aldridge ggary.parker@blueyonder.co.uk
r.e.aldridge@btinternet.com
1739
1523 Ainsty
Beaumont Alasdair
Glen Mackenzie Strutt
Gary Parker matters.masonic@talktalk.net
ggary.parker@blueyonder.co.uk
1769
1739 Aireferry
Ainsty Peter John
Alasdair Dickinson
Mackenzie Strutt sec.aireferry1769@gmail.com
matters.masonic@talktalk.net
1905
1769 James Bramley Morley
Aireferry John
Peter JohnRonald Davis
Dickinson johndavis66@virginmedia.com
sec.aireferry1769@gmail.com
1905 James Bramley Morley John Ronald Davis johndavis66@virginmedia.com
Royal Ark Mariner ScribesRoyal Ark Mariner Scribes 14 Prince Edward Peter Lloyd Doherty 53 Wentworth Douglas Garner 58 Fearnley Keith Robinson 110 The Carl Whitehead Mark James Kenyon 111 Elmete Robert John Winterflood 127 Portal Ian Yates 137 Truth Andrew Darrel Taylor 501 Caldene Michael Jessup 525 Claro Ernest Barrie Fothergill 535 Bronte John Edward Sharman 641 Dewsbury Mark James Kenyon 651 Welcome Ian Sydney Stephens 658 Pudsey Thomas Arthur Terrance Gatherum 681 Peace Keith Robinson 715 Hipperholme Nicholas Roy Spenser Rowland 768 Abbey Richard Hall 1004 Thorne James Stanley 1079 St. Hiev Anthony Featherstone Breckon 1905 The Bram Morley David John Howe 1965 Rugby Football Alan Oldfield 9005 Old York Michael John Philip Holgate
Brethren intending to visit a Mark or Royal Ark Mariner Lodge are advised to check the availability
and starting time of the meeting by contacting the Lodge Secretary (contact details earlier in this book)
or by visiting the Provincial website (www.westyorksmark.co.uk).
APPOINTMENTS TO PROVINCIAL ROYAL ARK MARINER GRAND RANK
The Annual Provincial Assembly of Royal Ark Mariners, under the Banner of the Carl Whitehead Lodge of
Royal Ark Mariners No 110, was to be held in the presence of The Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro.
James Steggles, G.M.R.A.C., at Tapton Hall on Saturday, 3rd October 2020. Sadly, this could not take place
due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Brethren shown below have been honoured with Provincial Royal Ark
Mariner Grand Rank which is effective from that date:
W.Bro. H. Shoesmith Old York T.I. W.Bro. A.P.K. Webster Claro 525
W.Bro. M.F Holmes Wentworth 53 W.Bro. K Morrison Bronte 535
W.Bro. C.J. Johnson Fearnley 58 W.Bro. D.J. Palmer Welcome 651
W.Bro. T. Mackrell Fearnley 58 W.Bro. S.J. Turner Hipperholme 715
W.Bro. P.F Leach Elmete 111 W.Bro. G.G. Parker Pontefract 878
W.Bro. H.E Wistow Portal 127 W.Bro. J.B. Bulliman Thorne 1004
W.Bro. S.R Smith Caldene 501 W.Bro. A.L. Wright St. Hiev 1079
APPOINTMENTS TO ROYAL ARK MARINER GRAND RANK
The Brethren who would have been honoured to receive Grand Rank at the General Assembly at Freemasons
Hall on Tuesday, 8th December 2020 which is effective from that date are given below:
W.Bro. A.C. Jagger Old York T.I. W.Bro. J. Stanley Thorne 1004
W.Bro. J.S. Gray Pudsey 658Installed Masters’ Associations
LEEDS AND DISTRICT BRADFORD AND DISTRICTS
President: David H. Lees President: Stuart Prince
Senior Vice President: David H.Todd Senior Vice President: Richard Bleasdale
Junior Vice President: Keith Derry Junior Vice President: Kenneth Hill
Secretary: Gerald A.G. Barker Secretary: Mark S. Simmons
Email: ldima@westyorksmark.org.uk Email: bdima@westyorksmark.org.uk
Date of next Annual Meeting: 21st July 2022 Date of next Annual Meeting: 19th May 2022
The Masonic Hall, Knaresborough Westbourne House, Otley
HUDDERSFIELD, HALIFAX & DISTRICTS SOUTH YORKSHIRE
President: Lance Milburn President: David Sunderland
Senior Vice President: George G.Foster Senior Vice President: John B.Bulliman
Junior Vice President: Brian H.Viner Junior Vice President: Steven Hides
Secretary: John R. Davis Secretary: Michael Nowell
Email: hhdima@westyorksmark.org.uk Email: syaim@westyorksmark.org.uk
Date of next Annual Meeting: 27th April 2022 Date of next Annual Meeting: 7th Sept 2022
Blenheim House, Batley Tapton Hall, Shore Lane, Sheffield
The Installed Masters’ Associations provide a unique bond between Mark Masons in specific sectors of
the Province and strengthen the link between the Province, its Lodges and their membership. Their purpose
is to promote friendship, harmony and inter-visiting between all Mark Master Masons, primarily within the
Mark Lodges belonging to each Association. They are supported by and strongly recommended to
all Brethren by the Provincial Grand Master.
All Master Masons are entitled to attend the Meetings and are encouraged to do so.CHARITY REPRESENTATIVES: LODGE RESPONSIBILITIES
W.Bro. ALAN CORBRIDGE, P.A.G.Swd.B. (South Yorks AIM) Britannia 53
Email: a.corbridge@blueyonder.co.uk Cleeves 618
Rother 651.
Lascelles 887
Sincerity 943
Escafeld 1139
Vulcan 1191
W.Bro. CHRIS OLDFIELD, P.G.Stwd. (Hudds.Hx. IMA) Fearnley 58
Email: chris@oldfield.me.uk Truth 137
Eland 493
Caldene 501
Halifax 706
Lightcliffe 715
W.Bro. MARK J. KENYON, P.A.G.D.C. (Hudds.Hx. IMA) Prince Edward 14
Email: mark.kenyon@ntlworld.com Dartmouth 545
Dewsbury 641
Peace 681
Brighouse 753
Dewsbury 641
James Bramley Morley 1905
W.Bro. PAUL A. LEVEY, P.Prov.G.M.O. (Leeds IMA) Copley 111
Email: paulcloughie@gmail.com Prince Leopold 352
St Chad 374
Legolium 457
(Bradford IMA) Aries 669
White Rose 1067
W.Bro. ALEX GEDDES, P.A.G.D.C. (South Yorks AIM) Integrity 110
Email: alex@debanza.co.uk Portal 127
Danum 398
Thorne 1004
Gothic 1018
Aireferry 1769
W.Bro. F. RICHARD STONE, P.Prov.G.S.D. (Leeds IMA) Haywra 525
Email: richardstone2512@gmail.com Pudsey 658
Knaresboro’ Castle 768
Pontefract 878
Castle 1257
Ainsty 1739
W.Bro. KEITH A. BRADLEY, P.Prov.G.S.O. (Bradford IMA) Old York TI
Email: kpjgj@btinternet.com Bronte 535
Worth 727
Gilkirke 812
Wharfedale 1027
St. Hiev 1079GRAND OFFICERS IN WEST YORKSHIRE 2021/2022 J. Acton P.G.J.D. St.Hiev M.W. Mackown P.G.J.D. Copley L. Allinson P.G.J.O. Worth T. Mackrell P.G.J.D. Fearnley R. Andrew P.A.G.D.C. Lightcliffe D. Marcus P.G.J.D. Portal J.W. Ashcroft P.A.G.D.C. Dewsbury J. Marrison P.A.G.D.C. Aireferry G.A.G. Barker P.G.S.D. St. Chad J.T. Maxwell G.S.D. Knaresborough Castle J.A. Barnes P.G.St.B. Bronte F. McPherson P.G.S.D. Prince Edward B.M. Batty P.P.G.M. Brighouse J.D. McRiner P.A.G.D.C. Brighouse G. Bedford P.G.J.D. Prince Edward L. Milburn P.G.J.D. Beaumont J.M. Bell P.G.St.B. Gilkirke M.J. Minns P.G.S.D. Sincerity R.W. Bishop P.A.G.D.C. Britannia C.J. Mitchell P.A.G.Swd.B. Copley J.T. Bolton P.G.J.D. Copley J. Morgan P.G.J.O. Rother J.R. Boocock P.G.St.B. Bronte A. Morson P.A.G.Swd.B. Dartmouth I.P. Booth P.A.G.Swd.B. Fearnley J.H. Newman P.G.J.O. Britannia M.H. Bott P.A.G.St.B. St. Chad M. Nowell P.A.G.D.C. Integrity D.H. Bower P.A.G.D.C. James Bramley Morley N.B. Oakes P.G.S.D. Britannia P. Boyd P.A.G.D.C. Pudsey A. Oldfield P.G.J.O. Fearnley A.B. Brailsford P.A.G.Swd.B. Britannia P. Oldfield P.G.J.D. Fearnley A.F. Breckon P.G.St.B. St. Hiev C.J. Oldfield P.G.Stwd. Fearnley P. Brindley P.G.J.O. Gothic A.C. Parker P.G.J.O. Integrity D.G Broadhead P.G.St.B. Knaresborough Castle G.G. Parker P.A.G.D.C. Beaumont J.S. Brooke P.G.J.D. St. Hiev J.R. Parker P.G.S.D. Lightcliffe A.J. Brown P.A.G.D.C. Eland E.K. Patnick P.G.J.O. Vulcan G.N. Caplan P.G.St.B. Dewsbury I.R. Pattinson P.A.G.D.C. Beaumont S. Cariss P.A.G.Swd.B. White Rose A.W. Pendleton P.A.G.Swd.B. Old York S.G. Carley P.G.St.B. Prince Edward W.R. Pickles P.G.St.B. Haywra P. Clarke P.A.G.D.C. Ainsty J. Pigott P.G.J.D. Britannia J.F. Clough P.G.J.O. Knaresborough Castle R.W. Place P.G.S.D. Pontefract Rev. T. Collin P.G.Chap. Wharfedale J.D.A. Platts P.G.M. Halifax D.B. Cope P.G.J.O. Eland I.D. Potter P.G.St.B. Portal A. Corbridge P.A.G.Swd.B. Integrity D.S. Pratt P.G.J.O. Legiolium R. Corfield P.G.J.O. Danum R.B. Puttrell P.G.J.O. Integrity D.A. Crofts P.G.J.O. Thorne G. Ramsden P.G.S.D. St Chad Rev. K.E.Crossley P.A.G.D.C. Prince Leopold B.D. Reeve P.G.J.D. Wharfedale A. Crusher P.A.G.Swd.B. Ainsty J. Reid P.A.G.D.C. Beaumont N.G. Dale P.G.St.B. Halifax J.I. Reynolds P.A.G.D.C. Escafeld G.A. Daly P.A.G.St.B. Caldene M.R.C. Ricketts P.G.J.D. Thorne N. Davies P.A.G.D.C. Bronte K. Robinson P.G.S.D. Eland F.L. Davy P.A.G.Swd.B. Prince Leopold M.P. Roche P.A.G.Swd.B. Peace J.E. Dennis P.A.G.D.C. Haywra N.R.S. Rowland P.G.St.B. Eland P.J. Drury P.G.J.D. Escafeld B. Short P.A.G.D.C. Cleeves T.E. Dudley P.G.St.B. Wharfedale D. Smith P.G.J.O. Integrity W.L. Elliott P.A.G.Swd.B. Prince Leopold I.C. Smith P.G.J.D. Danum J.M. Ellis P.A.G.D.C. Aries D.R. Spivey P.A.G.Swd.B. Thorne J.H. Fathers P.A.G.D.C. Thorne J. Stanley P.G.S.D. Gothic G. Fisher P.G.St.B. Pudsey D.L. Steel P.G.St.B. White Rose G.G. Foster P.G.St.B. Truth A. Steele P.A.G.D.C. St. Chad G.R. Fraser-Platt P.G.J.O. Knaresborough Castle J. Steggles Prov.G.M. St Chad J. Garland P.A.G.D.C. Pontefract T. Sykes P.G.J.D. Eland T.A.T. Gatherum P.G.S.D. Worth P.K. Taylor P.G.J.D. Castle S.T. Gazzard P.A.G.D.C. Gilkirke R.G. Taylor P.G.J.O. Brighouse A. Geddes P.A.G.D.C. Vulcan R.M. Thornton P.A.G.St.B. Portal J.S. Gray P.G.J.D. St. Chad J.R. Tolson P.A.G.Swd.B. Portal L. Hainsworth P.A.G.St.B. St. Hiev K.H. Trott P.G.J.O. Worth B. Harrison P.G.St.B. Knaresborough Castle J.B. Truswell P.P.G.M. Rother L.J. Hendry P.A.G.St.B. Copley J.E. Vause P.G.J.O. Haywra B.J. Heywood P.A.G.D.C. Peace D.J. Walsh P.A.G.D.C. Integrity A.D. Hines P.A.G.Swd.B. Dartmouth T.L. Ward P.A.G.D.C. Bronte A.B. Hobson P.G.J.D. Escafeld J. Whitworth P.G.St.B. Beaumont M.J.P. Holgate P.G.S.D. Old York G.R. Wilde P.G.St.B. Gothic M.N. Holland P.A.G.D.C. Haywra R.E. Wilkinson G.Stwd. Old York M.F. Holmes P.A.G.D.C. Cleeves M.F. Wilson P.G.M.O. Peace D.E. Hymas P.G.S.D. Wharfedale J.A. Winder P.A.G.St.B. Dewsbury A.C. Jagger P.A.G.D.C. Old York R.J. Winterflood P.G.S.D. Legiolium G.A. Jarrett P.A.G.D.C. Castle T.H. Wise P.G.St.B. Morley M. Jessop P.G.St.B. Aries I. Wolstencroft P.G.J.O. Pontefract G.H.W. Kendall P.A.G.Swd.B. Vulcan S.N. Wood P.G.S.D. Lightcliffe M.J. Kenyon P.A.G.D.C. Fearnley A.L. Wright P.G.J.D. Wharfedale T.S.L. Kirby P.A.G.D.C. Prince Leopold L.A. Wroe P.G.St.B. Portal P.F. Leach P.A.G.D.C. St. Chad I. Yates P.A.G.Swd.B. Gothic M.J. Littlewood P.G.J.O. Dewsbury
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER’S AWARD
The Provincial Grand Master’s Award has been presented to the following Brethren:
* W.Bro. Colin M. Frith, P.Prov.G.S.W., Rother 651
* W.Bro. Norman Airton, P.Prov.G.S.W., Old York T.I.
* W.Bro. David James Welsh, P.G.S.D., Knaresborough Castle 768
* W.Bro. Albert Preston. P.Prov.G.S.W., Bronte 535
* W.Bro. Alwyn Crowther, P.Prov.G.S.W., (EL) Hon. Member Halifax 706
* W.Bro. Harry Birkby, P.Prov.G.S.W., Worth 727
* W.Bro. Norman Mennell, P.Prov.G.S.W., Castle 1257
* W.Bro. W.A.R. (Bill) Speight, P.Prov.G.S.W., St. Chad 374
* W.Bro. Harry Paley, P.Prov.G.S.W., Danum 398
* W.Bro. Harry Clifford, P.Prov.G.J.W., Gothic 1018
* W.Bro. Victor Joseph Siddons, P.Prov.G.S.W., Rother 651
* W.Bro. Guion Wood, P.A.G.Std.B., Prince Edward 14
* W.Bro. Samuel Ronald Littlewood, P.Prov.G.S.W., Integrity 110
W.Bro. Robert Andrew, P.A.G.D.C., Lightcliffe 715
* V.W.Bro. Phillip Raymond Mann, P.G.J.O., Pontefract 878
* Mrs. Judith Mann, Provincial Welfare Officer
Mrs. Freda Buxton, Provincial Welfare Officer
* W.Bro. Alec Henry Oldham, P.Prov.G.Stwd., Dartmouth 545
W.Bro. Malcolm Jeffrey Forrest, P.A.G.Org., Rother 651
W.Bro. James William Wilson, P.Prov.G.J.W., Eland 493
V.W.Bro. Edward Keith Patnick, P.G.J.O., Vulcan 1191
WEST YORKSHIRE ROYAL ARK MARINER
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The Royal Ark Mariner Distinguished Service Award has been presented to the following Brethren:
* W.Bro. Trevor Lancaster Hughes, M.B.E., Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Welcome 651
* W.Bro. Dennis Edgar Wilburn, J.P., Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Thorne 1004
* W.Bro. John Derrick Woodhouse, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Wentworth 53
* W.Bro. Peter Roy Smith, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Old York T.I.
* W.Bro. Thomas Youell Watson, J.P., Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Fearnley 58
* W.Bro. Eric Hirst, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Pudsey 658
* W.Bro. Milton Crossland, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Caldene 501
* Bro. Ernest William Angus, Caldene 501
* W.Bro. Brian Charles Young, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Hipperholme 715
W.Bro. Geoffrey Wilson, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Elmete 111
W.Bro. Graham Fisher, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Pudsey 658
W.Bro. Leslie Hainsworth, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Old York T.I.
W.Bro. Simon Thomas Gazzard, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Gilkirke 812
W.Bro. Gerald Draper, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Dartmouth 545
W.Bro. Godfrey Bedford, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Truth 137
W.Bro. David Marcus, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Pontefract 878
* W.Bro. Roy Moreton, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Abbey 768
W.Bro. Ralph Maurice Thornton, Prov.R.A.M.G.R., Portal 127
* DeceasedPROVINCIAL REGISTRAR’S REPORT
V.W.Bro. John Morgan, the Provincial Grand Registrar, submitted the following report:
Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master and Brethren, at 31st August 2020 the total membership of our
Mark Lodges was 1120 compared to 1139 twelve months previously. The number of our Brethren holding
dual membership increased by 2 to 73. The actual number of Mark Masons in the Province at 31st August
2020 was 1047.
New Members were 49 against 65 in the previous year
Resignations were 43 against 69
Exclusions 3 against 8
and Deaths 22 against 29
The number of Advancements during the year was 27 and the number of Joining Members 22.
In respect of our Royal Ark Mariner Lodges:
During the year there were 14 Elevations and 6 Joining Members including 3 Brethren who joined The Carl
Whitehead Lodge of Installed Commanders. However, we suffered 14 deaths and 19 resignations.
At 31st August 2020 the total membership was 678 compared to 691twelve months previously. The number
of Brethren holding dual membership decreased by 7 to 214. The actual number of Royal Ark Mariner
Masons in the Province at 31st August 2020 was 464.
OBITUARIES 2020/2021
W.Bro. J.S. Cole P.Prov.G.J.W. 943 10/05/2020 W.Bro. M.R.C. Pallott P.Prov.G.J.O. 352 05/10/2020
W.Bro. R. Dobson P.G.J.D. 651 21/05/2020 W.Bro. A. Greenwood P.Prov.G.J.O. 493 14/10/2020
W.Bro. P. Lomas P.Prov.G.J.W. 1027 27/05/2020 W.Bro. A.L. Heaton P.A.G.D.C. 1027 16/10/2020
Bro. R.K. Slater 398 20/07/2020 W.Bro. R. Edwards P.Prov.G.S.D. 1191 05/12/2020
W.Bro. T.E. North P.Prov.G.S.W. 943 24/07/2020 Bro. T.W. Wilson 768 13/12/2020
W.Bro. R.J. Groves P.Prov.G.I.W. 658 29/07/2020 W.Bro. E. Barron P.Prov.G.S.W. 53 16/12/2020
W.Bro. G. Carnall P.Prov.G.J.W. 618 15/08/2020 V.W.Bro. S.W. Kilburn P.G.J.O. 706 20/12/2020
W.Bro. L.G. Haigh P.Prov.G.S.W. 545 17/09/2020 Bro. J.K. Durdy 1018 05/01/2021
W.Bro. W. Richardson P.G.S.D. 352 18/09/2020 W.Bro. B.S. Dale P.Prov.G.J.W. 1004 15/01/2021
Bro. P. H. Driver 127 23/09/2020 W.Bro. J.D. Roberts P.Prov.G.J.W. 812 02/02/2021
W.Bro. J. English P.G.S.D. 1004 27/09/2020 W.Bro. C.H. Tysoe P.G.S.D. 1027 13/02/2021
W.Bro. H. Cropley P.G.S.D. 398 02/10/2020 W.Bro. B.E. Walker P.Prov.G.Org. 127 10/03/2021
W.Bro. W.I. Lane P.Prov.G.J.W. 374 03/10/2020 Bro. A. Naslas 525 26/03/2021ACTING PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICERS 2021-2022 Senior Warden A.M. Johnson, P.Prov.G.J.W. Old York T.I. Junior Warden I. Truswell, P.Prov.G.J.W. Rother 651 Master Overseer K. Lloyd Knaresboro’ Castle 768 Senior Overseer R. Dyer Fearnley 58 Junior Overseer T.W. McDougall Sincerity 943 Chaplain R.A.M.T. Quick, P.Prov.A.G.Chap. St. Chad 374 Treasurer A.D. Hines, P.A.G.Swd.B. Dartmouth 545 Registrar J. Morgan, P.G.J.O. Rother 651 Secretary G.G. Parker, P.A.G.D.C. Beaumont 1523 Director of Ceremonies A.J. Brown, P.A.G.D.C. Eland 493 Almoner P.F. Leach, P.A.G.D.C. St. Chad 374 Charity Steward J. Stanley, P.G.S.D. Gothic 1018 Inspector of Works J.D. Simpson Integrity 110 Sword Bearer D.R. Wight Pudsey 658 Deputy Chaplain H.G. Seed Eland 493 Deputy Secretary W. Marsden, P.Prov.G.J.W. Fearnley 58 Deputy D.C. M.N. Holland, P.Prov.G.S.W. Haywra 525 Senior Deacon R.D. Walker Prince Edward 14 Senior Deacon P.J. Glover Cleeves 618 Senior Deacon B. Butterfield Aireferry 1769 Junior Deacon T. Worthington Danum 398 Junior Deacon C.J. Allen Rother 651 Junior Deacon W. Sables Pontefract 878 Assistant Secretary J.J. Cunningham Aries 669 Assistant Charity Steward F.L. Davy, P.A.G.Swd.B. Prince Leopold 352 A.D.C. J. Gray, P.Prov. G.J.W. Pontefract 878 A.D.C. C.D. Lindsay, P.Prov.G.M.O. Gothic 1018 A.D.C. R.E. Wilkinson, G.Stwd Old York T.I. A.D.C. C. Hawkins, P.Prov.G.J.W. Bronte 535 Organist M.E. Rothman Vulcan 1191 Standard Bearer J.A. Beardmore Ainsty 1739 Assistant Standard Bearer E.A. Vendettuoli Bronte 535 Inner Guard R.A. Scofield Haywra 525 Steward J.N. Sealey Lightcliffe 715 Steward S. Walker Gilkirke 812 Steward G.S. Littlewood Vulcan 1191 Tyler B. Massam, P.Prov.G.J.W. Wharfedale 1027
Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons
Province of West Yorkshire
Income & Expenditure Accounts - Year ended 31st August 2020
31-Aug- 31-Aug-
Year ended: - 20 19
Income (£) (£)
Lodge Dues 4368.00 4487.00
Fees of Honour 3292.00 2932.00
Annual Meeting 0.00 8076.03
General Income (inc. regn. fees/dispns etc.) 455.00 580.00
Other Income 1.00 80.20
Bank & Other Interest 36.58 26.55
Year Book Sponsorship 0.00 1370.00
Mark 250 Club 6610.00 6355.00
14762.58 23906.78
Expenditure
Administration 1380.00 1380.00
Printing & Stationery 167.56 304.45
Postages & Telephone 609.90 603.05
General Costs (incl. ins., software licences
etc.) 2047.04 1528.86
Annual Meeting 0.00 8738.00
Other Costs (incl. Software & office equipt) 499.82 311.80
Year Book 0.00 1975.14
Mark 250 Club 6610.00 6355.00
11314.32 21196.30
Operating surplus 3448.26 2710.48
Transfer to Provincial Meeting Account -500.00 -500.00
Surplus to General Fund 2948.26 2210.48
Balance Sheet
31-Aug- 31-Aug-
20 19
Current Assets
Debtors & Prepayments 1550.00 1345.50
Deposits with Bradford Grammar School 925.00 765.00
Balances with Bank 72905.08 61599.46
75380.08 63709.96
-
Creditors & Accruals 10240.23 -5200.14
Total Assets 65139.85 58509.82
Represented by: -
Accumulated Fund (see notes) 65139.85 58509.82
Notes: General Provincial Mark 250 Contingency
Meeting
Total (£) Fund (£) (£) Club (£) Fund (£)
Accumulated Fund as at 31 August 2019 58509.82 22732.05 7595.34 3730.67 17130.32
Net movement 6630.03 2948.26 500.00 -218.23 3400.00
Accumulated Fund as at 31 August 2020 65139.85 25680.31 8095.34 3512.44 20530.32West Yorkshire Mark Benevolent Fund
Festival 2023
Balance Sheet
Current Assets: -
Balances with Bank
31-Aug- 31-Aug-
20 19
Current Liabilities: -
Creditor/Deferred Income due to MBF
Total Assets 36847.39 57462.78
36847.39 57462.78
Provincial Social Committee
- -
36847.39 57462.78
Income & Expenditure Accounts 0.00 0.00
Year ended: -
Income
Functions and social activities
Other Income
31-Aug- 31-Aug-
Bank & Other Interest 20 19
(£) (£)
0.00 13387.00
Expenditure 0.00 0.00
Functions and social activities 0.68 0.84
Other Expenditure - stock write off 0.68 13387.84
Donations
Surplus/(shortfall) of expend./income 0.00 11599.00
207.00 0.00
Balance Sheet 0.00 0.00
207.00 11599.00
Current Assets -206.32 1788.84
Balances with Bank
Stock (at cost)
31-Aug- 31-Aug-
Debtors & Prepayments (Hotel deposit) 20 19
Current Liabilities 10074.86 7796.18
Creditors & Accruals (Deposits for Christmas
Ball) 0.00 207.00
500.00 500.00
Total Assets 10574.86 8503.18
Represented by: - -2680.00 -402.00
Accumulated Fund, b/fwd (adjusted for pryr)
Surplus for year 7894.86 8101.18
Accumulated Fund
A D Hines, P.A.G. Swd.B., Provincial Grand Treasurer 8101.18 6312.34
G G Parker, P.A.G.D.C., Provincial Grand
Secretary -206.32 1788.84
C J Mitchell, F.C.A., P.A.G.Swd.B., Hon.
Provincial Auditor 7894.86 8101.18THE CLEEVES AND WHITEHEAD TRUST
In 2005 the West Yorkshire Province’s principal charities were the Cleeves and Whitehead Trust (named after
two long-serving Provincial Grand Masters Frederick Cleeves and Carl Whitehead) and the West Yorkshire
Mark Benevolent Fund which represented the national charity. Both had separate Trustees and funds and after
due consultation it was agreed to merge the two under the title of
The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust. Confirmation of this arrangement was given shortly afterwards by the
Charity Commission along with the registration Charity Reg. No. 223903.
The Trust thus became the one charitable body of the West Yorkshire Province of Mark Master Masons with
specific objectives.
These objectives were and still are:-
1. The relief of past and present Mark Master Masons of West Yorkshire and their families
and dependants who are in need, hardship or distress and
2. The support of such charities, charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the Trustees
see fit.
The Trust relies solely on the generosity of the Mark Master Masons of West Yorkshire for funding and many
of the charities and worthy causes it supports involves the care and welfare of children in the West Yorkshire
Province. Your continued financial support is vital to our maintaining the high standards set in providing this
charitable service.
The Trust also provides an annual, full board basis, holiday for up to 45 Mark Masons, widows
and dependants at Lytham St Annes under the supervision of the Provincial Almoner and the Welfare Officers
and organizes and funds two very popular Almoners Lunches, each of which is attended by some 170 to 185
elderly Brethren, widows and dependants every year.
In addition, the Trust gives financial support to our national charity, The Mark Benevolent Fund (MBF), to
enable it to fund larger projects on a national and global basis and is now engaged in supporting the Province
with our MBF Festival scheduled for 2023.
The Board of the Cleeves and Whitehead Trust consists of 8 Trustees:
Geoff Kendall, Chairman; Philip Drury; David Hymas; Rodney Toulson; John F.Clough;
Tony Brailsford; Alan Pendleton and Jim Stanley, along with the assistance of the Secretary
Jim Reynolds, Treasurer Philip Oldfield, Provincial Almoner Paul Leach and the C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Care and
Support Officers along with our seven Charity Representatives.
Everyone who works for and with the Trust does do on a voluntary basis and the Trustees are proud to
acknowledge that we are never short of helping hands.
CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES REPORT 2021
Brother President, Ladies and Brethren, this report covers from the period from the 8th March 2020 to the
12th March 2021.
Since our last AGM in March 2020, we have tried to endure an almost continuous lockdown for the rest of
2020 and the whole of 2021 to date. In all that time, the Trustees and their dedicated Support Officers, whilst
not being able to visit our members in need of pastoral care, have continued to support them via phone and
video conferencing.During the accounting period of 1st September 2019 to 31st August 2020 grants in the sum of £29,159 were awarded to dependants seeking the Trust’s assistance, whilst in the same period £24,313 was distributed to charities and worthy causes within the Province mainly related to work involved in fighting Covid-19. The Mark Benevolent Fund (MBF) received £69,702 plus Mark funds of £7,500, totalling £77,202, form the Trust. In comparison the Province received, in the past six months alone, a total of nearly £91,000 from the MBF in support of local community projects equating to almost 10% of the MBF’s total expenditure for England and Wales for 2020. The Trust is also committed to the support of our Province’s Festival scheduled for 2023 and the Trustees are grateful for the wise management of our investments by W.Bro. Geoff Kendall to ensure that this will be achieved. But as you can see from the Trust’s Report for the year ending 31st August 2020, now posted on our Provincial Website, our deficit for that period is around £90,000. What is now needed in answer to that deficit is a stimulus in donations. To this end the Cleeves and Whitehead Trust and the Festival Committee have joined together to encourage an improved level of donations. Our Charity Representatives and Lodge Charity Stewards are working together to ask all members to consider regular donations to the Trust and the Festival. A well-tried method for raising funds is that of using Standing Orders as a means of providing a regular income. It doesn’t matter how much the donation is for, every little helps, and it provides us with that steady flow of much needed cash. Another initiative the Trust has adopted is one offered by Amazon. Amazon Smile is an Amazon website whereby if you purchase any goods through Amazon they will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to a charity of your choice. If you don’t have an account with Amazon you will be asked to open one at no cost to yourself or with any commitment. You will then be invited to choose a charity which, hopefully, will be the Cleeves and Whitehead Trust (the 2023 Festival is not a charity). All you need to do then is click on smile.amazon.com and you will be thanked for your donation. All donations received by the Trust in this way will be forwarded to the Festival so it is worthwhile asking family and friends who use this method of buying to sign up as well. Please give this your serious consideration. The scheme doesn’t cost you anything extra and could well prove to be a good source of income for the Festival and, after 2023, the Trust. Still looking to the future, the Cleeves and Whitehead Trust is hoping to hold its annual holiday at Lytham St Annes from the 19th September for six days dependent, of course, on whether the lockdown and the vaccination programme have had a positive effect on the pandemic. We are also arranging to hold one of our Almoners Lunches in November and we have plans for three further lunches in 2022. In conclusion I would like to thank all the Trustees and Officers associated with the Trust for the hard work all of them have put in during this difficult past 12 months. I now stand down as Chairman of the Cleeves and Whitehead Trust, handing over the reins to W.Bro. Geoff Kendall for the next three years and I can honestly say that I have thoroughly enjoyed my three years as its Chairman. It has been a privilege. I am proud to have been part of a dedicated team who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the high standards set by our predecessors have been maintained and indeed improved upon. Finally, my sincere thanks to all of you, Brethren, for the valued support you give to the Trust year in, year out and to all of you who have read this report to the very end. Well done and thank you. Sincerely and fraternally W.Bro. Jim Stanley J.P., P.G.S.D., Prov.G.Ch.Stwd. Chairman of The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust
CLEEVES & WHITEHEAD TRUST –
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st AUGUST 2020
2020 2019
Donations by Members 67,394 74,342
Donations by Lodges and Collections 1,071 3,644
Legacies 1,086 69,551 (2,132) 75,864
Dividends from Investments 6,756 6,839
Interest from Cash Deposits 751 565
Other Income 0 7,507 3,160 10,564
Total Income 77,058 86,418
Grants, Holidays and Lunches 38,466 77,576
Grants to Other Masonic Charities 77,202 132,646
Grants to Non-Masonic Charities 38,362 154,030 44,131 254,353 Administrative Costs
13,115 8,439
Total Expenditure 167,145 262,792
Net Surplus / (Deficit) for the Year (90,087) (176,374)
Change in the Value of Investments 13 31,491
Surplus / (Deficit) transferred to Fund Balance (90,074) (144,883)
Assets
Fixed Assets 1,391 1,947
Quoted Investments 669,148 669,135
Cash at Bank 299,547 357,223
Other Assets 7,771 977,857 36,540 1,064,845 Liabilities
Other Creditors 0 2,640
Long Term Grants Held 0 0
MBF Grants Held for Distribution 181,144 181,144 175,418 178,058
Net Assets 796,713 886,787
General Fund Balance Brought Forward 886,787 1,031,670 Surplus / (Deficit) in the Year
(90,074) (144,883)
General Fund Balance Carried Forward 796,713PROVINCIAL ALMONER’S UPDATE – SUMMER 2021
2020 A year to remember !!!! or a year to forget ????
My predominant message for the last fifteen months or so has been simply “phone calls, phone calls,
phone calls.” Never in our history has the simple telephone call been more important. Even now with some
light shining at the end of our tunnel and with visiting once again on the horizon, I still hold the opinion that
a caring, concerned phone call is of tremendous value. I do urge each and all in our Province, even as matters
improve, to maintain the high level of calls to our members and not to let the level of calls drop.
I would again thank all our Almoners, both official and unofficial, for their monumental efforts to get our
members through the most trying of years that many of us can remember. Our lonely, aged and unwell
members have expressed to me on numerous occasions just how much the phone ringing means to them as
well as how much they relish our masonic resumption. These calls have simply reminded our membership
that they are still treasured members of our Province and that despite everything going on they have not been
forgotten. Such calls and support are what has helped them through this long, lonely ordeal. These are their
words, not mine.
We have had many demands on both our time and our finances to help people in need. The pandemic has had
a negative effect on many lives in so many ways. It is pleasing to be able to say that your Province in the form
of The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust has responded swiftly and positively to the vast majority of cases. We
have, when required, referred cases to the Mark Benevolent Fund who have again supported positively.
I must inform you of the new Almoner Resource which is now on our website and I would urge everyone to
visit it, as it has much information and advice on many aspects of modern day living as well as advice
specifically as to Almoners’ and our membership. It is new and it is a wonderful asset.
I look forward to masonic resumption which again will include the Almoners Lunches and the Annual Holiday,
events that have been missed by our membership and which are fondly being looked forward to with great
relish. We should be proud of these regular events and acknowledge just what they put into our members’
lives.
I would ask all Mark Masons to work hard upon resumption and assist our members with whatever is required
to make their resumption as easy as possible. There may be problems which arise due to the passage of time
in lockdown but with thought and goodwill we can get all our members back into their Mark family.
I once again thank everyone in the province for the kindness and consideration shown to one another……long
may it continue.
Until we meet again…..best wishes to all.
Sincerely and fraternally.
Paul Leach
Provincial Grand AlmonerPROVINCIAL DIARY 2021/2022
Please note that the following events are presented with the caveat that they can only be tentative in the
present situation. Please visit the Provincial website westyorksmark.co.uk in order to keep up-to-date with
what arrangements can take place. Additional events which may be possible will also be advised by Lodge
Secretaries/Scribes and the Provincial Secretariat.
01 September 2021 South Yorkshire A.I.M. Annual Meeting, Tapton Hall, Sheffield
05 September 2021 Huddersfield, Halifax & Districts Family Walk
19-25 September 2021 Lytham St Annes Holiday – sponsored by the Cleeves & Whitehead Trust
02 October 2021 Provincial Grand R.A.M. Assembly, Tapton Hall, Sheffield^
23 October 2021 Provincial Sesquicentenary Meeting at Bradford Grammar School
01 November 2021 Almoner Lunch, Tapton Hall, Sheffield ^
13 November 2021 Consecration of The Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge, Pontefract
30 November 2021 Copley 111Sesquicentenary Meeting at Castle Grove, Leeds
12 December 2021 Annual Carol Service, 2.30 p.m, Central Methodist Church, Brighouse
21 February 2022 Worth 727 Centenary Meeting at Cooke Street, Keighley
05 March 2022 Annual Charity Meeting, Westbourne House, Otley
14 March 2022 Brighouse 753 Centenary Meeting at Briggate, Brighouse
27 March 2022 Bradford and Districts I.M.A. Sunday Lunch, Westbourne House, Otley ^
04 April 2022 Almoner Lunch, Cedar Court Hotel, Ainley Top, Huddersfield ^
23 April 2022 Annual Provincial Meeting at Bradford Grammar School
27 April 2022 Huddersfield, Halifax & Districts I.M.A. Annual Meeting, Blenheim House, Batley
19 May 2022 Bradford and Districts I.M.A. Annual Meeting, Westbourne House, Otley
25 June 2022 Provincial Hoedown at Ringstone Hill Farm, Brierley, Barnsley ^
21 July 2022 Leeds and District I.M.A. Annual Meeting, Masonic Hall, Knaresborough
07 September 2022 South Yorkshire A.I.M. Annual Meeting, Tapton Hall, Sheffield
Note : ^ Ladies are invited to dine with the Brethren
Please note that our following Annual Provincial Meeting will be held at Bradford
Grammar School on 15th April 2023.WEST YORKSHIRE MBF FESTIVAL 2023 Brethren, we are now within two years of the end of the West Yorkshire Mark Benevolent Fund Festival and I thank you all for your support over the past years. It may have been a new Standing order to the Cleeves and Whitehead trust, support of a Lodge fund-raising event or a donation to the events on our website. Every little bit of help counts. We have more to do and we need to support our wonderful charities every way we can. I make no apologies for continually speaking about fund raising. How else do we support the MBF, enabling them to continue providing funds for worthy causes. Many of these are in our own Province. Many are close to our hearts. All of them deserve our charitable support, the latest being the £1,000 per Lodge to the Hospices of West Yorkshire, a total of £44,000. The clock is ticking even louder these days – two years to go – two years to fulfil the dream of our Provincial Grand Master that we should become a Grand Patron Gold province – two years to show him our support – thirty five years until the next one. The only way the MBF receives funds is by each province taking it in turn to hold a Festival so let us enjoy ours for the next two years. The MC² Cycle Challenge has had to be put back because of the Covid situation but I am assured that it will still take place, probably next year. So we have removed the TotalGiving page for this event. But don’t be downhearted, Brethren. It will be back in the Autumn with an excellent chance for you to show your support for the MC² team led by W.Bro. Rod Dyer. For the last few months, the MC² Cycle Challenge has been replaced by “The Big Bike Ride”. On 19th August 2021 W.Bro. Frank Milner sets out to conquor 1,732 miles from Portsmouth to John O’Groats and back. Good luck Frank and thanks to all who are sponsoring him on his exciting fund-raising event with The Widow’s Sons. As we resume our Lodge meetings ready for the Autumn sessions, it will have been nearly 18 months since we have been in each other’s company – 18 months since we did any ritual or shared a Festive Board. How enjoyable will that be? But it’s also 18 months since many of us thought about fund-raising for our Festival. Our Charity Stewards will be active in promoting raffles, lunches and other activities. Why not give your Charity Steward some assistance by suggesting fun activities for your Lodge. No matter how big or small, every little counts. Spread the news to your local Lodges for extra support. If you need some support or ideas please ask your local Provincial Charity Representative for assistance.
The Festival Committee is here to help you. Everyone can
support the Festival in their own way. The Festival
Committee have been working over the past 18 months by
promoting events on the Provincial website and Facebook.
We realise that not everyone has access to these facilities
but it has been the only way we have been able to keep
going.
The latest one is the Virtual Walk from Land’s End to John
O’Groats. Taking place on September 21 st, everyone can
join in, walk a few miles, walk many miles, it’s your choice
and it builds up the total distance. If we get there we can
always walk back. See the website and circulars for
information.
As I said at the beginning, we are now in the last two years of the Festival. We must be ready to launch in
twelve months’ time. With booking forms for the Gala Weekend in 2023, hotel bookings and organised trips
we are getting ready to welcome our Grand Rulers and visitors from other Provinces to show them what West
Yorkshire is about and to entertain them.
We will need your help and your presence at the Gala Weekend. How? What is it all about? What do you have
to do? What is expected of me? Answers to all of these will be distributed throughout this coming Masonic
year. Have a look at the West Yorkshire Festival promotion video on the website or at your Zoom meetings
which answer some of your questions.
Friday 30th June and Saturday 1st July 2023
As always, the Festival Committee is here to assist you in your events so please contact me if we can help.
V.W.Bro. Richard Puttrell
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