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Annual Provincial Meeting, The Webbington Hotel

This year’s Annual Meeting, at its usual venue, the Webbington Mark Master Masons, Advanced over the last year.
Hotel, near Axbridge was held under the Banner of the Portal The highlight of the meeting arrived with the appointment of
Lodge, No. 155 who meet at Frome. Under the watchful eye the incoming Senior and Junior Wardens, the new Provincial
of Provincial Director of Ceremony Ray Johnstone-Smith, all Team, the re-appointment of Executive Officers, and the first
rose to receive the Portal Lodge Banner, accompanied by the time Appointment and Promotion of brethren; each greeted
Master of the Lodge and his supporting Brethren. This was and invested individually by RW.Brother David Nelson.
closely followed by visiting Dignitaries and Provincial Guests. The PGM then rose to address the meeting, the full report can be read on
Again on command, all rose to greet and applaud the Provincial the Mark Provincial Web Site, www.somersetmarkmason.co.uk.
Grand Master for Somerset, The Right Worshipful Brother Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed in due form,
David Brian Nelson accompanied by his Deputy, The Very the Provincial Grand Master, his Deputy, Provincial
Worshipful Brother Raymond Guthrie and the Provincial Team. Team and visiting Dignitaries retired from the assembly.
The opening hymn was sung and Provincial Grand Lodge was Many ladies had accompanied the brethren to the meeting
opened in due form. The PGM next welcomed a delegation of and were separately entertained by a talk from Mrs. Marilyn
Royal Ark Mariners, dressed in their regalia and representing the ten Sydenham on “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People”, one of the two
RAM Lodges in the Province. The PGM then rose to welcome by charities the PGM had chosen for this Masonic year; a cheque
name all the visiting dignitaries from Somerset and the many other for £10,000 had been presented to this charity at an earlier date.
Provinces; some new friends and some old friends of the Province. The Happy atmosphere continued into the Festive
A Roll of all Somerset Mark and RAM Lodges was next called and it was Board that accompanied the meeting, with minimum
gratifying to note that every Lodge named was answered by many voices! speeches and maximum enjoyment and laughter.
The remaining items of business were speedily proposed, A very satisfactory end to a pleasant day and a
seconded and dealt with, including a welcome to all new special event on the Provincial Calendar each year!
The two charities pictured below shows first the St.
John City of Wells Division Ambulance staffed by
Kevin Penny and Donna-Marie Mac Pherson.
This Ambulance is the PGM’s second chosen charity
and £10,000 has been pledged to purchase an ECG
Monitor to turn the Crusader Ambulance into a fully
equiped Paramedic unit;.
Bottom centre shows
Pearl Withyman with her hearing dog Pasha.

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