It's Not What but Who

It's not always what you know but who!! So today was one of those blessings! My great friend David, whom Ive known for over 30 years  had invited me and a couple of colleagues for lunch at the East India Club in St. James' Square. How decadent and awfully nice !!! One of London's hidden gems.

The Fruits of One's Labours

If you would have asked me a year ago "How's the Lodge Doing?" my reply would have probably been "OK thanks". That was before the telephone started ringing and the emails started arriving.Then before I knew it we had enquiries from another eighteen candidates wanting to join Freemasonry.
Now its Wow !! how are we going to manage this lot !!!

After a little thought. The answer was (almost) simple... if we can't take them in the near future...Let's .introduce them to other Lodges that are in need of candidates. Then, produce a spreadsheet  to monitor their development and to make sure they are mentored into what is expected of them.

They Shall Not Grow Old

Hundreds of people gathered this morning at the top of Pinner High Street to commemorate the fallen Service Men and Women who have given their lives in conflicts all over the world.
Yes!! Today is Remembrance Sunday!!

Our ProPGM, R.W.Bro Roger Croome QPM, had the honour of placing a wreath on behalf of Middlesex Freemasons at the Pinner War Memorial.

Then just before 11am the bell at Pinner church and a lone trumpeter sounded the last post which  signalled the start of the 2 minutes silence at 11 am on the 11th Day of the 11th Month.


They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Then more than 30 organisations placed their individual wreaths against the memorial. A fitting tribute!!

And as quickly as the crowds had gathered, they had dispersed in a buss of chatter 

Dark Blues Galore

It had been a while since I had attended the Middlesex Provincial Grand Officers (PGO) Club meeting, so on Thursday 1st November, I made the effort and went along with our Worshipful Master, Terry Clayfield.. I was amazed at the turnout, some 170 members packed the venue at the BA Concorde Club near Heathrow and what a most enjoyable evening it was!! Full of banter and chatter!!