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Chris Jones’s two-year Round Britain walk comes to a formal finish with a finale event at the Doubletree by Hilton in Lincoln on Saturday February 15th when there’s to be a buffet lunch followed by a Q&A session about the walk followed by an auction of some exclusive plots going under the hammer.
Says Chris: “The Walk the Edge Challenge has been walked. The Fundraising goal to raise £100,000 for the Masonic Charitable Foundation is nearly finished. The items listed below were donated to me during my walk and will be auctioned at this Celebration event, for which there are still places available. To book one of the few remaining places drop Chris an email to cjones@fwlodge.org. Lunch is available at £20 a head.
If you’re not able to attend, you can still bid on the items on offer before the auction. All proceeds will be added to the funds already collected, and details of how to register your bid are below.
Lot 1. Seven nights hire of a 6-berth motorhome. To be collected from Kings Lynn in Norfolk. Donated by Bro Tony Cable. https://midnorfolkmotorhomehire.co.uk Value of hire – £700-£1,000 depending on when you hire it. Starting Bid – £250
Lot 2. Elliot Brown Canford Mountain Rescue Special Edition Wristwatch. No. 56 of only 500 with exclusive Masonic inscriptions on watch face and on the back of the watch. Donated by Elliot Brown supplier of quality watches to the Special Forces. Value of watch – £425. Starting Bid – £150
Lot 3. One night stay with breakfast at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lincoln. Donated by the Double tree Hotel. Value – £125 – £185 depending on when you book. Starting bid – £50
Lot 4. Bottle of Churchills Reserve Port from The Tower of London. The label has been signed by all the current Yeoman Warders. Donated by Bro. Jude Garland. Starting bid – £40
Lot 5. Grand Master Mason’s Choice Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 10 Years. Donated and signed by The Grand Master Mason of The Grand Lodge of Scotland, Bro William Ramsy McGee. Starting Bid – £40
Lot 6. Bottle of 22 Special Air Service (SAS) Graham’s 10-Year-Old Tawny Port. Exclusive to the SAS SGT’s Mess in Hereford. Donated by W. Bro Jon Hewitt RA. (SAS) Starting Bid – £40
Lot 7. Bottle of Special Boat Service (SBS) Empty Shell Crusted Port (2017). Exclusive to the SBS SGT’s Mess in Poole. Donated by W. Bro Andy Gale PCO Province of Dorset. Former Police Liaison to the SBS. Starting Bid – £40
Lot 8. Bottle of Special Edition ‘Rumley 1893’. One of only 10 bottles labelled for Walk the Edge. The bottle is signed by The PGM, DPGM, APGM’s, PCO, Chris Jones and W. Bro Simon Noden WM of Lumley Lodge No. 1893 who donated the bottle. Starting Price – £40
Lot 9. Bottle of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky. Donated by W. Bro Karl Frowan, PCO Province of South Wales. Starting Price – £40
To register a bid
Register bids with Chris Jones. Let him know the name and number of the item you want to bid on and the maximum price you are prepared to pay. Bids up to your maximum will be included during the ‘in room’ bidding on the day.
Bids can be sent via email to cjones@fwlodge.org , via text message to 07979 778176, or via WhatsApp. Be sure to include your name.
The deadline for submitting bids is noon on Friday 14th February.
