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The first master of Lincolnshire’s newest Freemasons lodge has promised it’ll be a place of friendship and welcome – but with a sprinkling of good-natured banter.
That’s the promise made by Bob Chalklin, master of the Armed Forces Lodge of Lincolnshire number 10040, consecrated in front of 150 people including representatives from just about every lodge in the province.
After the ceremony Bob said he felt relieved it had gone well. The run up to creation of the lodge had been just the same as the day of the consecration itself; succeeding through the combined efforts of a large number of people, to whom he was effusive in his thanks. Those thanks included a special mention for Peter Hegarty, pictured below, APGM for the Province of East Lancashire, who had assisted by providing equipment worth about £3,500 – all of which will retain references to the Lodges it came from.
The lodge will be peripatetic, meeting around the province, though its nominal base will be Sleaford, home of its mother lodge Daedelus.
Goat the Lodge mascot, featured with Bob Chalklin in this collection of pictures, was made by Gillian Woods, wife of founder member Anthony Woods.
