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During October
the Lodge sadly lost its Senior attending Past Master.
W. Bro. A Dixon
PPJGW passed away on Thursday 24th October 2002. He was Initiated on
9th January 1959, Passed on the 10th April 1959, Raised on 8th May
1959, and was Master of the Lodge during 1972 - 73. W. Bro. Dixon
regularly attended regular Lodge Meetings and Practices, and took
great pride in guiding and instructing Junior Brethren through the
ritual for both passing and raising ceremonies.
December 2002
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The summer recess
also provided the opportunity for two of the brethren to visit Rosslyn
Chapel in Scotland. Rosslyn Chapel is an historical enigma famed
worldwide for the beauty of its carving of the "Apprentice Pillar".
There are also carvings in the ceiling of aloe cactus and heads of
maize which are native to the "New World" and pre-date Columbus's
discovery of North America by one hundred years! Built in 1446 by
William St. Clair, third and last Prince of Orkney, Rosslyn conforms
neither to contemporary or classical architecture. Christopher
Knight and Robert Lomas make many interesting references to the
chapel in their books the "Hiram Key" and "The Second Messiah" which
research the origins of Freemasonry. Well worth a visit - but you
will leave with more questions than answers.
August 2002
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During the summer
recess a group of over 30 brethren, family and friends attended an
enjoyable classical music concert at Broughton Hall, near Skipton.
For those that have not been to an open air concert before, we took
seats and deckchairs, picnics of all shapes and sizes, including
wine of course and lots of waterproof clothing. The concert was
performed by the Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Roderick Dunk and provided a combination of good music and a
thrilling firework display. The music itself included some great
classics by Puccini, Bach, Johann Strauss, etc. It also included
what was my favourite of the evening, Korngold's film score from the
Errol Flynn classic "The Sea Hawk". The only down side to the
evening was the weather, typically British summer weather - rain!
However, that aside a good night was had by all.
August 2002
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