1st CENTRAL LANCASHIRE FESTIVAL
   
The !st Central Lancashire Festival really took off on Thursday 13th November at Leyland Masonic Hall. With a presentation of “The Mark and Beyond”
PGM's together, RW Bro. Tony Harrison, Craft and RW Bro Peter Connolly, Mark, enjoy an informal chat
Over 100 Mark Masons and 6 Craft Masons attended the event, which has been prepared over the last 12 months by all the Mark Lodges  in the Central Lancashire area (Preston, Leyland, Chorley and Horwich)
VW Bro. Paul Snape, Special Rep, congratulates W. Bro. Tony Shaw on his hard work well done
The object of the presentation was to highlight the reasons to becoming a Mark Master Mason and the opportunities available in  other degrees to further their Masonic careers once Mark Master Masons.
The Bling Brothers, Tony Farrar, Prov. JW, Steve Walls, Grand ADC,
Ken Boon & Mike Beesley, G. Stewards and Arthur Robinson, Prov. SW
The Festival was pleased welcome our R.W. Provincial Grand Master Peter Connolly and the Provincial Team. Also they were delighted to welcome
Bro. Paul Renton, (Asst to Prov. Grand Principals Royal Arch)
whose power point presentation was second to none
R. W. Bro Tony Harrison our new P.G.M. in the Craft. All the guests expressed great enthusiasm at the quality and the content of the event.
The WM with his SW Dave Poulter, JW Neil McGill,
Tony Harrison Craft PGM, and Mark PGM Peter Connolly
The script was written by W.Bro Tony Shaw P. G. Std B. and W.Bro. Eric Picton P. A. G. D. C. and presented by 14 members of all the 7 Lodges. Including an excellent slide show provided by W. Bro Paul Renton.
WM Eric Hart with his Wardens and WM of Aeon Bill Bruce
PGM Peter Connolly, Deputy PGM Keith Beardmore, Assistant Ian Nairn, Tony Harrison Past Deputy PGM
and Mike Beesley, Grand Steward
The Festival will now continue on an annual basis, with New Temple Mark Lodge No 1438 at Chorley,  volunteering to host the 2015 event. (Thursday 17th December)
 

Article by Tony Shaw, Photographs Courtesy of Colin Mills and Mike Beesley