2010 Mark Provincial Senior Warden To Steer the Preston Ark for the next Year |
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| Members of Preston Royal Ark Mariner Lodge No 143 were delighted to welcome W. Bro Stuart Brackstone | |
| RAMGR representing the Provincial Grand Master, for the installation ceremony of Bro. Eric Picton. Who held | |
| the rank of Provincial Senior Warden in 2010. Eric is also a Past Master of Preston Mark lodge. No 143 | |
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| In an excellent ceremony by the retiring Commander | |
| W. Bro. John Sarti. Bro. Eric was well and truly | |
| Installed. The D.C. W. Bro. Philip Watson then | |
| faultlessly gave the address to the new Commander. | |
| W.Bro Brackstone then brought the greetings of the | |
| Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master. He then | |
| kindly presented and explained the Grand Lodge | |
| Certificate to the Lodges newest member Bro George | |
| Roberts. | |
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| Above: L to R, W. Bro Stuart Brackstone RAMGR | |
| W. Cdr. Eric Picton Inst. Cdr. W. Bro. John Sarti | |
| & W.Bro. Paul Snape RAMGR | |
| The Lodge was also pleased to welcome W. Bro. Paul | |
| Snape the special representative of the P.G.M. Who | |
| was accompanied by no less than 7 other Grand | |
| Officers. | |
| Right: Newly installed Cdr Allan Newman of | |
| Lawrence RAM greets his fellow newly installed | |
Cdr. Eric Picton |
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Bro. Eric’s personal guests included W. Bro. David |
| Rotheram who as Provincial Junior warden in 2010, | |
| spent many happy hours together, and became good | |
| friends. | |
| A good festive board was then enjoyed with | |
| humorous speeches from both W. Bro Brackstone | |
| and our new Commander. | |
| To finish the night a Westhoughton Swindle (Raffle) | |
| Apologies to Westhoughton masons. Was conducted | |
| by our new Senior Warden Bro. Ken Roulston. Which | |
| raised the magnificent sum of £90 | |
| A most gratifying end to a superb evening | |
| Left: Our retiring W. Cdr. John Sarti in a limited | |
| edition photograph with a moustache. John has | |
| been participating in “ Movember” To raise awareness | |
of Prostate and Testicular Cancers. |
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| Note to all his friends. It will be removed as soon as possible on 1st December. So make the most of this | |
| never to be forgotten photograph. There are no more photographs in existence | |
| Article and Photographs courtesy of Tony Shaw | |
