Due to the suspension of Masonic activity the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Senatus of East Lancashire was held as a Virtual Business Meeting using the Zoom video conferencing tool. Attending the meeting was the Grand Summus, M.Dist.Comp. Ian Stanley Currans; Deputy Grand Summus, R.Dist.Comp. Francis Charles Spencer; Assistant Grand Summus, R.Dist.Comp Howard Saul Markham; and the Grand Recorder, R.Dist.Comp. Ryan A Williams.
The meeting was attended by many members of the Provincial Grand Senatus of East Lancashire and Provincial and District Grand Summi and Companions from the Provinces in England and Wales and Districts overseas.
From Surrey there was our Provincial Grand Summus, R.Dist. Comp. Arnold Long; Past Provincial Grand Summus, R.Dist. Comp. Louis Keats; Deputy Provincial Grand Summus, Dist. Comp. Nigel Thomson; Past Deputy Provincial Grand Summus, Dist. Comp. Ian Smith; and our Provincial Grand Recorder, Em.Comp. Chris Eley.
By 12.30 p.m. just under 150 Companions had joined the meeting. R.Dist. Companion Howard Stephen Nuttall declared the meeting open and welcomed all present. The Provincial Grand Recorder designate, Comp. Paul Joynson, read the Permission to hold a Virtual Business Meeting.
After the regular business had been conducted R.Dist. Companion Howard Nuttall welcomed the Grand Summus, M.Dist.Comp. Ian Stanley Currans who addressed the Companions.
The Grand Suumus then requested the Grand Recorder, R.Dist.Comp. Ryan A Williams, to read the Patent of Appointment. The Grand Summus then formally confirmed R.Dist.Comp. Allan Shields as the Provincial Grand Summus for the Provincial Grand Senatus of East Lancashire. The Provincial Grand Summus read the Patent of Appointment for the Deputy Provincial Grand Summus following which the Provincial Grand Summus formally confirmed Dist. Companion Trevor Jewett as Deputy Provincial Grand Summus of East Lancashire. The Provincial Grand read the Patent of Appointment for the Assistant Provincial Grand Summus following which the Provincial Grand Summus formally confirmed Dist Companion David L. Greenhalgh as Assistant Provincial Grand Summus, The Provincial Grand Summus asked the Provincial Grand Recorder to read the names of the Companions appointed to and promoted in Provincial Grand Rank. The Provincial Grand Summus congratulated those who have received appointment or promotion in the Provincial Grand Senatus of East Lancashire. The Provincial Grand Summus then addressed Provincial Grand Senatus.
A presentation was made to the Past Provincial Grand Summus, R.Dist. Companion Howard Nuttall, of an engraved decanter, two crystal glasses and a nice bottle of Gin. His wife, Carol, was then presented with a lovely cut glass vase with many thanks from the Companions of East Lancashire for all that R.Dist. Companion Howard has done for the Province while Provincial Grand Summus.
The Provincial Grand Summus then thanked everyone for attending and declared the meeting closed.
Article and photos by Chris Eley
< back to news index