In February 2023, I was diagnosed with T3 Prostate Cancer, this came as a massive shock as I had no symptoms and was feeling relatively fit. In April I had an operation to remove the prostate and I pleased to say that the operation was…
Dear Brethren All, Sorry that I am a little late today in compiling this letter but I was picked up at 8.30 a.m. today, to attend the Dorset, Royal Order of Scotland meeting as a visitor. It was as usual, a very enjoyable event, with…
Dear Brethren All, Greetings on this cloudy Saturday morning, I trust that you are as well as can be expected. For those of you not too good in health, I wish you well and hope that you will be on the road to recovery. Brethren,…
Dear Brethren All, I hope that in the main you are all well or as well as can be expected. After experiencing the hottest June on record, we are, I feel, in for a very wet July. We do need this rain for many reasons,…
Dear Brethren All, Sorry the letter is later this weekend but it has been a hectic time. Pat and I left home at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday morning to go to Harrogate. There we joined the P.G.M. and other brethren from the Province at the…
Dear Brethren All, Yes, I am still here, but I apologise that it has been three weeks since I wrote to you all. The last couple of weekends have been busy, at the same time enjoyable. On 3rd June our daughters treated us to a weekend…
Dear Brethren All, You may be thinking that I had forgotten you as there was no letter last Saturday, a simple reason, I was on a cruise towards Stockholm. We are now back having had an enjoyable time with calm seas all the way and…
Dear Brethren All, Good morning on this damp but Historic day, the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. I do not think that the weather will dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of those watching this day of pomp and formality, especially those lining…
Dear Brethren All, On this sunny morning I greet you all well. Last Saturday was an excellent Annual Provincial Meeting at the Guildhall, Portsmouth, which was well attended and it was an opportunity for me to meet up and speak to many of you. I…
Dear Provincial Grand Master, George, What a superb Mark day we all had yesterday at Portsmouth once again. Thank you so much for the kind and generous hospitality afforded to me and members of the team. It is always a very happy meeting and one…