One of my duties as District Grand Prefect is to represent our District throughout the country at other District Meetings.
The other weekend I travelled to Lowestoft in East Anglia for their Meeting, a round trip of 680 miles. I was accompanied by my Deputy, V.W.Bro. David Wright.
Over the next few weeks we will have two other visits to far away places, firstly to South Wales for the Meeting of Severn District and then up to Cleator Moor in Cumbria for their meeting. These journeys would be much less pleasurable without the company of my Deputy and I place on record my thanks for his total support of the District and the Allied Degrees.
I drove to Lowestoft & Dave will drive to Cumbria and we shall both drive our separate ways to South Wales, what support from a great friend.

A bumper night was had at Stayley Council No. 41, Hyde on 7th October when the Council celebrated its Centenary in the presence of the Grand Master, M.W.Bro. Thomas Firth Jackson.
To mark the event a celebratory booklet was produced by the Lodge Secretary, W. Bro. David Smith who was promoted, on the night, to the Rank of PGJD by the Grand Master.
Earlier W. Bro. David Bradbury had been promoted to the Rank of Past District Grand Junior Warden by the District Grand Prefect.
To add to what was already a very special occasion R.W.Bro. Benjamin Addy was presented with a Grand Council Certificate to Celebrate his 50 Years in Allied Degrees. The Certificate was presented by the Grand Master in a wonderfully relaxed manner with both the Grand Master and R.W.Bro. Ben Addy reminiscing of the happy times they have enjoyed over the past 50 years.
What a happy and enjoyable evening.

Photographs :-

No 1 – The Grand Master M.W. Bro. Thomas Firth Jackson & the W.M. of Stayley Council No. 41 W.Bro. Mark Holmes Dist.G.Steward

No. 2 – The Grand Master M.W. Bro. Thomas Firth Jackson with the District Grand Prefect

No. 3 – The District Grand Prefect , The Past Deputy Grand Master & The Grand Master

No. 4 – The W.M. of Stayley Council, The Past Deputy Grand Master & The Grand Master

No. 5 – The Grand Master with his Grand D.C. R.W.Bro. David Davis P.G.J.W.

No. 6 – The Grand Master & W.Bro. David Smith, Lodge Secretary promoted to P.G.J.D.

No. 7 – The District Team in attendance