Horton Lodge

Saturday 20th January 2024 - Burns' Night
2024-01-20 18:00 - 23:30 UTC | Middleton Masonic Club, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, M24 4DY
HORTON LODGE 8528 - Burns' Night 2024
Saturday 20th January
6:00 p.m. for 6:30 p.m.
Horton Lodge, 8528, invite you to join us at our annual Burns' Night celebration.
Dress code is Smart Casual or Tartan.
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Banquet Menu

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties

Starter
Scotch Broth

Main - A
Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding - served with herb roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Main - B
Vegetarian - Not-beef Wellington

Dessert
Raspberry Pavlova

Coffee and Mints

Tickets £40 per person
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After Dinner Entertainment

Scots Guards Pipe Band

Followed by :
Live entertainment provided by Danny Murphy

Late Bar

Tuesday 6th February 2023 - Festival of St John
2024-02-06 17:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Master Elect, Worshipful Brother Laurence Jones, was installed as Worshipful Master of Horton Lodge 8528 on Tuesday 6th February 2024

Horton Lodge celebrated the Festival of St John at their meeting which started at 17:00 at Middleton Masonic Hall. The lodge room was well attended by members of Horton Lodge and 45 visiting brethren from other local Lodges from various Masonic Provinces.

WBro Laurence Jones
Worshipful Master 2024 - 2025

6th February 2024
2024-02-06 17:00 - 22:30 UTC
Dear Sir and Brother,
By command of the Worshipful Master, Bro Adam Mooney, I request your attendance at the Regular Meeting of this Lodge at Middleton Masonic Club, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4DY
If you are a mason and interested in visiting Horton Lodge please contact our Lodge Secretary who will be pleased to help.

DINNER SUIT with BLACK BOW TIE (not coloured) - WHITE GLOVES
Please note we Tyle at 5:00pm
BUSINESS

To open the Lodge
To read and if approved confirm the minutes of the last Regular Meeting
To receive the representative of the RW Provincial Grand Master
To Install Wbro Laurence Jones as Worshipful Master for the ensuing year
To Appoint and Invest Officers
Ballot for a candidate to be initiated
Almoner’s report
District Representative’s report
Director's report
To collect Alms
To transact any other business
To close the Lodge

The next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge after this lodge meeting will be in 17th November 2024 at King George's Hall, Blackburn

Social Board Menu

Starter : Haggis, Neaps and Tatties
Main : Beef Tenderloin Medallions in a mushroom sauce,
served with dauphinoise potatoes and a selection of green vegetables
Desert : Tiramisu
Followed by Coffee and After Eight Mints

Please inform the Lodge Secretary of any dietary requirements a minimum of 7 days prior to the lodge meeting

Worshipful Master and IPM 2023 - 2024

Bro Adam Mooney
Worshipful Master

WBro Laurence Jones
IPM

OFFICERS 2023 - 2024

TBC at Installation
Senior Warden

TBC at Installation
Junior Warden

WBro Laurence Jones
Chaplain

WBro Derek Andrews
Treasurer

WBro Roger Norris
Secretary

WBro Neil Brown
Director of Ceremonies

WBro Ray Taylor
Almoner

Bro Ian Duncan (TBC at Installation)
Charity Steward

WBro Jimmy Burns (TBC at Installation)
Lodge Mentor

TBC at Installation
Senior Deacon

TBC at Installation
Junior Deacon

TBC at Installation
Assistant DC

Bro Robin Whalley
Assistant Secretary

TBC at Installation
Inner Guard

WBro Gordon Cox
Tyler

Bro Laurence Jones
District Representative

Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lodge 50th Celebration
2024-03-05 17:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Worshipful Brother John Curry, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of East Lancashire attended the Lodge Meeting to celebrate Horton Lodge's 50th Anniversary.

Brother Robin Whalley, Lodge Secretary, read out the minutes of the first Lodge Meeting (see below).

Wbro Laurence Jones, Worshipful Master, then delivered a short presentation on Horton Lodge across the last 50 years (see below).

Wbro John Curry, APGM, delivered a presentation on the year Horton Lodge 8528 was consecrated, 1974.

Wbro John Curry, APGM, was able on this special occasion to make a provincial promotion, which was given to Wbro Neil Brown. Wbro Neil Brown was promoted to Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies PProvDepGDC

The lodge room was well attended by members of Horton Lodge and visiting brethren from other local Lodges from various Masonic Provinces.

Wbro John Curry, APGM
Wbro Laurence Jones, WM
Wbro Andy Halford

Wbro John Curry, APGM
Wbro Laurence Jones, WM
Wbro Neil Brown
Wbro Andy Halford

Members of Horton Lodge 8528

Members of Horton Lodge and Visitors

Minutes
The minutes of the first regular meeting of Horton Lodge 8528, held on Tuesday 5th February 1974 at Middleton Masonic Hall
There were 18 brethren of the Lodge, which included 3 joining brethren, and 19 visitors, whos names, rank and lodge were recorded.
The lodge was opened in the First Degree at 6:40pm
Bro S Gordon, Junior Warden, presented a set of Working Tools to the Worshipful Master for the Lodge. The Worshipful Master thanked Bro Gordon for his generous gift to the Lodge and expressed the hope that they would be in use in the Lodge for many years to come.
Minutes
The minutes of the Consecration Meeting held on the 18th January 1974 were read, confirmed and signed by the Worshipful Master.
The next business was to ballot for 3 joining members
Bro John Smethurst, Mitre Lodge 6733
Bro John Stuart Hall, Aldwyn Lodge 5712
Bro Ralph Yates, Hope Lodge 1357
The ballot proved unanimously in favour of all three applicants, and the respective proposers thanked the Brethren for their confidence.
Brothers Smethurst, Hall and Yates were then admitted to the Lodge and the Worshipful Master welcomed them as the first joining members of the Lodge.
The next business on was to ballot for as Candidate for Initiation into Masonry
Mr Robert L’Amie, High Crompton, Shaw
Mr Geoffrey William Gooch, Davyhulme, Manchester
The ballot proved unanimously in favour of both candidate. Wbro Swallow and WBro Baxter thanked the Brethren for the confidence expressed in their candidates.
The next business was to receive subscriptions. This was deferred to a future occasion.
Any other business of the Lodge
A notice of motion was given by Bro J Dutton, Treasure, as follows :
1. That the Lodge Annual Subscription be £15 per annum
2. That the Lodge Annual Subscription for non-dining or country membership be £5 per annum
3. That the visitors dining fee be 85 pence
In accordance with Rule 10 of the By-Laws, the Worshipful Master reported the payment of £152 to the Redevelopment and Modernisation Fund for the Royal Masonic Hospital from the Lodge. This was made up of £50 from the Lodge funds and £102 from the Charity Collection at the Consecration Banquet. This would appear on the next summons for confirmation by the brethren.
The next business was to close the lodge
First Rising : There was a letter from Grand Lodge enclosing a Consecration Return of the Master, Wardens and Past Master of the Lodge
Second Rising : There the following communications from Provincial Grand Lodge
1, a letter enclosing an Installation return of the Master, Wardens and Past Masters of the Lodge
2. A letter enclosing 2 copies of “A guide on Admission into Freemasonry”
Worshipful Brother E. R. Baxter, Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies (PPAGDC) gave Hearty Greetings on behalf of Provincial Grand Lodge
Third Rising : There were the following communications
1. A letter from the Secretary of the Redevelopment and Modernisation Fund for the Royal Masonic Hospital, acknowledging receipt of the sum of £152
2. A letter from the East Lancashire Masonic Golfing Society
Visiting Brethren
The Visiting Brethren announced Hearty Greetings to the Worshipful Master
There being no other business to discuss the meeting closed in peace and harmony at 7:25pm
A collection at the Social Board after the meeting raised the sum of £18.26

Horton Lodge 8528 – 50 years of History - presented by Wbro Laurence Jones, Worshipful Master 2024
Horton Lodge received its warrant on Wednesday 12th September 1973 but it wasn’t consecrated until Friday 18th January 1974. There were 19 founder members, who came from a geographical spread of 14 different lodges, not all of which were local to Middleton. 4 were Oldham Lodges and 4 were Manchester Lodges, the rest were from Audenshaw, Stretford, Moss Side, Salford, Sale and Liverpool.
The sponsoring lodge for Horton Lodge’s consecration was Imperial George Lodge No 78, even though there were no Imperial George Lodge members amongst the founder members. The petition made to His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent on 14th May 1973, stated that it had received the support and approval of the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of Imperial George Lodge No 78.
10 of the 19 founders were past masters, and 9 were Master Masons. Of these 19 founding members, only 4 went on to become Worshipful Masters of Horton Lodge, the first was WBro Brian Swallow who was installed at the consecration ceremony in January 1974, followed by WBro Gerrard Grimes in ‘75 and then WBro Edward Jordon in 1975. WBro Dr Victor Sereno, who was only a Master Mason when the Lodge was consecrated whet on to be Master twice, first in 1989 and again in 1999.
Whilst Horton Lodge has always been a Middleton Lodge, its consecration ceremony was conducted at Manchester Masonic Hall, Bridge Street Manchester. This Lodge Room where we are this evening was built in 1972 and was fully in use, but it is likely that the numbers attending the consecration, 142 recorded on the minutes of the meeting, dictated that it was held in the much bigger Bridge Street Lodge room. Indeed, around that time it was usual practice for Middleton’s two biggest Lodges, Imperial George No 78 and Langley No 3989 to hold their annual Installations in Bridge Street as the attendance numbers were regularly in excess of 100 brethren.
The consecration ceremony was conducted by Very Worshipful Brother Frederick W Towns, Pass Grand Sword Bearer, who was the Deputy Provincial Grand Master at that time. The installation of the first Worshipful Master, WBro Brian Swallow was conducted by Worshipful Brother Bartle Hodgkiss, Pass Assistant Grand DC, who was the Assistant Provincial Grand Master.
Across the last 50 years Horton Lodge has had a total 33 different brethren installed as Worshipful Master, 8 of which have done 2 years in office, 3 that have done 3 years and 1, Worshipful Brother Jimmy Burns who did 4 years in office.
Horton Lodge is Lodge Number 8528 on the register of United Grand Lodge of England, and Lodge Number 8529 is Delamere Lodge, in Audenshaw which was consecrated just a couple of weeks following Horton’s consecration.
This Lodge Room here in Middleton was built and completed in 1972, and Horton Lodge was the second of three lodges that have begun their Masonic journey here. The first was Middleton Lodge of Installed Masters No 8517 in October 1973, and the third was Horton Lodge’s daughter Lodge, Tonge Hall Lodge No 8763which was consecrated in May 1977.
and was consecrated on 18th January 1974. It has a daughter lodge, Tonge Hall No. 8763, which received its warrant on 9th February 1977 and was consecrated on 18th May 1977
I’d like to close by clarifying how Horton Lodge came to be called Horton Lodge by sharing a some information that was presented as part of the Lodge’s proposal to His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. Whilst there is a pub called the Horton Arms not so far from here in Chadderton, this isn’t the reason why Horton Lodge was so called, though I suspect the Horton Arms gained it’s name for the same historical reason as Horton Lodge has. This comes from back in 1684 when Joshua Horton, of Sowerby in Yorkshire, married into the Radcliffe family that owned the Chadderton Manor. The Horton family continued to own the Manor and the estate land around it for the next few hundred years, and the brethren who founded Horton Lodge were mindful of all this history of the area and thought it appropriate to consider the name Horton for the proposed lodge.

5th March 2024
2024-03-05 18:00 - 22:30 UTC
Dear Sir and Brother,
By command of the Worshipful Master, WBro Laurence Jones, I request your attendance at the Regular Meeting of this Lodge at Middleton Masonic Club, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4DY
If you are a mason and interested in visiting Horton Lodge please contact our Lodge Secretary who will be pleased to help.

DARK SUIT - WHITE GLOVES
Please note we Tyle at 6:00pm

BUSINESS

To open the Lodge
To read and if approved confirm the minutes of the last Regular Meeting
To appoint Officers absent at the Installation
Proposition by WBro Laurence Jones, Seconded by WBro Adam Mooney, to donate to the 2026 Festival (MCF)
To receive WBro John Curry, AGDC, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of East Lancashire
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Horton Lodge 8528
To make a presentation to WBro John Curry, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of East Lancashire, for the 2026 Festival
The retiral of the APGM and Provincial Deputation
Almoner’s report
Eastern Area Representative’s report
Director's report
To collect Alms
To transact any other business
To close the Lodge

The next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge after this lodge meeting will be in 21st November 2024 at King George's Hall, Blackburn

Social Board Menu

Starter : Chicken Liver parfait accompanied by green leaves and warm Toast
Main : Pork tenderloin with Sauté Apple, served with skirlie mash, buttered leeks and braised red cabbage
Desert : Fruit Crumble served with custard
Followed by Tea and Coffee

Please inform the Lodge Secretary of any dietary requirements a minimum of 7 days prior to the lodge meeting

Worshipful Master and IPM 2024 - 2025

WBro Laurence Jones
Worshipful Master

WBro Adam Mooney
IPM

OFFICERS 2024 - 2025

Bro Ian Duncan
Senior Warden

Bro Anthony Burton
Junior Warden

WBro Adam Mooney
Chaplain

WBro Derek Andrews
Treasurer

Bro Robin Whalley
Secretary

WBro Neil Brown
Director of Ceremonies

WBro Ray Taylor
Almoner

Bro Ian Duncan
Charity Steward

Bro Anthony Burton
Lodge Mentor

WBro Carl Egan
Senior Deacon

Bro Duncan Bray
Junior Deacon

WBro Ray Taylor
Assistant DC

Bro Daniel Perkin
Inner Guard

WBro Gordon Cox
Tyler

WBro Laurence Jones
Eastern Area Representative

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2nd April 2024
2024-04-02 18:00 - 22:30 UTC
Dear Sir and Brother,
By command of the Worshipful Master, WBro Laurence Jones, I request your attendance at the Regular Meeting of this Lodge at Middleton Masonic Club, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4DY
If you are a mason and interested in visiting Horton Lodge please contact our Lodge Secretary who will be pleased to help.

DARK SUIT - WHITE GLOVES
Please note we Tyle at 6:00pm

BUSINESS

To open the Lodge
To read and if approved confirm the minutes of the last Regular Meeting
To appoint Officers absent at the Installation
To receive a presentation by Wbro Neil Brown
Almoner’s report
Eastern Area Representative’s report
Director's report
To collect Alms
To transact any other business
To close the Lodge

The next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge after this lodge meeting will be in 21st November 2024 at King George's Hall, Blackburn

Please inform the Lodge Secretary of any dietary requirements a minimum of 7 days prior to the lodge meeting

Worshipful Master and IPM 2024 - 2025

WBro Laurence Jones
Worshipful Master

WBro Adam Mooney
IPM

OFFICERS 2024 - 2025

Bro Ian Duncan
Senior Warden

Bro Anthony Burton
Junior Warden

WBro Adam Mooney
Chaplain

WBro Derek Andrews
Treasurer

Bro Robin Whalley
Secretary

WBro Neil Brown
Director of Ceremonies

WBro Ray Taylor
Almoner

Bro Ian Duncan
Charity Steward

Bro Anthony Burton
Lodge Mentor

WBro Carl Egan
Senior Deacon

Bro Duncan Bray
Junior Deacon

WBro Ray Taylor
Assistant DC

Bro Daniel Perkin
Inner Guard

WBro Gordon Cox
Tyler

WBro Laurence Jones
Eastern Area Representative

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7th May 2024
2024-05-07 18:00 - 22:30 UTC
Dear Sir and Brother,
By command of the Worshipful Master, WBro Laurence Jones, I request your attendance at the Emergency Meeting of this Lodge at Middleton Masonic Club, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4DY
If you are a mason and interested in visiting Horton Lodge please contact our Lodge Secretary who will be pleased to help.

DARK SUIT - WHITE GLOVES
Please note we Tyle at 6:00pm

BUSINESS

To open the Lodge
To read the dispensation convening this meetingg
To pass Bro Daniel Perkin to the 2nd Degree
To pass Bro Ian Dawson to the 2nd Degree
To collect Alms
To close the Lodge

The next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge after this lodge meeting will be in 21st November 2024 at King George's Hall, Blackburn

Social Board Menu

Starter : Mushroom Soup
Main : Chicken and Chips
Desert : Tiramisu
Followed by Tea and Coffee

Please inform the Lodge Secretary of any dietary requirements a minimum of 7 days prior to the lodge meeting

Worshipful Master and IPM 2024 - 2025

WBro Laurence Jones
Worshipful Master

WBro Adam Mooney
IPM

OFFICERS 2024 - 2025

Bro Ian Duncan
Senior Warden

Bro Anthony Burton
Junior Warden

WBro Adam Mooney
Chaplain

WBro Derek Andrews
Treasurer

Bro Robin Whalley
Secretary

WBro Neil Brown
Director of Ceremonies

WBro Ray Taylor
Almoner

Bro Ian Duncan
Charity Steward

Bro Anthony Burton
Lodge Mentor

WBro Carl Egan
Senior Deacon

Bro Duncan Bray
Junior Deacon

WBro Ray Taylor
Assistant DC

Bro Daniel Perkin
Inner Guard

WBro Gordon Cox
Tyler

WBro Laurence Jones
Eastern Area Representative

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