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SUMMARY:Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lodge 50th Celebration
DESCRIPTION: \nWorshipful Brother John Curry\, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of East Lancashire attended the Lodge Meeting to celebrate Horton Lodge's 50th Anniversary.\n \nBrother Robin Whalley\, Lodge Secretary\, read out the minutes of the first Lodge Meeting (see below).\n \nWbro Laurence Jones\, Worshipful Master\, then delivered a short presentation on Horton Lodge across the last 50 years (see below).\n \nWbro John Curry\, APGM\, delivered a presentation on the year Horton Lodge 8528 was consecrated\, 1974.\n \nWbro 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\n \nThe lodge room was well attended by  members of Horton Lodge and visiting brethren from other local Lodges from various Masonic Provinces.\n \n\n \nWbro John Curry\, APGM\nWbro Laurence Jones\, WM\nWbro Andy Halford\n \n \nWbro John Curry\, APGM\n                    Wbro Laurence Jones\, WM\n                                      Wbro Neil Brown\nWbro Andy Halford\n \n\n \nMembers of Horton Lodge 8528 \n \nMembers of Horton Lodge and Visitors\n \n \n  \n\nMinutes \nThe minutes of the first regular meeting of Horton Lodge 8528\, held on Tuesday 5th February 1974 at Middleton Masonic Hall \nThere were 18 brethren of the Lodge\, which included 3 joining brethren\, and 19 visitors\, whos names\, rank and lodge were recorded. \nThe lodge was opened in the First Degree at 6:40pm \nBro 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. \nMinutes\nThe minutes of the Consecration Meeting held on the 18th January 1974 were read\, confirmed and signed by the Worshipful Master. \nThe next business was to ballot for 3 joining members \nBro John Smethurst\, Mitre Lodge 6733 \nBro John Stuart Hall\, Aldwyn Lodge 5712 \nBro Ralph Yates\, Hope Lodge 1357 \nThe ballot proved unanimously in favour of all three applicants\, and the respective proposers thanked the Brethren for their confidence. \nBrothers Smethurst\, Hall and Yates were then admitted to the Lodge and the Worshipful Master welcomed them as the first joining members of the Lodge. \nThe next business on was to ballot for as Candidate for Initiation into Masonry \nMr Robert L’Amie\, High Crompton\, Shaw \nMr Geoffrey William Gooch\, Davyhulme\, Manchester \nThe ballot proved unanimously in favour of both candidate.  Wbro Swallow and WBro Baxter thanked the Brethren for the confidence expressed in their candidates. \nThe next business was to receive subscriptions.  This was deferred to a future occasion. \nAny other business of the Lodge \nA notice of motion was given by Bro J Dutton\, Treasure\, as follows : \n1.	That the Lodge Annual Subscription be £15 per annum\n2.	That the Lodge Annual Subscription for non-dining or country membership be £5 per annum\n3.	That the visitors dining fee be 85 pence \nIn 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. \nThe next business was to close the lodge \nFirst Rising : There was a letter from Grand Lodge enclosing a Consecration Return of the Master\, Wardens and Past Master of the Lodge \nSecond Rising : There the following communications from Provincial Grand Lodge \n1\, a letter enclosing an Installation return of the Master\, Wardens  and Past Masters of the Lodge\n2. A letter enclosing 2 copies of “A guide on Admission into Freemasonry” \nWorshipful Brother E. R. Baxter\, Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies (PPAGDC) gave Hearty Greetings on behalf of Provincial Grand Lodge \nThird Rising : There were the following communications \n1.	A letter from the Secretary of the Redevelopment and Modernisation Fund for the Royal Masonic Hospital\, acknowledging receipt of the sum of £152\n2.	A letter from the East Lancashire Masonic Golfing Society \nVisiting Brethren\nThe Visiting Brethren announced Hearty Greetings to the Worshipful Master \nThere being no other business to discuss the meeting closed in peace and harmony at 7:25pm \nA collection at the Social Board after the meeting raised the sum of £18.26 \n  \n\nHorton Lodge 8528 – 50 years of History - presented by Wbro Laurence Jones\, Worshipful Master 2024 \nHorton 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.    \nThe 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. \n10 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. \nWhilst 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. \nThe 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. \nAcross 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. \nHorton 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. \nThis 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.  \nand 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 \nI’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.
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LOCATION:Middleton Masonic Club\, Manchester Old Road\, Middleton\, M24 4DY
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SUMMARY:5th March 2024
DESCRIPTION: \n  \n\n \nDear Sir and Brother\, \nBy 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 \nIf you are a mason and interested in visiting Horton Lodge please contact our Lodge Secretary who will be pleased to help. \n\n \nDARK SUIT - WHITE GLOVES \nPlease note we Tyle at 6:00pm \n\n \nBUSINESS \n\nTo open the Lodge\nTo read and if approved confirm the minutes of the last Regular Meeting\nTo appoint Officers absent at the Installation\nProposition by WBro Laurence Jones\, Seconded by WBro Adam Mooney\, to donate to the 2026 Festival (MCF)\nTo receive WBro John Curry\, AGDC\, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of East Lancashire\nTo celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Horton Lodge 8528\nTo make a presentation to WBro John Curry\, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of East Lancashire\, for the 2026 Festival\nThe retiral of the APGM and Provincial Deputation\nAlmoner’s report\nEastern Area Representative’s report\nDirector's report\nTo collect Alms\nTo transact any other business\nTo close the Lodge\n\n\nThe next meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge after this lodge meeting will be in 21st November 2024 at King George's Hall\, Blackburn \n\n  \n\n\n \nSocial Board Menu \n\nStarter : Chicken Liver parfait accompanied by green leaves and warm Toast\nMain : Pork tenderloin with Sauté Apple\, served with skirlie mash\, buttered leeks and braised red cabbage\nDesert : Fruit Crumble served with custard\nFollowed by Tea and Coffee\n\n\nPlease inform the Lodge Secretary of any dietary requirements a minimum of 7 days prior to the lodge meeting \n \n\n \nWorshipful Master and IPM 2024 - 2025 \n\n\n\nWBro Laurence Jones\nWorshipful Master\n\n\nWBro Adam Mooney\nIPM\n\n\n\nOFFICERS 2024 - 2025 \n\n\n\nBro Ian Duncan\nSenior Warden\n\n\nBro Anthony Burton\nJunior Warden\n\n\nWBro Adam Mooney\nChaplain\n\n\nWBro Derek Andrews\nTreasurer\n\n\nBro Robin Whalley\nSecretary\n\n\nWBro Neil Brown\nDirector of Ceremonies\n\n\nWBro Ray Taylor\nAlmoner\n\n\nBro Ian Duncan\nCharity Steward\n\n\nBro Anthony Burton\nLodge Mentor\n\n\nWBro Carl Egan\nSenior Deacon\n\n\nBro Duncan Bray\nJunior Deacon\n\n\nWBro Ray Taylor\nAssistant DC\n\n\nBro Daniel Perkin\nInner Guard\n\n\nWBro Gordon Cox\nTyler\n\n\nWBro Laurence Jones\nEastern Area Representative\n\n\n\n \n \n \n&nbsp:
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