Past Masters

Written by Administrator on 20 April 2026. Posted in Past Masters.

W.Bro. Royston Morris (2014-2015)

Seventeenth Worshipful Master.
His year focused on consolidation, setting the Lodge on a "firm and stable foundation".
Lodge meetings included an interesting weekend of music and festivities in Olney.
A Ladies festival in Newport, Monmouthshire, featured a demonstration of a Russian 1st Degree initiation ceremony.
During his tenure, membership grew to just under 400 members, with an increase from countries like Romania, France, Brazil, Hungary, Finland, and the USA.

Written by Administrator on 20 April 2026. Posted in Past Masters.

Sixteenth Worshipful Master.
His aim was to involve more of our overseas Brethren.
The Working Tools at his Installation were explained by Brethren from the Netherlands and Romania.
A Lodge visit to Romania involved more than 40 brethren and ladies, including performing the Hiramic Legend in a local lodge.
Our August meeting in Bangor, North Wales, featured a lecture on Staffordshire Pottery figurines and their connection to Freemasonry.

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Fifteenth Worshipful Master.
His year was marked by a Lodge visit to Malta for more than 80 brethren and ladies, where they witnessed a Second Degree and a Third Degree ceremony.
The August meeting in Knutsford, Cheshire, featured a lecture by the Grand Orator, "Initiation: what is the point?"
He received a presentation to mark W. Bro Charles Lewis’s 50 years in Freemasonry at his Installation.
Sadly, David died on 23rd February 2025.

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Fourteenth Worshipful Master.
A highlight was a Lodge team's visit to Minneapolis, where they demonstrated an Emulation Third Degree to over 250 Masons.
The October meeting featured a demonstration of the First Degree of Bristol Workings.
The 50th anniversary of initiation was presented to W. Bro. Charles Lewis by the Provincial Grand Master of East Lancashire.

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Thirteenth Worshipful Master and first Canadian to serve.
He hosted a five-day social visit to the Niagara region of Ontario for over 40 members and wives.
His year saw the dramatic growth in membership numbers, with 55 new joining members in 2010.
The August web cast of part of our Festive Board in Chester to members across the globe was a key feature.
The formation of our ladies' group, the LILies, was a notable achievement during his year.