W Bro Geoff Stuttaford writes:

Greystoke Lodge No 6146 (Middx.), being blessed with three initiates this year, another four scheduled for February and at least another one later in the year found themselves needing assistance. Bro. Steven Caskey, a Fellow Craft, was due to be invested as Inner Guard at the installation meeting in December and needed to be raised.

W. Bro. Geoff Stuttaford, the Secretary, is also the Secretary of Sine Favore Lodge No 9856 (London). The lodge is semi-peripatetic, holding two meetings in London and two meetings in the Provinces, due to the membership having a connection to the Police Federation of England & Wales.

Sine Favore Lodge had no work scheduled for their next meeting, so both Lodges agreed that Sine Favore Lodge would perform the raising. The meeting was held at Surbiton Masonic Hall in Surrey on 22^nd November 2024, as the current Master was from Surrey. Several Provinces were represented at the meeting and subsequent white table festive board.

Taking part in the ceremony were:

Questions – W. Bro. Harry Smith (WM) SLGR (London)

Raising & Exhortation – W. Bro. Geoff Stuttaford PPrGSwdB (Middx)

Charge – W. Bro. Chris Bond PSGD PAPrGM (Dorset)

Traditional History – W. Bro. Martyn Mordecai MetJGW, MAGI & SLGRv(London)

Working Tools – W. Bro. Paul Starkey PPrDepGSwdB (Dorset)

Senior Deacon – W. Bro. Dennis Hammond PPrJGD (Surrey) & PPrGSwdB (Middx) who was in a quandary about what tie and regalia to wear!

Junior Deacon – W. Bro. David Hammond PPrGSwdB (Middx)

IG – Bro. Andrew Evans (Surrey)

Tyler – W. Bro. Anthony Harper (Notts).

DC – W. Bro. Steven Blowes LGR (London) & PPrGStB (West Wales)

ADC – W. Bro. Sebastian Outfin (Surrey)

Thus, a Middlesex Mason was raised by a London Lodge in a Surrey venue.

This article is part of the Arena Magazine, Issue 56 Winter 2024 edition.
Arena Magazine is the official magazine of the London Freemasons - Metropolitan Grand Lodge and Metropolitan Grand Chapter of London.

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