Deputy Grand Superintendent Instructed into the Masonic Order of Athelstan

On Saturday 9th March at the Masonic Hall, Abergavenny at a regular meeting of the John Benjamin Lloyd Court No.85 in the Masonic Order of Athelstan, E Comp R. Michael Coombes (Deputy Grand Superintendent of South Wales) was Instructed into the Order in an exemplary manner by the Worshipful Master V.WBro Iain W. Sewell, KAG, PGSwdB, PPrDepGM assisted by his Officers and several Provincial Grand Officers.

The John Benjamin Lloyd Court No.85 is unique in the fact that it is the only Court within the Masonic Order of Athelstan worldwide that has a requirement that the membership of the Court to be Heads of Orders and Grand Officers in the Masonic Order of Athelstan. Also in attendance today in support for the Instruction of Bro Michael Coombes into the Order was V.WBro D. Gerald Rowbottom KAG, Provincial Grand Master for, and Most Excellent Grand superintendent in and over the Province of South Wales. There was also wonderful support from members of the Order from across the Principality from North Wales to Pembrokeshire and as far afield as Cornwall and Cheshire.

In South Wales there are a further two Courts that meet, namely The Court of Sweyn’s Eye No. 17 meeting in Swansea and the Court of Penychen No.53 meeting in Caerphilly.

Pictured left to right: V.WBro Iain W. Sewell, KAG, PGSwdB, PPrDepGM, Bro R. Michael Coombes (Deputy Grand Superintendent, South Wales) R.W. John G. Evans JP, GCAG, Provincial Grand Master.

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In other news - rain today so little work done

Went to Williams Sheds and ordered a new hen house and it was considerably cheaper than we were expecting. £450 fully erected - which seems very reasonable.

But back to yesterday and the work Susie and I started.

Cleared around Gully Foyle where the brambles had fallen with a tree branch

Susie pruned the rose by the Pontoon

And cut all the Raspberry Canes back

Cleared the alder on the terraces

I cut the rose back form over the Beer Garden

But a blaze of colour with the Forsythia blooming early.

And a little stone carrying by barrow as I finished the pathway in Susie's Polytunnel

Stopped for a well earned cup of tea and sticky ginger cake...

But that was yesterday - Today we called in on NCE Nursery on the way home and Susie bought two lilac Trees to replace the dead Firs - the ones we lost last year in the sudden freeze.