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Bi-Centenary bid update June 2008

Representatives of St Johns lodge, recently visited the Provincial Grand Secretary and discussed the lodge's submission with him, for the lodge's to be awarded a bi-centenary in 2010.

This bid document, along with a covering letter, have since been sent up to Grand Lodge by W.Bro David Purnell as the official bid for a bi-centenary from St John's lodge along with his covering letter as the Provincial Secretary.

Sadly on 23rd May, Grand lodge sent back a letter to advise that they would not be granting our wish to hold a bi-centenary, as they consider that we do not have enough evidence to show they we have continuous workings between1837 and 1845.

Bro L.A. Pym and Bro E.D. Rose are now in the proceess of writting a letter of appeal to this ruling which it is hoped will be sent to Grand lodge by the end of June. In the mean time the lodge committee continues to work toward the celebrations in 2010, and are raising funds to support the planned events to be held during the year. Finally if any member wishes to save money towards tickets for the celebrations we will be shortly launching a savings plan, allowing members to pay by installments for their tickets.

Les Pym

Secretary

St John's Lodge bidding for a Bi-Centenary

April 2008 

Members of St John's Lodge No.328, are shortly to be making a bid to Grand lodge, for the granting of a Bi-Centenary warrent. If granted, this will reverse a ruling made by Grand Lodge in 1909 that St John's Lodge had not been in continuous working for 200 years. At the time of the earlier bid, the lodge was unable to prove this fact, due to the lodge minute books being lost in a fire at the secretarys house in the early 1840's.

Should the application to Grand Lodge be unsuccessful, the lodge intends to celebrate with its sister lodges in South Devon its 200 years of existance and the lodge will then have to wait until 2047 to hold a Bi-centenary meeting

Further details to be published by the working party over the coming months

Les Pym

Secretary

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