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BARR BEACON VISIT TO FREEMASONS HALL
A group of 10 masons from Barr Beacon made the trip to London on Friday 24th April 2026 to visit Freemasons Hall. The day was truly elevated when the doors opened to the Grand Temple and the visitors entered. A feeling of pride and curiosity of the spectacular temple. The symmetry, rich detailing always impress those seeing it for the first time. Lunch followed the visit and the day was enhanced by a visit to the Terrace Bar at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
VISIT TO TREARDDUR LODGE No. 6110 OUR NUMERICAL NEIGHBOUR 8th APRIL 2026
Five brethren of Barr Beacon Lodge 6109 which meets at The Compass Suites in Aldridge, made a 169 mile journey for a meeting with Trearddur Lodge 6110 at their Masonic Hall in Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey. The visit was made even more special as the Master of St. Elbod Lodge 6111 W.Bro Simon Pascall was also present. All three lodges were consecrated within a few weeks of each other in the autumn of 1945 so all celebrated their 80th Birthday last year.The visitors from Barr Beacon were W.Bros Mark Fullwood, Jock Planck, John Hession, Gerry Magee and Stewart Westwood. This was the third visit that Barr Beacon brethren have made to their Numerical Neighbours and stems from an idea from W.Bro Fullwood when researching the history of Barr Beacon Lodge.
The visitors were treated to a demonstration of the third degree ceremony on the evening after Barr Beacon had performed an actual third degree ceremony. W.Bro Fullwood said, "I was quite surprised to see that a ceremony performed in North Wales was almost identical to the Staffordshire one, albeit with slightly different accents!
Following the meeting the visitors attended an excellent Festive Board a few miles away at The Driftwood bar in Trearrdur Bay.
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The Worshipful Master of Trearddur 6110 is Bro David Francis Tearle.
From Barr Beacon Lodge are W.Bros. Jock Planck, John Hession, Mark Fullwood, Gerry Magee, and Stewart Westwood.
The Worshipful Master of St. Elbod 6111, W.Bro Simon Pascall is standing to the RHS of W.Bro. Fullwood next to the WM’s pedestal.
Lodges 6109, 6110 and 6111 all present and correct…