Posted on 28th December 2010 4:34pm Bridgend Masonic Lodges Charitable Trust – Carol Service

by Byron Butler Brethren, You will be aware that it was necessary to postpone the Carol Service scheduled for the week prior to Christmas due to the inclement weather. With the goodwill of all concerned at Smyrna Chapel, the Minister and our Provincial Grand Chaplain and the cooperation and encouragement of the Provincial Grand Master, [...]

Posted on 17th December 2010 7:35pm Provincial Grand Chapter Christmas details

“Fraternal Greetings from all at Provincial Grand Chapter and we wish all Companions a very merry Xmas and a prosperous and happy new Year. We would advise that the Chapter Office will be closed on Thursday 24th. Dec., Tuesday the 28th.Dec. and Thursday 30th. December. We will be back open for business on Tuesday 4th. [...]

Posted on 17th December 2010 7:34pm “Y Dalaith” Deadlines

Please note that the January 2011 Issue (No. 45) is now full and about to go for print.  Contributions for future editions should be submitted no later than 14th March (No. 46) and 11th July (No. 47), but the earlier the better please. Mike Fenton Editor

Posted on 15th December 2010 10:37pm A Christmas message from the Provincial Grand Master

At this special time of the year I extend to you and your loved ones my warmest good wishes for the Festive Season. As we look forward with keen appetite to the laden tables, presents, decorations and all the happy gatherings, we must not forget those who will have very little with which to celebrate [...]

Posted on 15th December 2010 3:36pm Travelling to Great Queens Street, London.

Some tips for travelling to Grand Lodge. Booking your rail tickets by up to 12 weeks in advance can result in saving so much that you can travel First Class for less than the Standard fare. W.Bro Andrew Hopkins from Pontyclun runs ticket agencies based at Aber (near Caerphilly) and Pengam and will always be [...]

Posted on 15th December 2010 12:12pm Farewell note from the Assistant PGM, Geoff Thomas

by Geoffrey William Thomas On the 31st December 2010 I will be standing down as an Assistant Provincial Grand Master. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking the Province at large for their immense generosity towards me on my visits to the Lodges over the years. The journey started in September 1999 when [...]

Posted on 10th December 2010 6:18pm Provincial Website gets Charter Mark

Today UGLE has granted this website their Charter Mark, this means that the content of the site is of a high enough standard to promote Freemasonry and is now a recognised website. The Charter Mark has been placed at the bottom right hand corner of each page (other than the Newsblog) along with industry recognised [...]

Posted on 7th December 2010 2:19pm Opening Office 2007 documents (docx, xlsx) using 2003 software

You may have noticed that more and more documents are sent to you with docx and xlsx file extensions, this is because the 2007 onwards versions of Word and Excel now store their files in an XML format, this is fine if you have compatible software but what if you have Office 2003 or earlier [...]

Posted on 4th December 2010 6:41pm Ten Years of the Masonic Trout and Salmon Fishing Charity

Attached is the first newsletter of the Masonic Trout and Salmon Fishing Charity Newsletter. For ten years this Masonic charity has been taking Children with Special needs on fishing trips throughout the UK. In addition to this newsletter I’ve attached an article on the Charity which was published in “The Square” in June 2010. Take [...]

Posted on 30th November 2010 11:35am Installation of our new Assistant Provincial Grand Master

The Installation of the new Assistant Provincial Grand Master W. Bro Jeffrey Parry Thomas has been provisionally arranged for Thursday, February 17th 2011 at the Masonic Hall, St Helen’s Road, Swansea. In due course, these arrangement will be confirmed and further details will be posted on this web log.