Welcome
Welcome to Bro Del King & Bro R Brompton who were Initiated last night into Shropshire Round Table Lodge No. 9107. It was an excellent double ceremony and was enjoyed by all. 2 more candidates will be Initiated into the Lodge at an emergency meeting on 22nd February 2022.
Raising ceremony
Congratulations to Mike Davis (centre) who was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason at our happy meeting on Tuesday 23rd November 2021.
charity donation
At our last meeting on Tuesday 23rd November we were pleased to donate £150 to the Hope House Final Moments Matter Appeal. The donation has been matched funded, increasing our donation to £300. Other Shropshire Lodges have also donated to the value of £31,000.
charity donation
On Tuesday 23rd November we agreed to donate £150 to The Severn Community Charitable Trust Christmas Toy Appeal.
Brass band lodge
Congratulations to Steve Pritchard-Jones who became a founder member of Resurgam Lodge no 10007 in the Province of Derbyshire. The lodge is a travelling Brass band Lodge and was consecrated on Saturday 20th November 2021
end of life team/swan appeal presentation
Charity Steward W Bro Steve Pritchard-Jones and Lodge Mentor W Bro Shaun Willocks presented 5 CD players/FM radios to the End of Life Team at the Princess Royal & Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals on behalf of Shropshire Round Table Lodge.
memorial service
On 10th October we held a memorial service at The Abbey to remember Freemasons, friends and family members, who sadly passed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The music was provided by Shropshire Brass and included several members of our lodge - W Bro Pritchard-Jones & Bro's Simkin & Gaskill.
Welcome
We extend a warm welcome to two joining members - W Bro. Martin Davies-Friend & Bro. David Jones.
RTBI & Freemasonry
2 founders of Shropshire Round Table Lodge symbolise the valued connection between RTBI and Masonry. W.Bro's Alan Dale and Ian Smith presented the Lodge with a Jewel Frame containing Founders and Past Master's Jewels, lapel badges from around the world, & Past Chair and Past Area Chair Jewels.
Grand Lodge certificates
At our happy meeting on September 28th 2021 The Deputy Provincial Grand Master presented Grand Lodge certificates to Bro's Len Warlow, David Gaskill & Richard Evanson. Congratulations!
50 Year certificate
A fabulous post lockdown meeting was held on Tuesday 28th September 2021. Congratulations to W Bro Brian Lewis on the presentation of his 50 year certificate & bespoke Maul by Deputy Provincial Grand Master Very Worshipful Brother Jeremy Lund.
Propsective Members Evening
On Tuesday 17th August we held a Lodge of Instruction and prospective members evening. It was lovely to see members again and to welcome prospective members. The evening included a presentation by Bro Steve Pritchard-Jones, a 1st class buffet by Bro Terry Evans, & a few beers!
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With greatest respect to departed merit.
It is with great sadness that we report that W.Bro Clive Crane aged 81 sadly passed away on Friday 9th July 2021.
An ex Shrewsbury Round Tabler, Clive was initiated into Pengwerne Lodge on 19th January 1984 and joined Shropshire Round Table Lodge in January 1987 and was our Worshipful Master in 1998.
With greatest respect to departed merit.
We have received the very sad news that Brother Brian Leslie Jones passed away on Wednesday 14th April 2021. Brian was an excellent Round Tabler, Freemason, and former musician in the Band of Her Majesty's Life Guards & H M State Trumpeters.
He will be missed by us all.
As circumstances are somewhat different for our installation this year, we made the most of technology and held an excellent virtual meeting on 23rd March 21. It was fabulous to see so many people and the opportunity to pay tribute to our dear friend and founder member W. Bro Bill Middle & a talk by W.Bro David Purslow
Congratulations
Congratulations to our very own W Bro. Chris Jones PPrSGW, Provincial Grand Mentor since 2017 on his well deserved forthcoming Craft Grand Rank. A Member of Shropshire Round Table Lodge No 9104 (Director of Ceremonies), Pengwerne Lodge No 3229; and Shropshire Installed Masters’ Lodge No 6262. Well done Chris!
On the 2nd February 2021, we received the very sad news our dear friend and Brother Bill Middle had passed away. Worshipful Brother Bill was a founder member of The Shropshire Round Table Lodge and our Worshipful Master in 1993. An excellent Round Tabler and Mason and will be greatly missed.
Worshipful Master WBro Martin Edwards and Charity Steward Steve Pritchard-Jones presented a cheque for £750 and knitted baby hats to the Neonatal Ward at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
Bill Middle received a cheque for £500 for the Melville Club in Albrighton.
John Hallett received a cheque for £250 toward the restoration of an 18th century Royal coat of arms at St Bartholomews Church, Tong.
Shropshire Round Table Lodge donated £1000 to food banks across the county during the Covid-19 crisis.
Lodge organist and charity steward Steve Pritchard-Jones represented Shropshire Round Table Lodge at the London Alzheimer’s Memory Glow Walk and raised £467 in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society UK.
Shropshire Round Table Lodge donated £400 to Lost Days Alcohol Awareness Film Project for schools.
We were very pleased to donate £150 to The Severn Community Charitable Trust Christmas Toy Appeal
The Lodge donated a new bench to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Dementia Unit garden.
Our hardworking secretary Graham Heath celebrated an important birthday in style and treated all those present to a glass or two of port poured from the Shropshire Round Table Lodge crystal decanter.
Stephen Pritchard-Jones of Shropshire Round Table Lodge presenting a cheque for £250 to Ann Griffiths, Secretary of Shrewsbury charity SKiD (Supporting Kids with insulin-dependent Diabetes). SKiD is a parent-run support group for children with diabetes in and around the Shrewsbury area. They offer help to children and organise events and educational visits that benefit the whole family.
At the 30th anniversary of The Shropshire Round Table Lodge, the business was conducted in record time before Closing and inviting Brethren of Glittering Star Lodge (Irish Constitution) to open their Lodge and conduct a ceremony of Exemplification of an Initiation meeting. It was a fabulous way to celebrate our 30th anniversary and was attended by a total of over 90 Brethren of both Constitutions.
Brethren witnessed the differences (and similarities) between the Irish workings and our own – in particular, there were interesting connections with Salopian Lodge of Charity 117, which began as an Antients lodge and worked under a Military Warrant until 1820. The Worshipful Master of Glittering Star wore a collar jewel identical to that in the portrait of WBro James Mansfield, first Master of 117, which hangs in Freemasons Hall Crewe Street.