Between Christmas and the New Year, when thousands of lorry drivers were stranded in Kent, the incident response team from the South East Division of The Salvation Army was asked by Kent County Council to support the police and other emergency services as part of...
Well, what a year 2020 was! When we look back in years to come, I suspect that 2020 will be remembered with horror, when COVID-19 arrived in the UK and affected us all in one way or another. It crippled our normal lives and put a stop to our masonic meetings. Our...
On Saturday 12th December the Grand Secretary, R.W.Bro. Ryan Williams, hosted a Zoom conference on behalf of the Mark Benevolent Fund (MBF) to announce the total raised by the Mark Province of Kent in support of its 152nd Annual Festival, our 2020 Festival. R.W.Bro....
What a strange year we’ve all experienced. So many Masonic meetings abandoned; so many church festivals not celebrated. But as a church friend of mine often said, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans!” This pandemic has not only...
Ben Jones is a 14-year-old boy who suffers with Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, a condition which is estimated to affect 1 in 50,000 to 100,000 births and can manifest itself in many forms. Ben suffers with global developmental delay, hypermobility, epilepsy and is...
The 2020 Annual Assembly of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark Mariner scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th, could not take place due to Covid-19 restrictions. Below is an excerpt of the Grand Masterâs address: