The traditional very warm Yorkshire welcome was given by their PGM R. W. Bro. J. Trevor Bolton along with the DPGM, V. W. Bro. Alan Oldfield, and APGM, W. Bro. Andrew James Brown, and other members of the Province.

There then followed a very enjoyable Provincial meeting during which, after the appointment and investiture of the officers of the year, two significant donations were made. The first was a cheque for £8,862 given to the Cleeves and Whitehead Trust, which is the charitable arm of the West Yorkshire Province of Mark Master Masons. The other, a cheque for £500 which was presented to the Lord Mayor of Bradford for his Charity Appeal, which this year is supporting the Bradford Cinderella Club. This is a charity which has been providing for underprivileged children since its first event in 1890 and it is probably not an exaggeration to say that in excess of a hundred thousand youngsters have benefitted in one way or another from the ’Cinderella Club’.

After the meeting had closed, everyone transferred to the Midland Hotel in the centre of Bradford. There then followed an excellent meal in spectacular surroundings among good friends.

Another wonderful day of Mark Masonry!