50th Anniversary Presentation
Over 60 brethren assembled for the November meeting of Stonegate Lodge 6118 to celebrate W Bro Viv Gregory’s 50th Anniversary in the Craft. The brethren were joined on this occasion by V W Bro Jack Pigott, PGSwdB, Deputy Provincial Grand Master, accompanied by Doncaster Mason W Bro Colin Forster, Provincial Assistant Director of Ceremonies.
V W Bro Jack Pigott (l) and W Bro Viv Gregory
V W Bro Jack briefly took the chair to confirm the purpose of his visit and then joined W Bro Gregory on the floor of the Lodge where they discussed W Bro Viv’s life in and out of Freemasonry.
One of the more interesting revelations was W Bro Viv’s first wage as an apprentice – 7/6 (37½ pence) for a 56 hour week.
W Bro Viv was also commissioned into the Black Watch, a fact commemorated at the Festive Board by the presentation to him of a Black Watch infantryman figurine by W Bro Mick Ricketts on behalf of the Lodge.
Judging by the smile on his face throughout the proceedings, W Bro Viv, like the rest of us, thoroughly enjoyed the evening.