{"id":2668,"date":"2025-01-21T08:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliedmasons.org.uk\/?page_id=2668"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:08:23","slug":"communiques-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/?page_id=2668","title":{"rendered":"DGP&#8217;s Communique&#8217;s 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2668\" class=\"elementor elementor-2668\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cde6b47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cde6b47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a090cd3\" data-id=\"a090cd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9faed67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9faed67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DGP's Communique's 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d42324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d42324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team Visit to East Midlands <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca07a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca07a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here pictured third from left is our District Grand Prefect, R.W. Bro. Brian Benjamin Williams, who was accompanied by members of the district team to the District Grand Council OF EAST MIDLANDS at Derby on the 16th August 2025.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He it pictured with other District Grand Prefects from various parts of the country. A very pleasant occasion had by all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92389c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d92389c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5595-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5595-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5595-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6da08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6da08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Cheshire &amp; North Wales District Team 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3451f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3451f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0566c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e0566c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R.W. Bro. Rufus at the 2025 Cheshire &amp; North Wales District Grand Meeting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ad373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"79ad373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2668 gallery-columns-2 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src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-2-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c70529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c70529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The District Grand Prefect for Cheshire and North Wales, RW Bro Brian Williams, travelled to St. Helier, Jersey.\n          \n<p>\nHe was there to see the investiture of their new Grand Inspector.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c72427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c72427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image0-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3035\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5557-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5557\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5549-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5549\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5565-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5565\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5568-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5568\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8991ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8991ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit from the DDGP &amp; Delegation to West Lancashire Annual District Meeting in Preston - April 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5223174 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5223174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250426_125324-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20250426_125324\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250426_125323-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20250426_125323\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" 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src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250426_125232-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20250426_125232\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e2a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9e2a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Congrulations from DGP on Mark Grand Rank - March 2025 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1779915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1779915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/111.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2870\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/111.png 574w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/111-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2b72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee2b72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provincial Meeting - February 2025 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e26d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18e26d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter from the M.W. Grand Master following the 2025 Provincial Meeting <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38903fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38903fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12-Feb-Document-149-page-001-768x1069.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12-Feb-Document-149-page-001-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12-Feb-Document-149-page-001-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12-Feb-Document-149-page-001-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12-Feb-Document-149-page-001-1103x1536.jpg 1103w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12-Feb-Document-149-page-001.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabd541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aabd541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secretarys Report<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead3b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ead3b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">District Grand Council of Cheshire &amp; North Wales\n<p>\nW.Bro. Ian David Stone, P.D.G.S.W. (Dist.G.Sec)\n<\/p><p>\nBrethren, The District Grand Prefect, R.W.Bro. Peter Talbot, has carried out many visits to Councils during 2024\u201325. Several of these Councils have been able to carry out working ceremonies &amp; introduced new members to our Order during the year, with several Candidates still awaiting admission.\n<\/p><p>\nThree District Team Visits were held during the Year with an excellent attendance of over 90% from the District Team members on average.\n<\/p><p>\nUnfortunately, I have to report that we have had notification of 2 Brothers who passed into the hands of the Great Disposer during the 12 months since our last District Grand Meeting, however, I can report that: - \n<\/p><p>\nThe Current Membership shows an increase in membership over last year.  Membership stands at nearly 170 over the 9 Councils in this District. The District Grand Prefect\u2019s enthusiasm and the support of the brethren has resulted in the average age of our membership is beginning to lower, which it is hoped that will result in members will remain active for longer in The Allied Degree. \n<\/p><p>\nThe District Grand Prefect, supported by 17 members of the District attended Freemasons Hall in London, to witness the promotion to Grand Rank to 4 Cheshire and North Wales Brethren, all who are present today.\n<\/p><p>\nThis has also been a particularly good Year for Visits to the Other District Annual Meetings, with over 10 Districts being represented the District Grand Prefect, or his Deputy. Other members of Cheshire and North Wales Allied Masonic District have accompanied them on many occasions. Out of respect for the support shown to other Allied Districts and as a compliment, many representatives of Allied Districts from around the country have confirmed attendance on the 8th February in gratitude.\n<\/p><p>\nI am confident that you will greet our guest\u2019s to the District and offer a very warm welcome, as they did to us during our visits. \n<\/p><p>\nReporting on progress within our District I am please to announce that the District Allied Degree website is now fully functional and will be updated on a regular basis and it is hoped that members will use this facility as a useful tool to check up on events, profiles and future plans regarding the District. The reinstatement of this website was only possible due to the intervention of our District Grand Prefect who believed that this facility was most important in advancing the profile and interest in our Degree.\n \nFinally, may I extend grateful thanks on my own behalf, to all the Council Secretaries of Cheshire &amp; North Wales Councils for the Assistance given to me during past the year as District Secretary.\n<\/p><p>\nThank you, brethren that concludes my report from \n<\/p><p>\nDistrict Grand Secretary of Cheshire &amp; North Wales\n<\/p><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d0639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13d0639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Annual Team Dinner \nJanuary 2025 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656f26b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"656f26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/District-Team-Officers-Dinner-18th-January-2025-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/District-Team-Officers-Dinner-18th-January-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/District-Team-Officers-Dinner-18th-January-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/District-Team-Officers-Dinner-18th-January-2025-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/District-Team-Officers-Dinner-18th-January-2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/District-Team-Officers-Dinner-18th-January-2025-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e27be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e27be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018The Annual District Team Dinner for the Officers of 2025 was held at Nunsmere Hall,\nCheshire on 18 th January 2025.\n<p>\nThe District Officers joined with the District Grand Prefect and enjoyed a wonderful\nmeal in excellent surroundings.\n<p>\nSeveral wives also dined in the company of Mrs Susan Talbot.\n<p>At the end of the evening a presentation was made to R.W.Bro. Peter Talbot on\nbehalf of the brethren of the District to mark his retirement from Office.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DGP&#8217;s Communique&#8217;s 2025 Team Visit to East Midlands Here pictured third from left is our District Grand Prefect, R.W. Bro. Brian Benjamin Williams, who was accompanied by members of the district team to the District Grand Council OF EAST MIDLANDS at Derby on the 16th August 2025.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He it pictured with other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2668","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2668"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3141,"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2668\/revisions\/3141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedmasons.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}