Provincial Annual Assembly of Royal Mark Mariners took place at Bury St Edmunds with around ninety brethren enjoying an excellent meeting and Festive Board.
Held as part of Geoffrey Dicker RAM, with Worshipful Commander Adrian Lupson handing over to the Provincial Grand Master David Boswell, for the duration of the Provincial meeting.
The PGM was pleased to invest 9 of the 12 brethren listed below who received Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank: Andrew Barton (Henniker), Peter Davis (Edmundsbury), David Newton (INUL), David Testill (INUL), Paul Reynolds (Martyn), David Friend (Philanthropic), David Langton (Henham), Andrew Tilley (Wroxham), Bernard Docherty (St Winnold), William McColl (Suthburgh), Trevor Groom (Gild of Good Fellowship) and Malcolm Ford (Gild of Good Fellowship).
Also not forgetting Danny Cracknell (Philanthropic), Alan Ellis (Martyn), Richard George (York) and Andrew Seaman (Wroxham) who have been rewarded with Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank.
The PGM thanked all members for their support throughout the year, with a reminder to look to your Mark lodges and recommend Royal Ark Mariners to them, ensuring the continued success of Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Masonry in East Anglia.
Brethren gathered from all over the Province to support and congratulate their fellow Mariners and friends, always in good company.