Isaac Newton University Lodge of Mark Master Masons No 112 celebrated their sesquicentenary anniversary on Saturday 5 March.
The Assistant Grand Master, RWBro Stephen Davison, pictured above at lunch with the Worshipful Master and the Worshipful Deputy and Assistant Provincial Grand Masters, was in attendance and presented the Lodge with a sesquicentenary warrant and commemorative jewels. A new Lodge banner, in the exact style of the original from 1870, was also dedicated in a most memorable manner by a Provincial team led by WBro Gary Allen, Deputy Provincial Grand Master. In all, over 50 brethren from across the Province and beyond attended the event and enjoyed a special luncheon banquet afterwards.
The Lodge was consecrated on 10 June 1870 in Cambridge, at "the Masonic Rooms, 291/2 Green Street", subsequently moving to Petty Cury around 1885. During the move the original warrant was lost and a replacement obtained from Mark Grand Lodge - luckily clearly referring to the original!
COVID restrictions prevented the celebration meeting occurring in 2020, although the members did gather virtually to raise a glass at an informal Zoom meeting on the anniversary date.
Isaac Newton University Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners will celebrate its sesquicentenary in 2024.
