St. Andrew #518
E-News #IV
Fraternal Greetings Brethren,
Its been a busy time just lately. The
biggest bit of news is that we now have our own webspace, the space we
formerly occupied was owned by my brother. What we originally thought was
just going to be a few pages has now grown to the point where, well it was
just too big. So the Lodge dipped into the coffers & paid for our own web
hosting. So now
www.standrew518.co.uk is not just a redirect to somewhere else. I
apologise to anyone that experienced difficulties, whether on the site or
email, during the transition period.
The following email address' are all now
active:
webmaster@standrew518.co.uk
(That would be me)
rwm@standrew518.co.uk RWM
Bro. David Gillies
secretary@518.co.uk PM Bro.
Eric Grant
treasurer@standrew518.co.uk
PM Bro. Davie Hutcheon (response time may be slow due to work
commitments)
photographer@standrew518.co.uk JD Bro. Dave Cooknell
awards@standrew518.co.uk (this comes to me as well)
I've added a page regarding photographs
to the website due to the increasing amount of request regarding them.
We've also got a page about the Grand
Master Mason
Bro. The Rev'd Canon J J Morrow
There's a few other bits & bobs I've added
so drop by & have a look, & please sign the Guestbook.
AWARDS:
- Didn't keep a very good track this
time, but yes we've got a few more, which are proudly displayed on our
AWARDS FOR THIS SITE page.
- Created our own award. The St.
Andrew 518 Working Tools Masonic Web Award. Which has now been presented to
22 outstanding Masonic Websites.
- We also created a SITE OF THE YEAR
AWARD which will be presented to the web site that accumulates the most
votes in our mini-poll on the closing date 31-12-2005.
Although I can take credit for the
initial idea & design of both awards, full credit is due to Bro. Dave
Cooknell for the finished product. I'm a fussy customer & rejected quite a
few...
...so on behalf of the Lodge thanks
Dave.
Which brings me round to more web
graphics. I recently received an email from an American Masonic Webmaster
(Bro. Blake Gardiner / Helena Lodge #3 - there's a link on the Award
winners/...for this site pages) referring to original Masonic web graphics,
now for those of you that don't get out there much original Masonic art is
very hard come by, mostly its the same graphics turning up in a variety of
scenarios. So I obligingly gave credit where its due, a couple of days
later I received some very original Masonic graphics.
The most notable of which now adorns our INDEX page. I scaled it down
here...
...I'm still at a loss as to how to
thank Bro. Steve McKim properly. Anyone interested can find a link to Bro.
McKIm's website on our Main Page, just scroll down a bit. Or you can get
his email address from the Guestbook.
Which brings me round nicely to the
subject of the Guestbook. Yes, we have a new one. All former entries can
now be viewed in the Guestbook Archive. I opted for the new version because
it allowed for adding bits & pieces eg/. Lodge Name & No.
LODGE EVENTS
I'm sure you'll all join with me in
congratulating Bro. Joe Brice on his Installation as RWM of Lodge Ugie #939
on
January 26.
Also congratulations to St. Andrew
518's Bro.'s Hogg & Willox on their being raised to the degree of Fellow
Crafts.
On February 5 we were very fortunate to
be visited by Lodge Camperdown #317 (Dundee)
when they worked an excellent Entered
Apprentice Degree for Mr. John Wiseman. (Pictured above with his
brother-in-law SD Bro. Tom Nibloe of Ugie 939). Special thanks to Tom for
an excellent delivery of the NE Corner & to DM PM John Southworth for doing
the 1st Tracing Board with absolutely no notice.
Further special thanks to Julie Grant
(PM E Grants wife) for the catering & Mrs. Duthie (Andrew Duthie's Mother)
for providing a vast array of other goodies which were well received &
happily digested. Thank you on behalf all @ 518.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
-
Saturday February 26 @ 6.30pm
Reigning Masters Degree @ Lodge Fraser 267 Strichen
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Wednesday March 2 @ 7.30pm
Provincial Visitation to St. Andrew 518 - 2nd. Degree for Bro. J Wiseman
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Saturday March 12 St. Olaf &
Dundonnie Dinner & Dance (sorry but I don't have any further information
at this time)
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Wednesday March 16 @ 7.30pm St.
Andrew 518 3rd. Degree for Bro. Duncan Hogg
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Friday March 18 Lodge St. Olaf
1188 1st. Degree
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Saturday March 19 @ 6-6.30pm Maud
Masons Annual Dinner Dance (see Events Diary for more information)
-
Saturday March 26 Lodge Solomon
197 Annual Dinner Dance (sorry but I don't have any further information
at this time)
We might be working a Special Degree
for a 3rd. Degree at some point in March. So please check the Events Diary
on the site for updates on this & other forthcoming events.
Notify me of your events & I will add
them to the Events Diary on the site & promote them in the next 518 E-News.
If I've forgotten anything I apologise
& will rectify it as soon as you notify me.
If you do not wish to receive further
issues please email me
webmaster@standrew518.co.uk
Yours fraternally,
Bro. Duncan Russell (Webmaster)
www.standrew518.co.uk
Lodge St. Andrew No: 518 on the roll of
Grand Lodge Of Scotland
