W.Bro Geoffrey A Goodman, PJGD, 5, Crib St, Ware, Herts SG12 9EX 01920 460987
E mail geoffreygee@tiscali.co.uk
The Hertfordshire Wanderers is an informal group of masons with an urge to travel. Visits are arranged to Lodges throughout U K and Overseas, often to Meetings of special interest. Travel is usually by car on an expense sharing basis. Anyone interested in having his name added to the mailing list to be kept in formed of future trips should advise W.Bro Goodman as above
Where names are given appended to each event, they are provisional only to record interest, and does not involve a firm commitment until very much nearer the date in question.
Friday 28th March – Guildhall Lodge, Mansion House, London (FULLY BOOKED)
Once again we have secured an allocation of places for the Installation Meeting at this magnificent venue, where the Lord Mayor of London will be Installed by The Deputy rand Master. We are usually over-subscribed for this event so please make you reservation early. Expensive but a very interesting experience. Price £85.
Geoff Goodman, Allan Atkinson, Geoff Hall, Peter Cook, Alan Shearman, Terry Gray, Rob Ransted, Mike Marsh, Graham King, Simon Lincoln, Bob Martin. Peter Boughton, Jordan Giddings, Paul Playle, Andrew Gibson, Martin Straus, Svend Jensen, Colin Childs, Martin Schollar, B Chippington, Derek Watson, Michael Cross, Ian Ferres
Friday 11th April – Harrogate & Claro Lodge, Harrogate
Return visit to Allan Atkinson’s Mother Lodge Installation
Mike Casey
Saturday 5th April – Lodge of Loyalty, Mark Mason’s Hall, London, 1430 hrs
Opportunity for those who travelled to Paris and others to participate in a reciprocal visit from members of French Lodges.
Allan Atkinson, Terry Gray, Peter Boughton, Geoff Bedford, Tony Godfrey, Mike Casey
Saturday 26 April – Isaac Newton Lodge, Cambridge
We have visited Apollo Lodge in Oxford. Isaac Newton is the Cambridge University equivalent
Geoff Goodman, Terry Gray, Geoff Hall, Allan Atkinson, Paul Oxtoby, Tony Godfrey
Friday 16th May – Old Kimboltonians Lodge, Kimbolton
Our annual visit to this friendly Lodge
Geoff Goodman, Willie Wilson, Dick Davison, Geoff Bedford, Mike Casey, Allan Atkinson, Robert Pettigrew
Wednesday 28th May – Blakeney Lodge, Sheringham, Norfolk
Return visit to this day out by the sea, usually commencing with lunch at The Lobster followed by relaxation before Lodge at 1800 hrs. On this occasion it has been suggested that ladies might come too. They will be looked after by Lesley while we are at Lodge. B & B accommodation easily available in Sheringham
Geoff & Ann Hall, Len Mellows & Mary, Robert Pettigrew, Allan Atkinson, Geoff and Pam Bedford, Dick Davison, Willie Wilson, George and Patricia Giffen, John Hicks
Saturday 7th June – Apollo Lodge (Oxford University) See also Saturday 29th November
Return visit to this unique Lodge where multiple Candidates can be Initiated at age 18
Robert Pettigrew + 1
Saturday 21st June - Maastricht (Netherlands) Installation (Friday) and Ladies’ Night (Saturday).
Travel probably by Eurostar to Brussels and onward by train to Maastricht. Meeting is near Kerkrade 26 km from there
Geoff Goodman & Lesley, Tony & Chrissie Wright, Ian Beese, Michael Cross, Nottingham contingent, Robert Pettigrew, Len Mellows & Mary, Bob Martin and Ciri, Paul and Corrie Godfrey
Thursday 10th July – Hampton Court Flower Show
The Uxbridge Masonic Luncheon Club is organizing a coach trip and we are invited to join in with them. The reduced entrance fee for the afternoon session is £16.50. It is hoped to run a coach from Ashwell House, for which the fare will be advised later
Geoff Goodman & Lesley
September – Vienna - Sarastro Lodge
There was a lot of interest in this proposed trip in 2007 but it had to be postponed. Looking at dates around 20th
Geoff Goodman & Lesley, Willie Wilson, Dick Davison, Michael Cross, Allan Atkinson, George & Pat Giffen, Rodney & Josephine Bendon, John Sanderson, Jordan Giddings, Peter Trowell and Helen, John and Carol Bassford, Graham and Jill Riche, Bill & Gill Biddulph, Roger & Angela Mallett, Brian and Valerie Clay-Peters, Len Mellows and Mary, Stuart & Francis Halsey, Peter & Liz Rollin, David & Roz Heasman
Saturday 25th October – Old Ruymians Lodge, Ramsgate
Return visit to this ever popular Lodge for Installation
Tony Godfrey
Saturday 29th November Apollo Lodge, Oxford (see also 7th June above)
Installation Meeting
Mike Casey
St Stephen Lodge No 7, Budapest – 25th March, 6th May, 9th September, 4th November, 2nd December
Open Invitation. We will try to fit in a trip. Anyone interested for any particular date?
Geoff Hall, George Ferris, Nottingham contingent, Robert Pettigrew (Sept), Peter & Liz Rollin (Sept or Nov), David & Roz Heasman
French Lodges
Arrangements are being discussed for a visit to a Lodge in Calais,
Bob Martin, Nottingham contingent, Robert Pettigrew
Anglo Hanseatic Lodge, Hamburg
Robert Hone, formerly a member of Halsey Lodge 1479 invites us to his German Lodge
John Welchman, Len Mellows, Ian Beese, Robert Pettigrew
Holland
I have an English contact who visits a Dutch Lodge regularly, and would welcome a party of Wanderers. Dates etc tba
Len Mellows, Geoff Hall, Bob Martin, George Ferris & Gwen, Ian Beese, Robert Pettigrew
Luxembourg
Date to be arranged, last Friday in almost any month, so a weekend break is probably the idea. My contact, advises possible cheap Luxair flight or Eurostar via Brussels or Paris, or of course car. Hotels ranging from not very cheap to very expensive. This is in mind for later
Allan Atkinson, Len Mellows, Graham Riche, Bob Findlay, George Ferris & Gwen, Nottingham contingent, Robert Pettigrew, David & Roz Heasman
Other Possibles
I have contacts for Istanbul, Norway, Portugal, and(wait for it!) The Phillipines, Brittany, Stornaway
LONDON LUNCHTIMERS:
Contact Mike Pinfield (mailto:secretary@lunchtimers.org Bi-monthly lunches at Prince of Wales, cnr Drury Lane/Gt.Queen St. Masons, male or female, with or without partners as well as all others, of either sex, interested in Freemasonry are most welcome.