W.Bro Steven Reid, Assistant Provincial Master presenting to W.Bro Ted, a Certificate to commemorate his 50 years in Freemasonry.
Blackpool Group of Lodges
Ted Platt P.Pr.J.G.W.
Celebrates 50 years in Freemasonry
Ted Platt celebrated his 50 years in Freemasonry on 6th April 2001 at Orchard Lodge Nursing Home. On this occasion a small group of friends, including The Assistant Provincial Grand Master, W.Bro. Steven P.J.Reid, The Group Chairman, W,Bro Bill Eardley, and the Worshipful Master of Emblem Lodge, Bro Philip Dawson, visited him and presented him with a suitably illuminated certificate, gift and cake made by Mrs Joan Craft, the wife of one of Emblem's Past Masters
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W.Bro Steven Reid, Assistant Provincial Master presenting to W.Bro Ted, a Certificate to commemorate his 50 years in Freemasonry. |
W.Bro Ted was initiated into Emblem Lodge No 6727 on the 6th April 1951 by W.Bro A.Davis, a founder of the Lodge. He was installed into the Chair of King Solomon on the 5th February 1965. In 1979 he received the rank of Past Provincial Grand Deacon and was subsequently promoted to Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden in 1987.
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Bro Philip Dawson, Worshipful Master of Emblem Lodge presenting to W.Bro Ted a bottle of his favorite "medicine". |
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W.Bro Ted first set foot into The Masonic Hall Adelaide Street, as a young boy of 16 years of age to sit The Royal College of Music Examination for his Pianoforte skills. These skills were to be used on many occasions when he played the organ at both his mother lodge, as well as others.
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W.Bro Eric Sharples, W.Bro. Philip Dawson, Bro Derek Scholes, W.Bro Bill Eardley and W.Bro Steven Reid, join W.Bro Ted in the celebrations |
Ted, in his early days of employment was a sheet metal worker and made the cowls ventilating the building at Adelaide Street, which sit on the roof.