Pleased to say … I have now visited both. The last being Springwell Lodge. I also attended the festive board which opened my eyes to the differences in the way each Lodge celebrates and practices its masonry.

I really enjoyed the company, the evening and the singing during supper led by one of the happy, bearded and rotund gentle folk of Springwell Lodge (seen here in my picture basking in the glow of a Pavarotti style performance).