Ashley Hill had a stall at this years Strawberry Fayre, and raised a magnificent £301. This was no mean feat given the strong competition coming from the wide range of other stalls.

However the sheer number and quality of the prizes we had to offer, together with our persuasive skills, meant that we were able tempt the customers to buy our tickets to such good effect! We would not have been able to do this without the donations of bottles from lodge members.

Tuesday 8th June saw our Installation. It is the second time Bro W. C. Hurley PPAGSuptWks (Middlesex) has been in the Chair of Ashley Hill Lodge No. 7861.

The evening was well attended, including the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Berkshire, W Bro John W Nixon, PSGD.

A first for Ashley Hill, a photograph was taken after the Installation of our new WM, and lodge members. Our new WM, W Bro Hurley, is pictured on the right and we all wish W Bro Hurley a great year ahead. You can see a larger picture by clicking the image.

Our list of Officers has been updated, which can be accessed through the menu above.

Ashley Hill meets again in September, the start of our new Masonic year, where we will be Initiating a new member.

Preparation has begun for the next regular meeting of the Ashley Hill Lodge No. 7861. In some ways, this is a highlight of our Masonic calendar, being the Installation of the new Master and progression of members of the lodge.

The meeting will take place at the Berkshire Masonic Centre, Sindlesham, at 5pm on Tuesday 8th June. Masons wishing to attend should get in touch with our Secretary.

Once again Berkshire Freemasons are marshalling the Reading Half Marathon event, Sunday 21st March, in support of the charity CLIC Sargent. A number of brethren have already volunteered, including several members of Ashley Hill. W Bro Brian Cook is rounding the troops, so any Masons wishing to help should get in touch with him.

The race starts in Green Park, 250m from the race site at Madejski Stadium. The route will be exactly the same as in 2009. For more information visit the Reading Half Marathon website at www.readinghalfmarathon.com.