Bro Jack Woodcock ROH - July 2011

Bro. Joseph John (Jack) Woodcock ROH. Bro. Jack (to all who new him) was initiated in the No Name Lodge 8299 of the Lincoln & District Province on 29th December 1952. Bro. Jack attained all his degrees in his mother Lodge. He was inducted to Primo on 31st March 1954, Installed as Knight 25th March 1971 and Exalted to Roll of Honour 23rd September 1976.

For over 20 years Bro. Jack served as secretary to the No Name Lodge. Although Bro. Jack visited many Lodges he never affiliated to any other preferring to stay loyal as he put it. For his efforts and service to the Lodge and Order Bro. Jack was presented with Honorary Membership in 1992 and received his Emblem for 50 years in 2003. Sadly Bro. Jack was just 16 months short of 60 years service. Bro Jack passed away in July 2011 and will be sadly missed but fondly remembered for the stalwart Buff and character that he was.

Bro John Blake ROH, PG Sec - March 2011

Bro John joined the Order while serving as a Corporal at RAF Cosford, being initiated into the Acorn and Oak Lodge No 8362 in the Wrekin & Dist P G L. on May 31st 1954.   He was raised to the 2nd Degree, on the 27 Oct 1955 in the Cosmo Lodge No 7859, having served a spell as their Secretary, then raised to the 3rd Degree on the 16 Dec 1958 in the Katunayaker Lodge No 8273 also serving as Secretary and finally obtaining his 4th Degree in the Pyramids Lodge No 8673 on the 24 Apr 1964, here he was also City Secretary and for a short period the P G L Secretary.

After his discharge from the RAF he went overseas again to the Sultanate of Oman where he joined the Andrew Grainger No 9898 in Muscat, again becoming Secretary.  Then he moved up country where there were no lodges or chances to go to one, therefore he fell out of Compliance.  On return to the UK he joined the Royal Fulbeck No 6575 in the Lincoln and District Province which later merged with the Vulcan Lodge. No 8878 also in the Lincoln Province becoming their City Secretary on the retirement of the then Secretary and later took over as P.G. Secretary an office he held until his demise.