Ray Baines Celebrates 60 years of Freemasonry

4th November 2024

Ray Baines celebrated sixty years in Freemasonry with many members attending from several Provinces including the United Grand Lodge of England. Ray has played a special part in The Loyal Manor Lodge and other lodges of Dorset Freemasonry, as he served as the visiting officer for many years, before moving to the Taunton area.

Ray Baines receiving a 60 year certificate from Brother Ray Guthrie with the Assistant Grand Master RW Bro David Medlock in attendance: Photograph kindly provided by Les Pickersgill, Provincial Photographer for Somerset.

Several member from the Portland and Weymouth Lodges from the Dorset Province attended the celebrations. All were welcomed, and wined and dined by Ray.

From L-R, John Poole, Gav Anderson-Terry, Johnathan Carter, Derek Pile, Ray Baines, Brian Barton, George Halls, David Seal, Graham Cook & Les Spencer. Photograph kindly supplied by Graham Cook.

Many senior members of Freemasonry also attended the celebration of this fantastic achievement and were proud to display their colours with Ray: Photograph kindly provided by Les Pickersgill, Provincial Photographer for Somerset.