Arenal Deportiva Lodge No 65

Sing (Christmas Carols) for their Supper

On Wednesday the 13^th December, over 90 members, partners and friends of Arenal Deportiva Lodge No 65 met at Maxims restaurant in Moraira to start the Holiday Season with a bang!

The Lodge´s annual tradition of ¨Carols by Candlelight ¨ has always been a popular event in the Lodge calendar, and this year was no exception with the restaurant filled to capacity. Sumptuous food and drinks were interspersed with all the favourite Christmas carols that we know and love so well.  A fabulous prize draw meant some lucky winners went home with an early stocking filler and the proceeds, which all go to Masonic good causes, raised over €700.

Congratulations must go to W. Bro Ray Guise – Smith and his wife Coral who organised the event, and to W.Bro´s Malcolm March and Peter Johnson who assisted with the administration.

Oliva la Safor Lodge 112 held a very successful Christmas Carvery at The Black Flame, Pedreguer on December 7th. This annual event for the lodge attracted 53 people and 7 lodges were represented this year. €335 was raised for Masonic Charities and 2026 Festival. A huge thanks to all who supported this event.

On Sunday 22nd October 2023 Elche Children's Home held an open day. 
Among those attending were members of the Santa Faz Lodge including Worshipful Master Nick Carter and his wife
Paula. Treasurer Bryan Green and his wife Jean and Charity Steward Barry Hovell and his wife Gill, as this was
the chosen charity of the Lodge.
The lodge was pleased to present a cheque for 4,000€ which had been raised by charitable events through out the
year. The lodge members were joined on stage by Pat Davidson, treasurer, Michelle Diggle, Secretary,committee
members Bobbie Drever, Jennifer Walsh and ECCH  volunteers.
The lodge was thanked for its very kind donation.
At the next lodge meeting the Worshipful Master thanked the Brethren and their ladies for all their efforts and
support throughout the year.

We celebrated a Initiation ceremony and two additions to the second affiliation.

Celebramos una ceremonia de iniciación y dos incorporaciones en segunda afiliación.

On Saturday the 21st October, W.Bro Peter Johnson held a fabulous Beatles tribute show featuring the ¨Liverpool Band¨ in Beniarbeig, near Ondara, at which the audience, many of whom were Masons with their friends and partners, were treated to one of the best renditions of the Fab Four´s back catalogue to be seen here in Spain.  The show was enthusiastically received to great acclaim and all profits will be divided proportionally between local charities and the Provincial Festival 2026 funds.  Look out for details of the next concert which is a New Year concert featuring the full Marina Alta Orchestra on the 30th December with compositions by Johann and Joseph Strauss.

(pictured: the Liverpool Band in action, and Peter with ¨Florrie¨who opened the show)