The evening's theme was "London" as this red bus shows...
FIRST METROPOLITAN GRAND LODGE LADIES NIGHT A REAL SUCCESS!
W. Bro James Stroud, LGR, MetGStwd, attended the first MetGL Ladies Night and reports as follows:
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he concept of a Metropolitan Grand Lodge Ladies Night was to
enable lodges who don’t have the numbers, or the finances, to enjoy a Ladies Night of their own; the idea proved to be very sound as the event was completely sold out within two months of being advertised! On the 29th November, 410 guests
arrived for the inaugural event at the modern glass and chrome edifice that is the five-star St Paul’s Grange hotel, to be greeted by a period London bus (see photo) complete with uniformed driver and ‘clippy’. The warmth of the occasion drew
guests in from the cool November night and whilst they enjoyed copious champagne, professional photographer Bob Tuthill shot amusing pictures of them with their heads poking through the many London-themed novelty boards. Everyone enjoyed the comic effect of seeing their friends transformed into Pearly Kings & Queens, Guardsmen,
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Yeoman and more. The photoboards proved to be only
the start of the evening’s entertainment, however. After a wonderful three-course meal the event’s President, Metropolitan Grand Master RW Bro. Russell Race, toasted the table Presidents’ and thanked the organisers Tony Hawley, Gary Beckwith, Keith Alexander and John Parry. The magnificently liveried
Toastmaster, Brian Sylvester, then got the raffle underway. Plunging his hand into a golden box of goodies the Metropolitan Grand Master extracted the 10 winning tickets. The prizes ranged from a tandem Skydive, dance lessons with the award- winning Teresa & Richard Tandy, to an exhilarating high-speed trip in a ‘ThamesRush’ jet boat. The gifts never stopped coming, one generous donor gave every table a prize of a romantic river cruise and a lucky lady on each table took home the
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