W. Bro. D. John Forster P.G.J.D. |
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The Provincial Grand Master’s Special Representative |
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for the Blackpool & Fylde District of Mark and Royal |
Ark Mariner Lodges. The area he covers is that of |
Fleetwood in the north Cleveleys, Poulton-Le-Fylde, |
Blackpool and St. Anne’s in the south and consists |
of 7 Mark and 3 Royal Ark Mariners Lodges. |
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John was Provincial Junior Warden in 2008, became |
the Special Representative in May 2010 and in June |
of that year was delighted to received his first |
appointment to Mark Grand Rank, that of Grand |
Steward. He was promoted to G. Junior Deacon in 2014. |
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John was born in Blackpool and started his working |
life as a retail jeweller, in 1968 married Sue, when |
they moved to West Sussex to manage a jeweller’s |
shop at Bognor Regis. In 1976 moved back to |
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Blackpool to a change of career as a baker with his |
brother with both retail and wholesale outlets. |
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In 1979 they purchased a small hotel and after |
making many extensions were lucky enough to |
retire in 2001 at a very early age. |
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In his youth John cycled and played rugby both league and union and since his retirement has taken up |
“fair weather” golf (badly). |
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John and Sue have 2 daughters and a son and 6 grandchildren, 3 boys and 3 girls and so their families play |
a very large part in their lives. As well as their family commitments they have a passion for their second |
home in the sunshine of Tenerife and as much time as possible is spent there, Masonic duties allowing! |
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Early retirement has given John the opportunity of devoting much of his time to Freemasonry and is a |
member of a good number of Orders, but none enjoyed more than the Mark Degree. |
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