The Worshipful Master of Bala Lodge No 1369, contacted me to ask if I would give a talk on the Widows Sons at their April meeting. He said that they had nothing on that evening, so it would be a very quick night unless they could think of something to do. He also pointed out Bala Lodge was a small Lodge with not many people who attend, and since the Worshipful Master was a fellow member of the North Wales Chapter of the Widows Sons, I agreed.

Everything was going well until I received an email from Sally in the Provincial Office asking if I was available to be part of the Provincial Team on the 4th April (The date of the Talk) to attend Bala Lodge with the Provincial Grand Master. I am a Provincial Grand Steward so get to go out with the PGM a lot. I said yes, because its always fun to go out with the team on a visit.

I then realised that I was giving the talk at Bala on the 4th, and that since the PGM and the whole team was going, there would be LOADS of visitors. So the “supposed” quiet night with nothing on was actually a visit from the PGM and 100s of visitors.

No pressure then on my second ever talk!

The Provincial Grand Master really enjoyed the talk, and asked me if I would be willing at some point to give it to his own Lodge. I of course said I would be happy to.

Bala Lodge even give a donation to a charity of my choice, which was Blood Bikes Wales.