Greetings & Salutations!
Wayne is a polymath who was born at a very early age and, quite impressively, has not died yet-something he considers to be a notable achievement.
He joined Freemasonry in 2006, the Holy Royal Arch in 2007, the S.R.I.A. in 2012, and the Ancient & Accepted Rite in 2013. In 2011, Wayne became the Master of Llannerch Lodge and has spent fourteen of the following fifteen years in one chair or another. His commitment to Masonry is extensive. He was a founding member of the Widows Sons North Wales chapter, served as the Provincial Webmaster for five years, the Assistant Provincial Mentor for five years, and was part of the Membership Pathways Team also for five years. Additionally, Wayne was an active member of the North Wales Association of Masonic Study for eight years, as both a Speaker and committee member, he has also been giving talks across several provinces since 2017.
Wayne is also a fervent supporter of the Blood Bikes Wales charity, dedicating his time and effort to this vital cause, raising over £50,000 from talks and presentations.
Put simply Wayne is A Blood Biker, A CodeNinja, A Gamer, A Hacker, A Blogger, A Writer & Poet, A Speaker, A Freemason, A Rosicrucian, A Reader, A Spod, A Son, An Uncle, A Brother, A Man, AN INDIVIDUAL!
From the Pen of Wayne Owens
Recent News & Blog Posts
Celebrating 90 years with Male Voice Choirs and, Paper Aeroplanes
This was a first for me. This evening I attended a 90th Birthday Party for a Masonic friend. He had invited his family, Friends, and even a table of S.R.I.A. people. It was a very enjoyable evening, that kicked off with a concert by the Chester Male Voice Choir, who...
BBW – Llandyrnog Women’s Institute
This evening Hugh, Nev, Clive, and myself all popped along to Llandyrnog for the Women's Institute meeting. We were greeted to a warm welcome, with Coffee, and Biscuits (The good chocolate ones) and interesting questions. We also received a donation of £53.76 from...
NWAMS Book Launch – The Rise of Freemasonry in North Wales
I have been a Freemason in the Province of North Wales for a couple of decades and have been a member of the North Wales Association for Masonic Study (NWAMS) for quite a while. It has taken me well over a decade to discover that the Association had previously...
BBW – Trefoil Guild Cymru AGM
This morning Hugh, Nev, myself all popped along to Connah's Quay for the Trefoil Guild Wales' Annual gathering. We had been booked to be the speakers for the event, so we turned up early to make sure we were there. We dropped off our stuff then went for a walk to...
Customers get Stupider
Every so often I like to dip my toe into the world of IT Support, to remind myself how glad I am that I do not work in that field. I recently checked the support departments ticketing system and spotted someone with email issues. I checked into the issue and found the...
Visiting the Ghost of Mold Lodge
Sometimes fate has a weird fit with the people under her influence. It is like she gets bored, and decided to roll the dice for who she will play with to entertain herself. Let my try and explain the strange set of circumstances that led me to take someone to visit to...
BBW – Llandyrnog Village Coffee Morning
This morning Hugh, Nev, Clive and myself all popped along to the Llandyrnog Village Coffee Morning. While there we drank coffee (Well it was in the name of the event), ate biscuits, and gave a presentation on Blood Bikes Wales to the people in attendance. We also...
Bag of Dungeon
I have recently been given a Bag of Dungeon to look at, so I have decided to give it a go single player. Bag of Dungeon is a dungeon crawling tile-based game harking back to the good old deadly days of exploring dungeons, slaying monsters and stealing treasure....
A Talk at Wrexhamian Chapter – The Missing Word on the Plate of Gold
This evening I attended Wrexhamian Royal Arch Chapter at the Maesgwyn Hall, to give a talk. The Chapter had nothing planned for the evening, so Scribe Ezra contacted me a couple of weeks ago to ask if I could arrange something for the evening. I of course said yes,...
The first and last. 300 Years of the BoC
This morning I popped along to the Rhyl Masonic Hall to attend the meeting of the North Wales Lodge of Provincial Grand Stewards No 8865. Last year was the 300th year anniversary of the Book of Constitutions, and every Province was asked to do something special to...
2023: Year in Review
I used to end the year with the "The Year that was XXXX" meme post. I have not copied those posts over to this blog yet, and am unsure if I will, (I probably will when I get this place fully updated). But I did want to do some sort of look back over the year post,...
The Year That Was – 2023
Its that time of year again. Where I look back over the previous year and answer the same 40 questions.
2023 Edition