Remembrance Day 2023 Beauchamp Lodge wreaths were laid at various locations throughout the Province, as well as in London, on Remembrance Day this year. Mark Eyles-Thomas, WM of Beauchamp Lodge laid a Beauchamp Lodge wreath at the Cenotaph, where he was on parade with his Regiment. Ray Armstead, JW of Beauchamp Lodge and our Provincial […]
BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge
The Cenotaph The Cenotaph positioned on Whitehall in London has become the central focus for the remembrance and commemoration events in Britain since the First World War – however it was never intended to be permanent. Cenotaph means 'empty tomb'. It symbolises the unprecedented losses suffered during the First World War and is dedicated to 'The Glorious Dead'. There […]
Horatio Nelson in the year of Trafalgar During his last year, 1805, Nelson was indefatigable. In HMS Victory, refitted because she was already an old vessel, he set out to defeat the Combined Fleet of France and Spain under the command of Admiral Villeneuve. This led to the epic chase when the British fleet pursued […]
October Meeting - A thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all who attended the West Kent Military Lodge Festival of Remembrance meeting and our thanks go to all the Brethren for their continued support. The October meeting Salient Points: The October meeting was ‘Tyled’ at 1730hrs with 96 Brethren in attendance (once again additional chairs […]
A full scale replica of a Lancaster Bomber is to be built. On Freedom’s Wings is an ambitious project to build a full-scale replica sculpture of the iconic Lancaster bomber, between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Lancaster Bomber Lancaster Bomber's are very large, they are 26m long and have a 31m wingspan. This will make the installation […]
The Remarkable October meeting The remarkable October meeting of the West Kent Military Lodge was a night of presentations with the main item on the agenda being a presentation from VW Bro Mark Eyles-Thomas on his experiences of the Falklands War. The Remarkable October meeting continued Peter Rhodes PAGDC also made a presentation to the […]
Provincial Remembrance Parades Provincial Remembrance Parades - As with other years members of the Province of West Kent will be attending various Remembrance Sunday parades throughout the Province. Due to demand and number (of parades) the Province will not be able to "officially" attend all of them but will be supporting our local Mayors. To […]
Support Our Paras Charity Support Our Paras Charity - West Kent Lodges are showing fantastic support for the Support Our Paras Charity. The Borough of Woolwich Lodge No. 6610 has led the way with an incredible donation of £1,000 following a presentation from V W Bro Mark Eyles-Thomas titled, "The Falklands War, my experiences". Mark […]
Another spectacular visit to the HAC and FitzRoy Lodge On Monday 25th September the West Kent Military Lodge (Beauchamp Lodge #1422), and its guests, visited the HAC (Honourable Artillery Company). The afternoon once again started with a guided tour of the HAC Armoury, where we were shown, by our host Chris Huxtable, the body armour […]
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