Here’s a Beauchamp Lodge Member Profile
from Derek Ashburn.
Our team has asked him a set of routine questions that
will provide you with a brief insight into his career and
journey into Freemasonry.
We hope you find it of interest.
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What is your name?
Derek Ashburn
Derek Ashburn which industry did you serve?
Mechanical Engineering
Derek where do you serve?
Derek what is your career timespan
From: 1977 To: Present
Derek tell us about your career and journey
I served an apprenticeship in 1977 at Alcan Lynemouth then went to South Africa in 1984 with Sulzer Pumps. Stayed in South Africa for twenty years and came back to the United Kingdom in 2004.
Worked with Sulzer until 2013 and then moved to ERIKS UK.
What position did you hold prior to retiring from your profession?
Application Engineer
Derek how did you join Freemasonry?
I joined Freemasonry in South Africa through a very good friend. My mother lodge is Lodge Friendship No. 95 on the register of the Grand Lodge of South Africa.
I took the ‘Chair’ in 2003-2004 after which I returned to the UK.
Derek what do you get from Freemasonry?
A great deal of friendship, a sense of belonging and purpose. I also get a great deal of personal satisfaction from the charitable donations and activities.
From L-R: Derek’s Dad ex Navy & RAF, Derek, Keith & Derek’s brother Ian ex Royal Artillery
Information supplied by Derek Ashburn and published with his consent
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