On May 15th this year Bro Vince Howell took part in the G7 festival walk, Hiking 16 miles from the Masonic Hall Dover, over the White Cliffs and along the coastal path, to the Masonic Hall at Sandwich. Assisted by his ever keen Labrador Ralph, it took them just under six hours to complete the task. “It was a great day for hiking, perfect weather and great company to chat away the miles with.” Organised by the Masons of G7, the event went without a hitch and was well attended. Vince continued “We both enjoyed the events of the day, especially the pint of beer at the end. I raised £500 to go to the 2025 Festival, thanks to all my very generous sponsors.” There are plenty of  events for the Festival to profit from, lets hope they are all as successful.

The Provincial Boat Race was run again this year and what a great day it turned out to be, both weather wise and because of enjoyable opportunity of meeting some new faces, and having a picnic on the beach. We Chose the “Herne Bay Launch point” which proved quite popular with an estimated 20 or so boats being launched alongside the 3 we had bought along. Once the boats which the Kids had made had been set off on their voyage, we made the most of the fantastic weather and even had a dip in the sea. What a great day out it was made even better by one of our boats comming second overall and picking up a very nice cash prize. We will be making the Boat Race a date in the diary for next year.