The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Canterbury, with Philip South (Deputy Grand Master of East Kent, UGLE) and Jacqueline Langdon-Bassett (Grand Inspector for East Kent, OWF), being shown exhibits by Richard White (Trustee, and Secretary of the Trust).
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Canterbury, with Philip South (Deputy Grand Master of East Kent, UGLE) and Jacqueline Langdon-Bassett (Grand Inspector for East Kent, OWF), being shown exhibits by Richard White (Trustee, and Secretary of the Trust).

Canterbury Pageant – 2023 and the Lord Mayor’s visit

Tʜᴇ Mᴜsᴜᴇᴍ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ Tʀᴀɪʟ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴀɴᴛᴇʀʙᴜʀʏ Pᴀɢᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴏɴ 1 Jᴜʟʏ 2023, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴇᴇʀs ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ Mᴜsᴜᴇᴍ ﹠ Lɪʙʀᴀʀʏ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ. Aꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ Lᴏʀᴅ Mᴀʏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ Lᴀᴅʏ Mᴀʏᴏʀᴇss ᴛᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Mᴜsᴇᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ Lɪʙʀᴀʀʏ..
At 11:00am on Saturday 1 July, Freemasons from the volunteers who help run the Kent Museum of Freemasonry took part in the annual Canterbury Pageant parade through the City of Canterbury.
Afterwards, Cllr Jean Butcher, the Lord Mayor of Canterbury visited the Kent Museum of Freemasonry, accompanied by Di Baldock, the Lady Mayoress.
The Lord Mayor was received by:-
– Richard Wingett, the Chairman of the Trustees,
– Philip South the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of East Kent, and
– Jacqueline Langdon-Bassett the Grand Inspector of East Kent in the Order of Women Freemasons.

We would like to thank the Lᴏʀᴅ Mᴀʏᴏʀ ᴏꜰ Cᴀɴᴛᴇʀʙᴜʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Lᴀᴅʏ Mᴀʏᴏʀᴇss for accepting our invitation.
More information will be posted on our Facebook page at @kentmuseumoffreemasonry.

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