This year, the Worshipful Master of St Wilfrid Lodge No 4453, WBro Steve Wright, is also the Worshipful Master of his Old Boys' Lodge, the Fons Vitae Lodge No 8744 at Long Eaton in the Province of Derbyshire.
To celebrate this unusual event he and his lady, Sue, decided to walk, door to door, from Long Eaton to the Talbot hotel in Oundle, where the St Wilfrid Lodge now meets, starting on Tuesday 8th and finishing on Saturday 12 May. To prepare for their marathon, they spent many hours walking sections of the planned route selecting suitable pubs and guest houses where they might stay. .
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WBro Steve and Sue Wright with family |
On 8 May their walk started in Long Eaton and followed a route to Rempstone (Nottinghamshire), Thrussington (Leicestershire), Braunston in Rutland, Harringworth in Northamptonshire, the Talbot Hotel, Oundle, and arriving at the Chequered Skipper in Ashton at 2.30 pm on Saturday 12 May.
They walked a total of 58 miles, not including about 5 extra miles for a few wrong turnings.
A few hardy members of their family and Brethren and their wives walked the last leg to be welcomed home by more friends, family and members and wives of St Wilfrid Lodge.
Sue and Steve set out to raise £600 for each Lodge, to be split between the 2012 Festival of this Province and the 2014 Festival of the Province of Derbyshire. Although the final figure has yet to be ratified it appears that they have exceeded that target.