At their meeting on 8 October 2013, members of Petriburg Lodge in Peterborough were pleased to have a special guest, VW Bro Bob Cowley from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. He is a member of St Andrew's Lodge No 1, the oldest Lodge in the British Commonwealth being founded by Lord Cornwallis in 1750 - the same year as the founding of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Following an excellent and enjoyable second degree ceremony, RW Bro Brian Smith PPGM, presented Bro Bob with a memento of his visit in the form of a copy of Neil Mitchell's history of Peterborough Lodges.