Craft News
- Written by: Norman Green
Old Time Music Hall returned to Corby Masonic Centre on Sunday the 19th of April as part of the Pro Musica Lodge Ladies Festival Lunch.
John Harvey chaired in the style of Leonard Sachs, ably assisted by Lodge Wardens Jeremy Bush and Sonny Sunderland. A welcoming introduction by Mike Gorrod, well known throughout the Province for his measured, masterful and mellifluous manner, set the scene before the Chairman introduced for our delectation and delight a wonderful whirlpool of entertainment from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Barmy, boisterous, bathetic and bawdy, the spirit of Music Hall lives on in Corby, thanks to John Harvey and the Festival Secretary & Treasurer Brian Chambers …….. but Chiefly Ourselves!
- Written by: Simon Key
The meeting of the Friday Night Club held on the 20th of April 2018 at Kettering Masonic Hall proved to be another successful event.
Gail Willis, WBro Alex Willis's wife, led an energetic, upbeat Fitsteps® dance class, which was enjoyed by all who took part.
In addition to the dance class, a buffet supper was provided.
- Written by: John Fergusson
On Monday 16th April 2018, St John’s Lodge in Northampton held its last meeting of the season.
- Written by: Nigel Dickens
The 25th of May 2018 is an important day for data protection. It sees the launch of the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which will be incorporated into UK law as part the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018.
The new act updates existing data protection law and replaces the Data Protection Act enacted in 1998; it is important for several reasons:
- Firstly, it directly links data protection law and the security of personal information.
- Secondly, it introduces new data-protection rights such as the right to be forgotten; also, the right to request personal information and transfer it to others.
- Thirdly, it requires that appropriate technical controls are implemented to protect personal information.
- Fourthly, it requires breaches of security to be reporting to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) as well as the persons to who the information is related. This must be done within 72 hours of a breach being discovered.
- Finally, it makes the persons controlling and processing personal information equally responsible for the information's security.