Templecombe Preceptory No. 686

Installation Meeting

Fourth Tuesday in October

Regular Meetings 

Second Tuesday in March

Third Tuesday in May

All Meetings start at 11:00am

The consecration of the Templecombe Preceptory No.686 took place on Tuesday 26th January 2012 and was most ably and impressively performed by the Rt.E.Kt.Barry Desmond Burridge,  the Provincial Prior of the Provincial Priory of Somerset, assisted by thirteen of his Officers and in the presence of the twenty-two founders and fifty-two guests.

Having entered under an Arch of Steel, formed by Knights of his Bodyguard, the Provincial Prior opened the Preceptory in due form. The Provincial Prelate gave an Oration on the nature and principles of the Order in a most eloquent and succinct way before the Consecrating Officer summoned the Knights Petitioner to appear before him and demanded the Warrant be read by the Provincial Vice-Chancellor.

The ceremonial was then carried out by the Consecrating Officer with the traditional scattering of corn, pouring of wine and sprinkling of oil, with the Provincial Prelate pronouncing the invocations. The Standards were then unfurled and consecrated in traditional form followed by prayer.

The Rt.E.Kt.Barry Desmond Burridge then installed V.E.Kt.Robin David George Bex, the Provincial Sub-Prior, as the First Eminent Preceptor of the Preceptory. The newly installed Eminent Preceptor then appointed and invested E.Kt Raymond Guthrie as 1st Constable and E.Kt.Royston T.C.A.Thompson as 2nd Constable, and the remainder of  his officers. Following which, honorary membership was conferred upon the Provincial Prior R.Em.Kt.B.D.Burridge, the Provincial Vice-Chancellor Em.Kt.J.S.Widdicombe, the Provincial Prelate E.Kt.V.F.Easthope, the Provincial Marshall E.Kt.R.T.Cooper and Provincial Organist E.Kt.D.Calderly.