Past
Very Worshipful Masters Harry Pollock, Noel Simpson,William Anderson, Jonathan
Rea & Campbell Duddy (along with the picture of Joey) departed from City of
Derry Airport on Fri 8th June 2007 and returned on Sun 10th June 2007, met by
Taxi at The East Midlands Airport and transferred to the Stoneycroft Hotel,
Leicester which was within walking distance of The Freemason’s Hall, situated
at 80 London Road, Leicester, LE2 0RA.
The
Joey Dunlop Lodge of Mark Master Masons No 1881, was consecrated on Saturday
9th June 2007. This was a great honour for not only for Vow Ferry but for the
Dunlop Family, and if "Joey" himself was around he would be delighted
to have this Roving Lodge of keen Bikers associated with his name. Our thanks
to the members of the Joey Dunlop Lodge of Mark Master Masons No 1881 for
hosting us on this very special occassion.
William
Joseph "Joey" Dunlop, OBE (February 25, 1952 - July 2, 2000), was a
world champion motorcyclist from Ballymoney in Northern Ireland, best known for
road racing. Referred to throughout the sport as "Joey", in 2005 he
was voted the fifth greatest motorcycling icon ever by Motorcycle News. His
achievements include three hat-tricks at the Isle of Man TT meeting (1985, 1988
and 2000), where he won a record 26 races in total. During his career he won
the Ulster Grand Prix 24 times. In 1986 he won a fifth consecutive TT Formula
One world title.
He was awarded the MBE in 1986 for his services to the sport, and in 1996 he was awarded the OBE for his humanitarian work for children in Romanian orphanages. Joey would often load up his race transporter and deliver clothing and food to the trouble spots of Bosnia and Romania. His humanitarian work was done without drawing attention to himself.
To visit the Joey Dunlop Foundation click HERE or to visit the TT Tribute Website click HERE
The autographed menu from The Devonshire Place,Leicester where the Consecration Dinner was held
Past Very Worshipful Masters Harry Pollock,Noel Simpson, Campbell Duddy,
Jonathan Rea & William Anderson with the picture of Joey which was
presented to V.W.Bro Donald R Lewis, V.W.Master of Lodge 1881.
The Very Worshipful Master, V.W.Bro Donald R Lewis and Officers of Lodge 1881.
Also in the photo are members of Grand Lodge.
Past Very Worshipful Masters Harry
Pollock,Noel Simpson, Campbell Duddy,
Jonathan Rea & William Anderson with the picture of
Joey which was later presented
to the Joey Dunlop Lodge of Mark Master Masons No1881
Members of The Joey Dunlop Lodges of Mark Master Masons No 1881 with their bikes.
(That's the V.W.Master in the middle with his Honda Gold Wing!)
Members of The Joey Dunlop Lodge of Mark Master Masons No 1881 with their bikes.
