On 25 April 2024 Ameet Watts, Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, escorted V.W. Bro. Howard Markham, Assistant Provincial Grand Master, on his official visit to St. Marks Lodge No. 1.

The meeting saw a double elevation in the Royal Ark Mariner degree, followed by a superb talk delivered in the Mark Lodge by V.W. Bro. Cliff Sturt. The Lodge also welcomed two new joining members, and the evening ended with a joyous festive board.