W Bro Rick Barlow who has the distinction of loyally serving this the Lord Warden Lodge for 50 continuous years. Rick’s family had their origins in the Lancashire Mining community from which his father was recruited in 1936 to assist in the development of the Kent Coalfields.  And so from his Lancastrian background, all but briefly young Rick adopted the style of a “Man of Kent”. I say briefly because like Peter, he was evacuated from Deal, then part of the aptly named “Hellfire Corner” where his mother ran a guest house, back to Bolton and his Lancastrian roots. It seems that 50 years ago we were better equipped to make important decisions in our life and at the tender age of a little over 13, young Rick made enquiries about joining the training ship Arethusa, then a facility for boys interested in a naval career, be it Royal or Merchant Navy. Fortunately he was not tied to his Mothers Apron strings and gave her approval for him to join. Having successfully navigated his way around the system (and survived), Rick joined the Royal Navy making a…