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Provincial Grand Charity Steward
Excellent Companion
Barry George Fullager PAGDC.
Barry has been married to Gaye for thirty eight years, has a
daughter and a son, plus five grandchildren; two girls and three boys.
He spent his youth in Gillingham, playing football, cricket and swimming.
Later, he played in goal for Dartford, Chatham, Sheppey, Faversham and Herne
Bay and cricket for Rainham Cricket Club.
He left school at the age of 16, after spending twelve months in sunny Margate
as a patient at the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital. He then took an apprenticeship
at Elliott’s (later GEC Avionics) and worked on many different projects,
mainly relating to military aircraft instrumentation. After fifteen years,
having risen to the dizzy heights of a development engineer, he decided it was
time for a change. He took over the management of his father-in-law’s business
and continued to build it up. Subsequently Barry and Gaye purchased the
business and have operated it for over 20 years, as E. Akhurst & Son Ltd.,
trading successfully, selling fencing and paving.
In the Craft, Barry was initiated into Artifex Lodge on 1st May 1986 and was
Master in 1994. He is the founder Treasure of the Millenium Lodge of Charity
in East Kent.
Barry enjoys his membership of the Holy Royal Arch very much. He was exalted
into the Artifex Chapter in 1987. Whilst still a companion he became Scribe E
in 1991 and, still a companion, much to his surprise and delight, was
appointed a Provincial Grand Steward in 1992. Since then he has been the First
Principal of Artifex twice and served as Treasurer and Director of Ceremonies.
He was promoted in the Province to the rank of Scribe N in 2003 and Charity
Steward in 2006.
He joined the East Kent Provincial Grand Stewards’ Chapter and served as
Scribe E in 1999. He is also a member of the Mid-Kent First Principals’
Chapter.
Barry is a member of Rotary International and has twice served the Gillingham
club as President. During any spare time which he has, he attempts to play
golf, go on holiday and to get under Gaye’s feet!
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