Please remember to book your dining with the secretary of the lodge holding the Travelling Gavel.

The Rules of the Travelling Gavel

1. The intention of the Travelling Gavel is to encourage visits between Lodges in the Province of Durham.

2. The Travelling Gavel is confined to Lodges in the Province of Durham and cannot be rescued by a Lodge from another Province. A Rescuing Lodge is a lodge that visits the lodge in which the Travelling Gavel resides, for the purpose of "Rescuing" or claiming it.

3.  The Travelling Gavel must be Surrendered, along with its Passport, to the successful Rescuing Lodge which must have at least four of its members present. This can only be done at the Festive Board.

4. If two or more Rescuing Lodges demand its Surrender, it must be Surrendered to the Rescuing Lodge with the highest number of members present. In the event of an equal number the WM of the Surrendering Lodge shall decide.

5. The Rescuing Lodge and the Surrendering Lodge must inform the secretary of the Travelling Gavel ( tilefarm@hotmail.co.uk ) within 7 days so that the whereabouts of the Travelling Gavel can be ascertained. The Rescuing Lodge must enter their Lodge Name and Number along with the Date in the Travelling Gavel Passport. Potential Rescuing Lodges can visit the website www.travellinggavel.co.uk to discover the present location of the Travelling Gavel, or to report its movement.

6. The Travelling Gavel remains the property of Castle Lodge no 6713 and may be recalled at any time. This clause overrides clauses 3, 4 and 5.

7. Rescuing Lodges must agree to abide by these rules.