{"id":715,"date":"2018-12-06T17:01:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T17:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact.mcf.org.uk\/2018\/?p=715"},"modified":"2018-12-11T11:25:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T11:25:03","slug":"wearethemcf-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impact.mcf.org.uk\/2018\/2018\/12\/wearethemcf-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"#wearetheMCF &#8211; Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u201cI\u2019ve been a freemason for almost 22 years \u2013 in fact I\u2019m coming up to the anniversary next month.<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m retired now but I was an accountant by trade; accountant to lodge almoner isn\u2019t the most natural step, but there you go! About seven years ago our old almoner was going through some family issues. I looked after things on his behalf for a while but eventually he decided it was time to retire and I took over properly. Ultimately, my job is all about looking after people\u2019s welfare. 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