MINEHEAD freemasons have hosted a series of events in a bid to prove they are members of a club which is anything but secretive.

Organised as part of the national Masonic Week, the combined Minehead lodges literally threw open the Masonic Hall doors.

Members of the public were invited to tour the hall and learn more about the charity work undertaken by lodge members.

Charity groups including the RNLI, St John Ambulance, the Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance and representatives from the scouts and guides were also invited to stage displays about their work.

Lodge members were called on to present poetry competition prizes to Minehead Middle School pupils, while a new banner was presented to the West Somerset District Explorer Scouts.

The week's activities concluded with a service at St Andrew's Church, Minehead.

Pictured is Minehead Mayor Terry Venner (seated, centre) with deputy provincial grand master Peter Layzell, invited guests and lodge members at the Masonic Hall.

Photos: Steve Guscott