Titan Lodge No 6002 donates £10,000 to the MMC Air Ambulance Appeal
Titan Lodge No. 6002 has donated £10,000 to the MMC Air Ambulance Appeal. The donation came from the generosity of Lodge members and a contribution from the Lou Rose Memorial Fund. The Lou Rose...
View ArticleThe Iron Bridge Lodge No. 9897 in Shropshire goes from strength to strength
Bridging the gap The Iron Bridge Lodge in Shropshire is attracting younger members with a blend of social media, streamlined ceremonies and core masonic values, as Peter Watts discovers On 1 February...
View ArticleDouble Initiation at May Fair Lodge
At the meeting of Wednesday 27th January 2016 held at Mark Masons' Hall, the members of May Fair Lodge No. 8294 were treated to a double Initiation of two 21-year-old Lewis', witnessed by 25 members of...
View ArticleLest We Forget charity ale raises money for Royal British Legion and SSAFA
Craft brewing Members of Thorpe Bay Lodge in Southend have been making and selling their own bitter to raise money for charity. Imogen Beecroft raises a glass to Lest We Forget People couldn’t believe...
View ArticleChelsea Pensioners receive two special new beds from Bromley Freemasons
Bromley in step at Royal hospital Two members of the Chelsea Pensioners – Audrey Merton, 85, and Douglas Hassell, 98 – are sleeping easier after Bromley Freemasons from Mandalay Lodge, No. 9383,...
View ArticleShropshire Freemason Clive Jones walks 11 miles for charity
The Provincial Perambulator Clive Jones, a Past Master from Shropshire, has walked 11 miles in aid of a masonic charity. The former Welsh Guardsman lost his sight in an off-duty assault, and heard that...
View Article1958 Maserati featured by Masonic Classic Vehicle Club at motor show
Classic car club’s record signings Described by many as the most beautiful racing car ever built, a 1958 Maserati 250F featured on the Masonic Classic Vehicle Club’s stand at the Classic Motor Show at...
View ArticleLodge of Lights No. 148 in Warrington celebrates 250th anniversary
Warrington lodge reaches 250th anniversary Lodge of Lights, No. 148, the oldest lodge in the Warrington Group in the West Lancashire Province, has celebrated its 250th anniversary. Among the 150-strong...
View ArticleBerwick-upon-Tweed’s lodges promote Teddies for Loving Care Appeal at Berwick...
Teddies to the rescue All three of Berwick-upon-Tweed’s lodges were represented at the Berwick Infirmary to promote the TLC (Teddies for Loving Care) Appeal, which provides soft toys for children in...
View ArticleFreemason Tony Birch saves school in Thailand from closing
Dorset help for Thai school When Tony Birch married his wife Anan he did not imagine that he would end up adopting a failing school in Thailand, or that friends and members of Amphibious Lodge, No....
View ArticleNearly £11k raised by two Devonshire lodges
Healthy partnership Devonshire’s Philammon Lodge, No. 3226, and Pelican Lodge, No. 7878, raised £10,800 at a charity sportsman dinner in memory of two of their brethren, one from each lodge, who died...
View ArticleProms-style concert in Rochdale raises £1,500 for good causes
Last night at the Rochdale Proms Lodge of Harmony, No. 298, in East Lancashire hosted a Last Night of the Proms-style concert in Rochdale and raised more than £1,500 for St Aidan’s Church, Wardle...
View ArticlePeter Lindsay walks from Land’s End to John O’Groats for Genesis Breast...
Peter’s long march It was a solo march for Cheshire mason Peter Lindsay as he walked from Land’s End to John O’Groats, covering a distance of more than 1,000 miles in 80 days. This tremendous feat by...
View ArticleNew kit bought for Staplehurst Monarchs youth football club by local lodge
Freemasons help their local junior football club purchase much needed kit Staplehurst Monarchs youth football club are sporting smart new soccer kit, after netting a donation of over £1,000 from a...
View ArticleEmulation Lodge of Improvement Annual Festival 2016
The Emulation Lodge of Improvement Annual Festival, held at Freemasons’ Hall on Friday 26th February 2016, is the high point of the lodge’s calendar The Festival, attended by over 200 brethren, was...
View ArticleWorld record attempt in aid of the London's Air Ambulance appeal
Chainmail marathon Shortly after the purchase of a London Freemasons’ lapel pin in support of the London's Air Ambulance appeal, Bro David Cooke of Westminster City Council Lodge No. 2882 started to...
View ArticleDouble double initiation for Parachute Regiment Lodge No. 9315
Paras initiate at the double! On Saturday, 5th March 2016, Parachute Regiment Lodge No. 9315 initiated four candidates – this being the second time in two meetings that the lodge has carried out such a...
View ArticleFifty Year Certificate for Bob Lacey of Westminster City School Lodge No. 4305
50 years strong At the regular meeting held on Tuesday 23rd February 2016 of the Westminster City School Lodge No. 4305 at the Civil Service Club, Westminster, W Bro Bob Lacey, OBE, PPSGW (Sussex),...
View ArticleTommy Mulholland cycles for Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice
A true inspiration To celebrate his 80th birthday on 6th May 2016, totally blind Bro Tommy Mulholland is cycling on a tandem with his pilot, 70-year-old Bob Harber all the way from Brighton to Paris to...
View ArticleFormer serviceman Clive honoured with national award
Welsh Guardsman, Freemason and fundraiser extraordinaire Clive Jones of St Mary's Lodge No. 8373 in the Province of Shropshire recently received a national community award for his charitable work....
View ArticleLodge of Research No. 2429 hosts 2015 Prestonian Lecturer
Masonry, Migrants and Mariners At the meeting of the Lodge of Research No. 2429, held on 25th January 2016 at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester, the lodge welcomed the Prestonian Lecturer for 2015, W Bro...
View ArticleLeicestershire and Rutland Light Blue Club visit Scotland
Och Aye the Blue The Leicestershire and Rutland Light Blue Club started their 2016 with a visit to Scotland and to two of the oldest masonic lodges in the world and to top it all off a visit to the...
View ArticleSilver coffee pots return to Holmes Lodge No. 4656
Silver service Holmes Lodge No. 4656, which meets at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester, has been most fortunate to acquire two beautiful silver coffee pots which form a lost part of the lodge's history but...
View ArticleFreemasonry and sport lecture delivered to Leicestershire and Rutland...
This sporting life At the Installation Meeting of the Leicestershire and Rutland Lodge of Installed Masters No. 7896 on the 8th April 2016 the members and visitors were treated to an informative...
View ArticleLocal Freemason lends voice to Leicester City Football charity song
Foxes never quit Bro Monty Katchick, Junior Warden of the Wayfarer Lodge No. 8679 which meets in Coalville, Leicestershire, is one of the singers appearing on a charity song Foxes Never Quit (Glory...
View ArticleYoung mason visits lodge in France
Channel hopping On the 3rd May 2016, three members of the Beacon Lodge No. 5208 travelled to France to accompany Bro Joshua Symonds to a meeting of La Loge Ad Augusta, Per Angusta No. 617 Bro Joshua...
View ArticleAt 105 Richie McKay is honoured by the PGM
Shining example to us all Not many lodges can boast that amongst their membership they have the second oldest subscribing Freemason in England Lathom Abbey Lodge No. 6286, meeting at the Ormskirk...
View ArticlePro First Grand Principal pays surprise visit to Dinbych Chapter in West Wales
Surprise guest at West Wales chapter The Pro First Grand Principal Peter Lowndes was a surprise guest at the installation meeting of Dinbych Chapter, No. 1177, in the Province of West Wales. Bradley...
View ArticleFamily history in May Fair Lodge No. 8294
A family tradition May Fair Lodge, No. 8294, which meets at Mark Masons’ Hall in London, has a strong family history with no less than 13 father and son relationships in its short 46-year history,...
View ArticleRare installation event in Timaru, New Zealand
Travelling to Timaru In Timaru, New Zealand, Tony Mansfield has been installed as Master of Lodge of St John, No. 1137, more than 150 years after his great, great grandfather, William Mansfield, was...
View ArticleWedding guests asked to make donation to Grand Charity instead of buying gifts
Wedding present for Grand Charity When Shropshire mason Andy Gough married Maria at St Peter’s Church, Rushbury, near Church Stretton, wedding presents were notably absent – instead they had asked...
View ArticleFounding of new Spirit of Rugby Lodge No. 9922 in East Kent
Spirit of rugby in East Kent More than 500 rugby fans and masons filled the Margate Winter Gardens to witness the founding of Spirit of Rugby Lodge, No. 9922, formed by a group of more than 50 rugby...
View ArticleDevon lodge buys new kit for Sidmouth Raiders Under 14s football team
Keeping on side with new soccer kit for Sidmouth Devonshire Freemasons have purchased new match day kit for the Sidmouth Raiders Under 14s football team. Manager Wade Monaghan commented, ‘We are...
View ArticleNew mountain bike for 13-year-old Elijah in Dorset
Gear change for Elijah A local lodge has helped put a smile on the face of Dorset schoolboy Elijah Sappleton by donating funds to buy him a new mountain bike. Elijah, 13, lives in Dorchester and...
View ArticleMayor of Macclesfield attends masonic Q&A at Old Castle Lodge No. 4646
Question time in Macclesfield Macclesfield town mayor Cllr Liz Durham was one of 40 guests and members who attended the Old Castle Lodge, No. 4646, social board and an explanation of Freemasonry....
View ArticleEast Lancashire Freemason honoured for donating 100 pints of blood
Manchester blood donor honoured Peter Blackhurst, Master of Charity Centenary Lodge, No. 3786, which meets at Farnworth, East Lancashire, has been presented with an award from the NHS Blood and...
View ArticleDoubling up in Nourse Lodge No. 8590
Four of a kind in Cambridge It was a red letter day for Nourse Lodge, No. 8590, which meets at Cambridge, when it saw its second successive double initiation ceremony during the year. The occasion was...
View ArticleCommunity support on the streets
At the vanguard When Ezra McGowan started handing out crisis packs to the homeless from a burger van, he knew he had found his calling. Imogen Beecroft discovers how it complements his Freemasonry At...
View ArticleAssistant Provincial Grand Master awarded OBE for work with Langley House Trust
Honours in Berkshire Anthony Howlett-Bolton, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of the Berkshire Freemasons and former Chair of Langley House Trust, has been awarded an OBE for his leadership of Langley...
View ArticlePrecious masonic artefacts returned by family of distinguished Freemason and...
Treasure trove returned On May 17th 2016, the Provincial Grand Master, RW Bro David Hagger received, on behalf of the Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons, a magnificent collection of masonic jewels,...
View ArticleWally receives Legion d’Honneur Medal for role in liberating France during...
Wally's proud moment W Bro Walter Greenwood, a Past Master of Commercial Lodge No. 1391 which meets in Leicester, has recently received the Legion d’Honneur Medal presented by the French Government for...
View ArticleMari's skydive in memory of husband raises over £2,000 for British Lung...
Doing Les proud Mari Street, the widow of Bro Leslie J. Street who was a member of Wayfarer Lodge No. 8679 meeting in Coalville, jumped out of a plane at 13,000 feet for a skydive in order to raise...
View ArticleYoung Carers MK supported by St Martin's Lodge No. 2812
Helping young carers For many years St Martin’s Lodge No. 2812, which meets at the Bletchley Masonic Centre, has worked closely with Young Carers MK, a charity based in Milton Keynes. The lodge has...
View Article£250 for Huddersfield Youth Brass Ensemble
Robin Whittam LGR presented a cheque for £250 on behalf of the Huguenot Lodge No. 2140 to Alan Jazwinski of the Huddersfield Youth Brass Ensemble at their function held at Golcar Scout Centre on...
View ArticleFrederick J. Tate receives 50th year long certificate
W Bro Frederick J. Tate SLGR receives his 50th Year Long Service Certificate On Saturday 4th June 2016 W Bro Frederick J. Tate SLGR of Bruce Castle Lodge No. 6799 was presented with his 50th year long...
View Article75th anniversary celebrated by Middlesex Home Service Lodge No. 5836
75th anniversary meeting of Middlesex Home Service Lodge No. 5836 The Middlesex Home Service Lodge No. 5836 celebrated its 75th anniversary on the 10th June 2016 at the Twickenham District Masonic...
View ArticleBelper Masonic Benevolent Association charity evening
Belper Masonic Benevolent Association charity evening On the evening of Saturday July 9th, Belper Freemasons in Derbyshire represented by the Belper Masonic Benevolent Association held a presentation...
View ArticleLodge of Research publishes full index of transactions from 1892 to present
Lodge of Research No. 2429, which meets in Leicester, has for the first time published online a full index of the papers included in their annual transactions covering from 1892 up to the present on...
View ArticleUppingham in Rutland Lodge presents cheque to Leicester Hospitals Charity
On the 3rd June 2016, the Uppingham in Rutland Lodge No. 9119 presented a cheque for £925 to the Leicester Hospitals Charity to be spent on treating children with rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid...
View ArticleMelton Mowbray Freemasons donate £750 to local charities
W Bro Martin Oliver and Mike Rowe from St Mary's Lodge No. 7164 presented three local charities with £250 each which has been generously donated by its members Representatives from Motor Neurone...
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