Lodge 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...
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