A Tale of Two Chapters – a novel ‘link’
E Comp Leland M Lewis SLGCR The Barnato Chapter No 2265 summonses had for many years been printed by one of our members, the late E Comp Tony Batkin, a professional printer amongst many other things. He was always jolly, bright and ‘larger than life’, famed in his industry for his enormous range of colourful, […]
A pub supports its local community
W Bro David Copeland Although the two lockdown periods have been difficult for all pubs, The Hare in Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, run by London Mason W Bro Jim Woolley, of Fairfax Lodge No 3014, has used them to strengthen its role in the local community and has redoubled its efforts in support of army […]
The Masonic Craft Beer Society hold their inaugural summer social
By Bro Andrew Bond The Masonic Craft Beer Society was started at the height of the first Covid-19 lockdown by three friends, all members of Lodge of Simplicity No 7865. Now boasting a membership of over 2700 (primarily from UGLE, but also from other Masonic jurisdictions across the globe) and about to breathe new […]
Metropolitan Clay Shooting Team Triumph at 2021 Championships
VW Bro Brian Saidman reports on a sixth, record-breaking win Following the long-awaited resumption of the 2021 major Masonic Clay Shooting events under the National Association of Masonic Clay Shooting Societies, the 2021 Home Counties Masonic Clay Shooting Championships was held on Saturday 14th August. The Home Counties participants comprise the Metropolitan Grand Lodge Clay […]
AN UPDATE FROM THE KENT CLUB FOR LONDON FREEMASONS
By W Bro Richard Criddle PPJGD (Surrey), Club Secretary, and W Bro George Kloosman LGR, Club member By the time you read this article, the Masonic season will be well underway, but I hope you enjoyed a restful summer. The committee of the Kent Club for London Freemasons, however, was very much hard at work! […]
Our Covid19 Story from the Museum of Freemasonry’s contemporary collecting initiative
Susan Snell, Archivist and Records Manager presents When lockdown first started, we received several enquiries asking about how freemasonry coped with the Spanish Flu a century ago. That devastating pandemic caused the death of over 200,000 people in Britain, primarily young adults aged 20 to 30. It included soldiers returning from World War I trenches […]
RETURN OF THE JEWELS – MUSEUM OF FREEMASONRY LAUNCHES ON GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE
Barry Hughes, Marketing and Communications Manager Cast your memory back to 2019, when the Museum of Freemasonry had its last major temporary exhibition in the South Gallery. Drawing from what may be the largest collection of male jewellery in the UK, if not further afield, Bejewelled: Badges, Brotherhood and Identity was an exhibition on the […]
Onboarding with Solomon
In April this year, Solomon launched the first of its series of our Onboarding Modules, beginning with Onboarding for Fellowcraft Freemasons. These Modules are designed to give members an opportunity to gain a deeper and richer understanding of their recent experiences within the three Craft Degrees. Each week begins with a webinar, which introduces the […]
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Dance Teachers Lodge celebrates its 65th Anniversary
W Bro David Smith LGR talks to Arena On Monday 13th September, at Freemasons Hall, London, in the magnificent and opulent Temple 10, Terpsichore Lodge No 7454 celebrated its 65th Anniversary since its consecration. To mark this special occasion, the Lodge was honoured to have in attendance the Metropolitan Grand Inspector, W Bro Paul […]
A Lodge re-born
A tale of optimism from the secretary of Kennington Lodge No 1381, W Bro Michael Duque LGR The pandemic has drastically affected everyone. Individuals and Lodges have all been impacted by the devastating effects of Covid-19. A couple of years ago, the Kennington Lodge No 1381 was on the cusp of returning its warrant […]
A Younger Mason Speaks
By Bro Andrew Harrison MBE I first found myself thinking about Freemasonry when I was coming towards the end of my time in the army. A friend had told me that there would be a massive void of camaraderie that I was going to miss, and I had always done a lot of charity work, […]