Source: Lancashire Telegraph, Bill Jacobs, 19th July 2020 A £2,500 donation from East Lancashire Freemasons allowed this important local homeless charity to reopen its face-to-face food and toiletry pack distribution centre. “We’re very grateful to East Lancashire Freemasons for their generous grant, which is allowing us to continue to help homeless and young people and […]
This is a wonderful video by members of the West Kent Light Blues Club. For a feel-good Sunday Masonic treat, please watch the video below. From all at joinfreemasonry.co.uk we salute you @WestKentLightB1 If you’re a Light Blue in the Province of West Kent but aren’t already a member, please visit their website:
The University Lodge of Liverpool No. 4274 are a thriving and forward thinking Lodge. You can tell both from their impressive website and strong social media presence that they are passionate about their Freemasonry. We’re always looking for stories that are relevant and demonstrate all the positive benefits that Freemasonry brings. This has been perfectly […]
Source: www.inyourarea.co.uk, Wayne Devlin, 16th July 2020 “The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenging times for Willowbrook Hospice, but thanks to the kindness and generosity of individuals and organisations, we have been able to continue to deliver free outstanding care to those in our community who need it most.” Stephen Carroll, Corporate Business Manager at Willowbrook Hospice […]
Source: East Lothian Courier, Avril Campbell, 15th July 2020 Handing over a cheque for £250 to help homeless people achieve better lives is a perfect example of how every Lodge can make a difference. We salute all the Brethren of St John Fisherrow Lodge No. 112 for making this happen. Great work gents for contributing […]
The Freemasons Charity. We are always incredibly impressed when we visit The Masonic Charitable Foundation website. https://mcf.org.uk It’s not just the amazing work that our Masonic donations helps to facilitate. It’s the whole website, full of inspiring stories of how our money is used and useful resources that we can all benefit from. I’m sure […]
In a new feature, each week we will be spotlighting and awarding our very own excellence award to a Lodge, a Province, a Grand Lodge, a Mason or another organisation who we feel epitomises Masonic greatness. So, why have we chosen the Grand Lodge of Ohio this week? Firstly, the name of the website. Enough […]
Source: Chester Standard, 14th July 2020 Those brilliant Cheshire Masons have done it again. In a time when many are letting their facilities go to waste, they stepped up and have allowed one of their Masonic Halls to be used by a the NHS Blood and Transplant unit (NHSBT) free of charge. We often talk […]
and how many can you name? Ok, so this isn’t easy! According to wikipedia, the following have been Grand Masters of the United Grand Lodge of England since it was constituted at Freemasons’ Hall, London on the 27 December 1813: Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1813–1843) Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland (1844–1870) George Robinson, 3rd Earl […]
Source: Grand Lodge of Japan Did you know? The first known Lodge in Japan was Sphinx Lodge which operated under the Grand Lodge of Ireland during the years 1862-1865, a few years after the opening of the ports of Japan by Commodore Perry of the United States Navy. The roster consisted primarily of members of […]