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 […]
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, […]
Metropolitan Grand Stewards sunshine coach
W Bro Michael Aminzade LGR, MetJGD reports Cranbrook Primary School, based in Ilford, has always tried to give its pupils the best possible experience at school. But sometimes, ensuring that pupils with significant disabilities aren’t left out of key activities involves a level of complexity. For instance, to take all pupils to swimming lessons requires […]
Events at Freemasons’ Hall
Freemasons’ Hall at 60 Great Queen Street is hosting an exciting and varied programme of public events over the remainder of the year – including world-class organ, orchestral and choral concerts as well as hosting community and nationwide projects, such as NHS Blood and Transplant Drives. Further details and booking information can be found on […]
In the Nick of Time
Mike shares his experience of prostate cancer My name is Mike, and I'm 69. I always start my story by saying my age – it's a miracle that I'm still here. I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on my 65th birthday, and it was just by the luck of chance that it was discovered. I […]
The Lodge of Pauls Wharf No 8731 receives the Talking Heads Team
W Bro Simon Bennett LGR (LGCR) reports As COVID-19 restrictions lifted, the Lodge was planning its first ‘full’ meeting since March 2020. We needed to restart with a bang, so we asked the Metropolitan Grand Chapter Talking Heads Team to visit and provide us with their playlet “Talking Heads – The Next Step: Into the […]
Work of London Adventure Playground given a Boost with Freemasons Grant
W Bro John Little SLGR investigates Emerging from the restrictions at the height of the pandemic, the work of the Grove Adventure Playground has been given a boost with a grant of £3000 from London Freemasonry. This has enabled the charity to continue its work delivering play experiences to children and young people in […]
Life of a carer
W Bro Martin Vidler SLGR (LGCR) speaks As part of my work within the Metropolitan Grand Almoner's Team, I attended two of the first three carer aware workshops organised over Zoom in association with the Carers UK Charity, who were happy to receive our recent donation of £48,000. At one of these sessions, I […]