MathsMakers making Maths Accessible for All
By W Bro Mark Russell SLGR Founded in 2014, MathsMakers is an education charity that believes that all young people need to be equipped with mathematical proficiency. The charity provides free, high-quality maths tuition to low attaining or disadvantaged young people in North London. A finalist of the 2018 Teach First Innovation Award, it […]
About YoungMinds
W Bro Gary Neilson meets with Vanessa Longley, Director of Development at YoungMinds ‘YoungMinds is leading the movement to make sure every young person gets the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what. ‘In the UK today, an estimated five children in every classroom have a mental health […]
NHS Social Care and Frontline Workers Day observed at Chingford Masonic Hall London E4
Arena reports On the 5th of July 2021 – the 73rd birthday of the creation of the NHS – English Freemasons up-and-down the country simultaneously gathered for the inaugural celebration of the NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers Day and to remember the ultimate sacrifice that many had made during the pandemic. Dr David Staples, […]
Old Brentwoods Lodge No 5342 Charity Golf Marathon Triples Target
W Bro Christian Cooper Reports £6,324 Raised – 47,112 paces – 31.7km – 2,672 calories – 72 Holes In March 2020, amid COVID-19 Lockdown, W Bros Christian Cooper and Nigel Drury attended a well-lubricated, virtual dinner party. Apart from acquiring deep respect for Australian Malbec, they discovered a mutual love of golf. At […]
Canonbury Lodge Double Initiation with a notable audience
W Bro Robert Lakic PJGD, (PGSoj), MetGInsp reports The Emergency Meeting of Canonbury Lodge No 657 held on 31st July was always intended to be an occasion shared beyond the actual membership. As well as initiating two magnificent candidates who had waited nearly three years for their ceremonies, it was an opportunity to remind […]
John Hervey Chapter No 1260 and Paddington Chapter No 3267 A double celebration
E Comp Trevor Koschalka reports Monday 19th July 2021 was a significant date in at least three ways. It marked the end of most of the pandemic restrictions imposed by the government, the 75th-anniversary Convocation of Paddington Chapter No 3267 and the 150th-anniversary Convocation of John Hervey Chapter No 1260. Like many events which should […]
MCF Sponsored Student
W Bro Adrian Fox catches up with our MCF sponsored research student, Samuel Bryce-Smith. I’m around halfway through my 3-year PhD studentship at University College London (UCL) – which has been funded by the London Freemasons’ Charity. Prior to my PhD, I did an integrated Master’s degree in Biochemistry at the University of Sheffield, graduating […]
Epworth Lodge shine their lights on the Pathway to success
To all external appearances, Epworth Lodge No 3789 could be regarded as just another ordinary London unit facing the same challenges and asking the same questions as many others regarding its future, retaining members and acquiring new ones. Whilst the pandemic has challenged Lodges to consider how they engage with their members outside the regular […]
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Saving a historical Lodge The Shanghai Tuscan Lodge No 1027
Arena investigates The last thing a brother wants is to see his Lodge surrender its warrant and shut down. Yet even a successful and historical Lodge can find itself on a path leading to its disappearance. The Shanghai Tuscan Lodge No 1027 was one such declining unit. Founded in the 19th Century, it survived two […]
Solomon Live and Beyond Part 2
Launched on Tuesday, 6th April, Solomon Live began with a live interview with the Grand Secretary and CEO of the United Grand Lodge of England, VW Bro Dr David Staples on ‘What is Freemasonry?’ Viewed by members around the world from Chennai, India to Nairobi, Kenya and London, it was presented by W Bro Brody […]
FOREWORD RW Bro Warren Duke PJGW GStwd Deputy Metropolitan Grand Master
Shortly after the Grand Master suspended Masonic activity on March 17th 2020, I noticed a tweet posted by a Brother that said simply, ‘Now that Masonry has been closed, there has never been a more important time to be a Mason’. I reflected on this for some time. He was right, we must not only […]