THE MEN AT THE TOP – W Bro Robert Lakic – MetGInsp PJGD
W Bro Simon Bennett LGR MetAGSwdB interviews W Bro Robert Lakic grew up in Shepherd s Bush, London after his parents arrived in the United Kingdom after the Second World War. Both of Robert s parents are Serbian but originated from an area that is now part of Croatia. His father was seriously wounded fighting […]
10000 Meals and Counting – Action for vulnerable people in Ealing and Acton
W Bro Omaid Hiwaizi SLGR reports The initiative backed by Dr Rupa Huq MP, Local MP for Ealing Central and Acton, promising 800 free hot meals a week provided by London Masons during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has now passed 10,000 free meals for vulnerable people in West London. The meals have been delivered to […]
Restarting – An Inspectors eye view
W Bro John Shulman PSGD MetGInsp gives us an ‘Inspector’s eye view’ With some trepidation, I approached Freemason’s Hall around 4.15 pm on 1st September. This was the restart of Freemasonry; one of the first meetings since March. Would the plans put in place be effective? Would anyone turn up? How nervous would everyone be? […]
Lockdown Lowdown
W Bro David Varney SLGR explains how he has got involved Having retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2019, my new career as an artist was coming on nicely and I had begun to see regular sales of my artwork. But when Covid struck and with time on hands, I looked at how I could […]
Museum of Freemasonry – The good from the bad
by Barry Hughes, Marketing and Communications Manager In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Museum along with Freemasons’ Hall closed its doors to the public in mid-March. It was a sad day to close, shortly after the start of the year, when so many plans had yet to be realised. The decision was not taken […]
The Masonic Craft Beer Society Celebrating the other craft
By W Bro Neil Thomas Allen It was like creating a door that was already open. Many Freemasons enjoy a drink together before, during and after a festive board; but when Freemasonry was suspended, and the country was put into lockdown, that act of fraternal good cheer could no longer happen in person. That was […]
A Journey From Scottish Masonry
Bro Ewan Notman PM gives an insight into the Craft north of the border I came across ‘Freemasons Without Borders’ through Facebook and have enjoyed listening to the talks each week but nothing on Scottish Freemasonry! I thought that I may be able to shed some light in that direction, so I gave a talk […]
Charity Update – London Freemasons support the Wimbledon Guild during lockdown
W Bro John Little SLGR finds out more A donation of £4,000 from the London Freemasons’ Charity is being used during the Coronavirus pandemic to assist the work of the Wimbledon Guild, a local charity supporting people in the London Borough of Merton. The donation arrived just as the COVID -19 outbreak started and was […]
Charity Update – London Search and Rescue awarded grant
W Bro Adrian Fox reports Around 150 people a day are reported missing in London, putting a huge strain on the resources of the Metropolitan Police. London Search & Rescue is a specially trained voluntary organisation set up 3 years ago to assist in searching for missing vulnerable people within London, and beyond. A vulnerable […]
Charity Update – A Theatre trip for every child
W Bro Mark Russell SLGR reports In November 2019 the London Freemasons’ Charity gave a grant of £4,500 to The Albany Arts Centre, Deptford, in support of their ‘A Theatre Trip for Every Child’ initiative. Unfortunately, due to social distancing regulations, the Centre has had to temporarily curtail most of its activities but nonetheless I […]
Charity Update – A Sensory Garden to improve lives
W Bro Joseph Le Roi-Smith SLGR reports In these difficult times of Covid-19 restrictions, many are facing loneliness, uncertainty and depression. Freemasons are no less affected than the rest of the population, so the facilities provided at Walworth Garden will be to our benefit as well as that of the wider community. Gardening can be […]
SOLOMON – NEW WAYS TO INTERACT
Bro William Halsey gives an update. Since its successful launch more than eighteen months ago, the volume of content on Solomon has expanded and continues to increase across all of the modules. As part of our mission to enable every member to use Solomon, the Learning & Development Team are increasing the quantity of interactive […]