Hats off to Portico
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. Portico Lodge No 7950 met on 10 Jan 2025 at Freemasons Hall and received a visit from W Bro Russell Sollof, […]
Rising Mercury on the BBQ
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. On Sunday 27th July 2025, in sunny Hertfordshire, on behalf of W Bro. Sanjiv Gohil, Metropolitan Grand Inspector, fellow Inspector Tony […]
Honoured Visitor for Anglo Sierra Leone
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. On Saturday 7th June 2025, in a packed Temple 18 at Freemasons’ Hall, W Bro Zac Smith was Installed as Worshipful […]
50 Years for W Bro Steve Harvey
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. Aetos Lodge No 3702 met on 10th June at Freemasons’ Hall, receiving an official visit from Metropolitan Grand Inspector, W Bro […]
Double Passing for Eyre Lodge
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. On 17th June 2025, W Bro Tony Shepherd, Metropolitan Grand Inspector, made an official visit to Eyre Lodge No 2742 at […]
Kennington and Artifex Lodges span the globe
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. On June 23, 2025, Brethren from across the globe gathered to celebrate the enduring bonds of Freemasonry during a Grand Temple event […]
Beyond the Square Bro Pat Harris Saving Lives Inside and Outside the Ring
W Bro Richard Cavanagh writes In this edition of Beyond the Square, we meet Bro Pat Harris, a member of Cupressus Lodge No 8260. Pat is a London-based boxing coach who runs the Double Jab Boxing Club, based at The Moonshot Centre in Lewisham. At Arena, we had been looking forward to writing about […]
LAUNCH IT EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESS FOUNDERS
A London Freemasons Charity grant of £10,000 has been given to the charity Launch It to support its new flagship hub in Angel Yard. We caught up with this outstanding charity to find out more… Launch It is a group of UK-based charities dedicated to empowering the next generation of business founders from […]
TalentAid supports Freemasons’ Families all the way to the Olympics
Sixteen-year-old Charlie Cooper is the son of Andy Cooper, PMetGStwd, currently Master of the Athenian Lodge, the London Football Lodge under the Special Interest Lodges programme. Charlie first skied at just two years old in Switzerland with his family. He was approached by GBX (now Inspire Snowsports, the ski and snowboard academy that focuses […]
Exlibris Lodge Charts the Digital Course for Freemasonry
Exlibris Lodge No 3765 has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past year, transitioning into a Special Interest Research Lodge dedicated to exploring the intersection of advanced technologies such as AI, VR, AR, and Blockchain with the practice and administration of Freemasonry. This initiative seeks to understand how these tools can be deployed ethically […]
Top of the Table for Athenian Lodge
A fabulous night of fraternal camaraderie was enjoyed by the home team and away fans of Athenian Lodge No 8415, London's Football Lodge, in May. W Bro Andy Cooper was installed as the new Head Coach and went on to install his teammates in customised offices such as Linesmen (Deacons), Goalkeeper (Inner Guard) and […]
Masonry Calling via Amateur Radio
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. Amateur Radio, like Freemasonry, is a universal hobby and the Radio Fraternity Lodge No 8040 was one of the earliest […]