London Grand Rank and London Rank Investiture
W.Bro. Trevor Koschalka PAGDC reports Wednesday 2nd November saw the annual investiture of brethren who had been awarded London Grand Rank and London Rank. Around two hundred brethren were invested in a morning and afternoon session. The magnificent Grand Temple was the setting for this colourful ceremony, with those to be invested proudly […]
London Craft Digest Autumn 2022
Here’s what some of London Lodges and London Freemasons have been doing in the last few months, whether in the temples or through their life. On 8th September, at 4 PM, Metropolitan Lodge No 1507 was joined by a delegation from METGL who presented the Talking Heads playlet, The Next Step into The […]
Double Celebrations for Kennington Lodge No. 1381
Report by W Bro Michael Duque LGR Consecrated in 1872 in Kennington Oval, London, Kennington Lodge No 1381 was born from the masonic passions of Cricket players at the Surrey Cricket Club in 1872. The Lodge, however, was almost erased from the Register of Lodges of the United Grand Lodge of England in 2016. […]
Update from the Kent Club
It’s been a funny old week. As I put fingers to keyboard in the Café at Freemasons’ Hall, I contemplate, like many of us, the sadness and yet see great friendship and unity around the capital and Nation. It encourages me to see this, and like Freemasonry, it bonds us together. This I have witnessed […]
Prince Michael of Kent Court Care Home hosts a Summer Party
Report by W Bro Andrew Farleigh SLGR On a hot summer’s day on 7th August 2022, a fabulous Garden Party and Barbeque lunch was arranged by the Prince Michael of Kent Court Care home for its residents, their families and volunteers from the Association of Friends. The main garden was set out […]
Men at the Top – Jon Randall PJGD PGStB MetGrandInsp
In conversation with W Bro Simon Bennett LGR MetJGD Despite having spent over 30 years working in the accountancy profession, mostly in London, Jon remains very much a "West Country boy". Jon was born in Somerset on 9th September 1966 and grew up in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. His family had been very […]
Discover Freemasonry in London
Reports by W Bro Omaid Hiwaizi PAGDC, MetGCO We are in an era when Freemasonry actively projects a positive view in the wider community and media, with a focus on being open and with a view to attracting more of the right members. A major pillar of this is the National Digital Marketing Campaign […]
Arena 50 Print Edition
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Creating “Masonry Universal” – A Lodge’s success story
By W Bro Chris Connop PSGD As can be seen on the front of our summons, Highgate Lodge No 1366 was consecrated on the 25th of September 1871, when a few brethren came together in the Gate House Pub in Highgate, a pub that still stands today. It is often falsely assumed that it was […]
High time rescue – Saving a Lodge by going international
A tale of bonding, brotherhood and saving a Lodge narrated by its worshipful master ,W Bro Andrea Gabrielli. Back in January 2022, when I first called W Bro Keith Gregory Parry PAGDC and SVO for the Bee Hive Lodge No 2809 to introduce myself, he sounded somehow shocked as, in his genuine belief, the Bee […]
Enriching a ceremony with ancient ritual
W Bro Ash Butler – IPM – reports Members and guests of the Manor of Stockwell Lodge No 4746 were treated to a Raising with a notable difference at their June meeting. As if a double third wasn’t enough, it was decided to treat Brothers Owen Lee and Martin Ritchie (and Lodge members) to […]
The Scrip Purse
A Column from the Metropolitan Grand Almoner’s Team A very warm welcome to you all to this, our 3rd regular feature in Arena. We have been very busy over the last two years running monthly almoner training seminars and other activities such as the Metropolitan Grand Almoner’s Tea Room, Working with Carers UK and many […]