John Hervey Chapter hosts The Welcome Project
E Comp Richie Miller JP, SLGCR. The Welcome Project Coordinator (RA) A number of recent Exaltees from Metropolitan Chapters visited John Hervey Chapter No 1260 on the 6th of June at Mark Masons’ Hall to witness a master class on how to split the ceremony of exaltation. A superb rendition of ‘added theatre’ gave further […]
Prince of Wales’s Chapter No 259 Three Long Service Certificates
6th September 2022, the convocation of the Prince of Wales's Chapter No 259 at 10 Duke Street was an extra special one for several reasons. Firstly, it was the first visit of our new visiting officer, E Comp Timothy L’Estrange PGSN, Deputy Metropolitan Grand Superintendent. Secondly, this occasion was an ideal opportunity to celebrate a […]
The Duke of Edinburgh Lodge No 1259 Supports service dogs UK
Report by W Bro Richard Cavanagh Members of the Duke of Edinburgh Lodge No 1259, consecrated in 1869, take immense pride in belonging to a Lodge with such a distinguished name. They, wished to honour the memory of the most recent Duke of Edinburgh, who passed to the Grand Lodge Above on 9th April 2021. In […]
Major donation to support London search and rescue teams
W Bro John Little SLGR investigates A major donation of £251,500 has been made by the London Freemasons’ Charity to London Search and Rescue (LONSAR), a Lowland Rescue team assisting the Metropolitan Police in searches for vulnerable missing persons. LONSAR is a registered charity staffed totally by volunteers with no funding from the […]
THE MCF Supports The Motor Neurone Disease Association
The Masonic Charitable Foundation provides grant support to the Motor Neurone Disease Association’s MND research programme. The Association is funding a Masonic Charitable Foundation PhD Studentship at University College London. Now in the third year of his PhD, Sam Bryce-Smith is investigating the impact of faulty TDP-43 and FUS proteins in the development of Motor […]
Round bike ride London to Edinburgh
W Bro Mark Wooldridge reports I would like to take this opportunity to highlight a supreme effort by W Bro Jason Gaines-Burrill to raise funds for the Woking & Sam Beare Hospice by undertaking the London to Edinburgh to London 2022 bike ride. His endeavours have captured the imagination of his brethren, companions […]
Music of Life helps disabled children
The Masonic Charitable Foundation recently received a request for support from the Charity Music of Life and approved a grant of £15,000 to be donated over a 3-year period. Mark Russell contacted Maria Teterina, the Charity's Chief Executive, to find out more about their work, especially in the London area. Maria explained that she started […]
London Royal Arch Digest Autumn 2022
Here are just a few of the London Royal Arch Chapters that met over the Autumn of 2022 within dedicated Masonic Halls and Centres from Chingford to Harrow, Ealing to Croydon, and Southgate to Penge, as well as throughout central London. London’s Royal Arch Chapters and Freemasons have been revelling in being back in […]
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PRESS STATEMENT – THE QUEEN
Friday 09 September 2022 It was with the greatest sadness that the United Grand Lodge of England learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our longest serving British Sovereign. Queen Elizabeth’s father, His late Majesty King George VI and her consort, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, were both Freemasons. Her […]
GUIDANCE FOR LODGES AND CHAPTERS
Brethren & Companions, following the death of Her Majesty on 8 September, the following measures will apply: – There will be a period of Masonic mourning coinciding with the period of national mourning, and black ties will be worn at all Craft and Royal Arch meetings held during that period. No black rosettes will be […]
FOREWORD RW Bro Warren Duke, PJGW Deputy Metropolitan Grand Master
MetGL&GC are moving forward with a strategy that takes us through to 2025. At its heart, it seeks to serve our members and support all Lodges and Chapters to engage with existing, as well as attracting new members. One initiative that sits within those plans is the Special Interest Lodges (SILs). The idea […]