The Kent Club Update
An update from Bro Dave Cole, Club Communications Officer Sitting here on a full train to London, it gives me time to reflect on the many events that we at The Kent Club have brought to our members over the last few months. In May, we held our AGM and were pleased to see both […]
Top tips when considering having a Ladies Festival/Weekend
Matt Devine from Square Events reports: With many Lodges having not hosted a Ladies Festival since 2019, or for some even longer, there is understandably a lot of nervousness involved in taking the plunge and making plans. Contract terms and rates are a huge concern, but there is plenty to do before even reaching that […]
Metropolitan Grand Lodge and Chapter Golf Society
Report from Bro Morris Bentley Russell Race Claret Jug Friday 25th March 2022 was a gloriously hot spring day and for the first time since the inaugural event in 2013, the Society finally managed to win the Russell Race Claret Jug, generously donated by its namesake, at the ninth time of asking! The annual match […]
Spotlight on Liberal Arts Lodge No 6659 – Brethren’ success, in their own words
Liberal Arts Lodge No 6659 had ample opportunity to celebrate so early in the year. One of its members, W Bro Robert Upton, celebrated 50 years of service to Freemasonry. Then two Brethren, W Bro Chirag Shah and W Bro Billy Driscoll, both received London Grand Rank. Robert Harry Upton Esq. An Esquire from Bramley […]
Museum Of Freemasonry – A Corsican Hero in London Freemasonry
Apron supposedly belonging to Napoleon By Martin Cherry, Librarian In the middle of May this year I was interviewed by a French film crew making a documentary about a Corsican hero, Pasquale Paoli. The General died in exile in London in 1807. An early influence on Napoleon, Paoli was a member of two London […]
The Welcome Project
Three Chapters hosted Royal Arch Welcome Project events during the spring. On 9th April at Freemasons’ Hall, the Companions of Prudentia Chapter No 5536 exalted Bro Ajit Battu in the presence of its Metropolitan Grand Inspector, E Comp Ian Burgess, GstB. They were joined by the Chapter’s Visiting Officer, E Comp Sanjay Gohil, SLGCR and […]
Building Relationships within the Royal Arch Overseas and with New Exaltees
E Companion John Peters PGSoj Metropolitan Grand Inspector Reports. On April 21 2022, the Anglo-Dutch and Old Emanuel Chapter No 5862 hosted one of the Royal Arch 'Welcome Project' events in Temple 10 at Freemasons’ Hall, followed by a superb festive board in the vestibule of the Grand Temple. Anglo-Dutch and Old Emanuel Chapter […]
Solomon – Time for a Fresh Look
The Metropolitan Learning and Development Lead presents: Solomon – Back to Basics Whether you are newly initiated or just returning to Freemasonry after the interruption of the last two years, you may want to rekindle your daily advancement in masonic knowledge. Now seems the perfect time to revisit how to use Solomon, a tool available […]
MathsMakers Second grant a big plus for teaching charity
The London Freemasons' Charity (LFC) has a proud tradition of supporting charities with small but vital grants to help change people's lives for the better. Quite often, the support carries on, and several grants are given. One such example is MathsMakers, featured in Arena last autumn. In 2021, the LFC gave MathsMakers a grant […]
Gone but not Forgotten – W Bro Professor Jack Alexandra Simmons, LGR, LGCR. 1934-2021
By W Bro Ron Wainer, SLGR The Polytechnic Lodge No 2847 reflects with pride on the professional and Masonic life of their late Worshipful Master, W Bro Professor Jack Alexandra Simmons, LGR, LGCR. Jack was born just before WWII. His mother had come from Poland not long before to be introduced to his father, whose […]
Air Ambulance Children’s Charity Supported by Donations from MCF
W Bro John Little SLGR reports A £15,000 donation from the Masonic Charitable Foundation is being used to help the work of Lucy Air Ambulance for Children (Lucy AAC), the only Charity in the UK that flies children to hospital by aeroplane. The Charity was founded in 2011 to ensure that every child could receive […]
A Tribute in Memoriam to Michael “Mick” W. White SLGR, (PGStB)
The Brethren of Plough Lodge No 8673 pay tribute to W Bro Michael “Mick” White, who sadly passed away on 28th January 2022. Described as a “word-perfect” ritualist, Mick achieved a great deal in his Masonic career. Initiated into Plough Lodge in 1995, he served as Worshipful Master in 2000-01. He was exalted into Sanitarian […]