Freemasons support Local Hospices in County Durham
Since 1984, the Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated nearly £12 Million towards the operating costs of hospice services across England and…
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Peterborough Cathedral Hosts Festival of Lessons & Carols
On Sunday 11 December, Peterborough Cathedral was again the venue for the Province’s Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols. Peterborough Cathedral was…
Pro Grand Master's address – December 2016
Quarterly Communication 14 December 2016 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, our December meeting is always one of the…
Masonic Charitable Foundation: An address by VW Bro His Honour Judge Richard Hone, President, and David Innes, Chief Executive
Quarterly Communication 9 March 2016 An address by VW Bro His Honour Judge Richard Hone, President, and David Innes, Chief Executive Richard Hone:…
The stories we tell
The stories we tell Now in its third year, Letters Live returns to Freemasons’ Hall in a sell-out run. Emilee Tombs takes notes A hush falls over…
The philanthropy and tea empire of Freemason Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton
A self-made man who brought tea to the British masses, Freemason Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton also campaigned for the sick and the poor, as Philippa Faulks discovers
Many masonic lodges around the world can boast of a famous member among their ranks, but Glasgow’s Lodge Scotia, No. 178, has one rather remarkable brother – Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton. As with many other masons quietly carrying out acts of philanthropy, Lipton remains an unsung hero.
Donation from the Freemasons boosts IT provision at Worth Valley Primary, Keighley
Report from The Keighley News Donation from the Freemasons boosts IT provision at Worth Valley Primary, Keighley Geoff Smith, the Worshipful Master of The…
Royal Marines Commando Veteran Tom Bodell awarded the Légion d’honneur.
Tom receiving France’s highest military honour from James Ryeland the French Honorary Consul at Dover 92-year-old Tom Bodell, from Dover, has been…
Special Opportunity Lodges
Author(s): Cliff Sturt There are a small number of Lodges within the Mark Province of London which may be able to provide a relatively rapid progression…
Yorkshire Freemasons Honour Miners and Brethren Killed In Pit Disaster With Donation to Memorial Fund
The Friendly Lodge, which meets in Eastgate, secured £5,000 from the Freemasons Province of Yorkshire West Riding grants fund, whilst lodge brethren and members of Friendly Chapter, raised a further £1,250 towards the Oaks Memorial Disaster Fund.