Why the membership comes first

Here to help Having had a career in the army and charities that has focused on safeguarding the welfare of others, Willie Shackell, new UGLE Grand Secretary, wants to ensure that Freemasons have all the support they need Did you always want to be in the army? Well, the first thing one has to decide … Read more

Is the Official Date of Our Founding Wrong?

The joint Conference on the history of Freemasonry held by Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 and Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge in England concluded Sunday. The Conference was dedicated especially to the 300th anniversary of the founding of the first Grand Lodge of England in 1717. Mark Tabbert reports that a paper was presented … Read more

Freemasons support the fight against Alzheimer’s with £175,000 boost for Cambridge research team | Alzheimer’s Research UK

Freemasons support the fight against Alzheimer’s with £175,000 boost for Cambridge research team With half a million people in the UK living with Alzheimer’s, The Freemasons’ Grand Charity and the Masonic Samaritan Fund have been united in their desire to support groundbreaking research that will help identify new targets for treating the disease, with a … Read more

Quatuor Coronati Lodge Conference: 300 Years of the Grand Lodge of England 9/9-11

UGLE’s lodge of research, Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, will host the Tercentenary Conference on The History of Freemasonry: Celebrating 300 Years of the Grand Lodge of England 1717 – 2017. This event will be held September 9-11, 2016 on the historic campus of Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge, founded in 1448. The three day conference will … Read more