Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Kitty Hickman, one of our Widows, was pleased to receive a message from the Queen congratulating her on achieving her 100th birthday on 10th June. Kitty’s family joined her at the residential home where she lives to celebrate her birthday.
A project on more efficient ways to use phosphorous has earned a former Pleasant Point woman a $6000 Freemasons’ scholarship.
Lincoln University student Genevieve Steven, 21, is completing her honours dissertation and chose microbiology for her honours project.
Our congratulations go to W.Bros. Kelvin Johnson and Andy Green, both from the Wyggeston Lodge, who were recently invested at the Annual Investiture of United Grand Lodge of England in London on 27th April 2016 by the Grand Master H.R.H the Duke of Kent.
Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master, George Clark made the journey down to Manor Lodge in Ferryhill on Monday 13th June to present a 50th Year Certificate to Alan Snaith. George was covering on the evening for David Sanders Hay, the Assistant Provincial Grand Master, as he was presenting a 50th Year Certificate at his lodge that evening, to his uncle George
The Provincial Grand Master, Norman Eric Heaviside, having accepted a kind invitation from Ken Thomas, Secretary of St George’s Lodge, to attend their regular June meeting, held at Birtley Masonic Hall. On this occasion Eric was accompanied Deputy Provincial Grand Master, John Arthur, Assistant Provincial Grand Master, Craig Steele, and a strong Deputation of Provincial Officers, to receive a significant donation towards the 2021 Festival.
The Malines Lodge Banner has, as its centrepiece, the Malines Chair, used by Masters of Lodges in the Banqueting Room of the Staines Masonic Centre. This chair was commisioned by Staines Lodge No. 2536 and subsequently an expert wood carver in the Belgium town of Malines (in Flemish – Mechelen). War intervened, Belgium was invaded, and the craftsman hid the parts of the chair for safety, but they were finally smuggled through Holland to Staines where the chair was assembled and dedicated in 1915, by the then Deputy Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro. Alexander Burnett-Brown
At our April Coffee Morning, on behalf of Rushden Lams I presented our cheque for £1200.00 to Jo and Emma of EquATA, our charity for 2015. Based in…
The members of Peace and Unity Lodge No 3966 recently gathered for their first meeting of the new Masonic season with a celebration of the 50th year in…
Assistant Provincial Grand Master Awarded British Empire Medal
Described as an “inspirational West Cumbrian” W.Bro.Bill Morley, PSGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Cumberland and Westmorland, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
The Policy Studies Organization is sponsoring the World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History: Research in Ritual, Secrecy,…