Pro Grand Master’s address – December 2014
Quarterly Communication 10 December 2014 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, a lot goes on during a period of 12 months…
Report of the Board of General Purposes – 10 December 2014
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge 10 December 2014 Report of the Board of General Purposes Minutes The Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of…
Grand Secretary’s column – Winter 2014
From the Grand Secretary Gathering the views and opinions of our members has never been more important. We are determined to continue to work…
Peter Lowndes: when is the best time to join the Royal Arch?
Careful consideration Pro First Grand Principal Peter Lowndes discusses when it is the right time to approach a member of the Craft to join…
Celebrating our tercentenary at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2017
The Board of General Purposes is proud to announce that the main London event celebrating 300 years of the United Grand Lodge of England…
Welcome to a Game of Thrones: George Martin and Robin Hobb at Freemasons’ Hall
World of his own When the red carpet was rolled out at Freemasons’ Hall for A Game of Thrones author George RR Martin, 1,400 devoted fans came…
Augustus Manning: one of the founders of Tilbury Lodge No. 2006
Head above water Instrumental in the construction of Tilbury Docks, Augustus Manning met Kaiser Wilhelm II eight years before the start of World War I,…
Freemason Support of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution spans 140 years
With a partnership that stretches back more than one hundred and forty years, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Freemasonry have a shared history. John Hamill charts its origins
Heritage in the building
The new experience Freemasonry has a refreshingly open-minded attitude when it comes to age. The routes to the Craft for engaged young people are now more…
John Hamill discusses some of Freemasonry’s most cherished principles
What unites us Picking and choosing which principles of Freemasonry apply, such as discussing religion or politics, risks undermining the very essence of…