Pro Grand Master’s address – June 2013
Quarterly Communication 12 June 2013 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, our June meeting always has a full…
Peter Lowndes on taking the proactive approach
Taking the initiative Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes makes the case for a proactive and collaborative approach among Freemasons in order to ensure the…
Bicentenary of the union between the Antients and Moderns Grand Lodges
Cause for celebration Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes explains that while Freemasons should be proud when a lodge celebrates a milestone anniversary, the…
Grand Secretary’s column – Summer 2013
I am pleased to let you know that your magazine, as part of our wider communications campaign, has been shortlisted for another award – this…
Norfolk masons Jim Carter and Mike Cole brought Crimestoppers to UK
A criminal mast£r plan Thanks to two Great Yarmouth masons thirty years ago, an anonymous informant scheme travelled from the US to Norfolk before…
John Hamill on the mythical golden age of Freemasonry
Rose-tinted glasses Director of Special Projects John Hamill crunches the numbers to show why we should not hark back to a bygone age when Freemasonry was…
Railways and Freemasonry: the connection explored by John Hamill
Parallel lines The histories of the railway system and Freemasonry are inextricably linked. John Hamill examines the impact that long-distance rail travel…
The Freemason’s Bedside Book by John Mandleberg
Serious but not solemn Written by the late John Mandleberg, The Freemason’s Bedside Book is an invigorating collection of bite-sized material from a…
Pioneering work by Arthritis Research UK supported by Masonic Samaritan Fund
The joint venture Arthritis is often considered an unavoidable aspect of old age. Andrew Gimson finds out how the Masonic Samaritan Fund is helping…
Duke of Kent visits the Falkland Islands on 30th anniversary of conflict
Falklands meeting with The Duke Last November, a pilgrimage was organised to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. A group of…