Millennial masonry: How those in their twenties and thirties are changing the Craft
Crucially, and blessedly, Millennials are becoming masons Those under thirty constitute at present only two per cent of British masons. This may seem…
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W Bro Len Thorne honoured at the Imperial War Museum
W Bro Len Thorne, P51 Mustang pilot and Past Master of Ipsley Lodge No 6491 is now featured in the newly refurbished American Air Museum (AAM) at the…
New Book: “Millennial Apprentices” by Samuel Friedman
On my flight to Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to read a book that had found its way to me by a circuitous route. The author had…
Longridge has a lot to celebrate
The members and guests of Longridge Lodge No 8077 had a lot to celebrate when they met a Wyrebank, Garstang for their April meeting. Top of the agenda was…
Templar Church in London
For those who have a deep and abiding interest in all things Knights Templar, check out the blog Flickering Lamps’ entry on London’s Temple Church from…
Strasburg Constitutions 1459
These Statutes, which are undoubtedly based on the ancient ,customs and laws of the craft, were discussed and agreed on at two assemblies of Masters and…
John Pagella on how best to sell a masonic hall
Just like moving home? Can personal experience of selling a house equip people to deal with what selling a masonic centre involves? Grand…
John Hamill looks at Freemasonry’s changing prominence within the community
Place in the community Director of Special Projects John Hamill recognises Freemasonry’s tentative steps back into the…
Cecil Chubb: the Freemason who bought Stonehenge
Come full circle Stonehenge’s history has inspired many outlandish theories linking Freemasons and druids. John Hamill recounts the real life…
John McDouall Stuart Freemason and Australia’s greatest inland explorer
The heart of Australia Freemason John McDouall Stuart is considered to be Australia’s greatest inland explorer. Kevin L Gest uncovers his intrepid…