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Robert Burns – Freemason, Bard of Ayrshire & Ploughman Poet

Robert Burns

Burns’s rise in popularity for his poems also contributed to his rise in Freemasonry. At a meeting of Lodge St. Andrew in Edinburgh in 1787, at which the Grand Master and Grand Lodge of Scotland was present, Burns was toasted by the Worshipful Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Francis Chateris, with the words “Caledonia and Caledonia’s bard, Bro. Robt. Burns”

Famous Members of our Ancient and Honourable Institution

Winston Churchill

talk is aimed primarily at our younger brethren who have as yet not had time to absorb the immensity of our great Masonic institution. During the ceremony of your initiation you stated that you were prompted to solicit our privileges by a favourable opinion, preconceived, of the Institution, a general desire for knowledge and a sincere wish to render yourself more extensively serviceable to your fellow creatures

Oughtrington Scouts thank Freemasons for Donation

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Oughtrington Scouts thank Freemasons for Donation

OUGHTRINGTON Explorer Scouts have thanked Freemasons who are helping them be big in Japan this summer. The group invited 87-year-old Freemason Gwilym T Jones to the Oughtrington Community Centre to say thank you for a donation of £250. Warrington East District is sending three boys and two girl Scouts to the World Scout Jamboree to be held in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi City, Japan, between July 28 and August 8. Share article Explorer Scout leader Andy Smith thanked Gwilym for the donation and revealed that his daughter 16-year-old Abi would be one of the English contingent. Gwilym, who was first principal of the Earl of Chester Chapter No1565 in 2014, which meets at the Spread Eagle Hotel in Lymm, hosted a garden party at his home, which raised more than £600 for charities and good causes.


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