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News from the Official Magazine of Freemasonry
What’s the use? How a local council values a masonic centre or hall can have significant financial implications. Grand Superintendent of Works…
The escape artist Sam Derry was born in 1914 at the outbreak of a war that took the lives of 49,076 members of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Evading…
Landmark decision Director of Special Projects John Hamill considers why the Grand Lodge has never defined the landmarks that form the basis of…
Informal occasion In a bid to ensure that new recruits to Freemasonry feel part of their Province, the Adair Club embraces a relaxed ethos. Simon…
From the Grand Secretary We are delighted at the response to the first Membership Focus Group survey with 5,265 of you taking part. Please do read…
Pass it on Drawing upon the teamwork found in a game of football, sports charity Street League is giving unemployed young people new prospects. Sarah…
Combined knowledge Assistant Grand Secretaries Shawn Christie and Tony Rayner may be responsible for different areas of UGLE, but they share a strong…
More than a memory The written records generated by masonic lodges and chapters can give revealing insights into the masonic people, places and…
On 18 December 1914 an extraordinary document arrived at Freemasons’ Hall in London addressed to Sir Edward Letchworth, the Grand Secretary. It began: ‘We, the undersigned brethren, at present interned with other British civilians at the concentration camp at Ruhleben, Spandau, Germany, send hearty good wishes to the Grand Master, officers and brethren in Great Britain, hoping that we may have the pleasure soon of greeting them personally.’
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…