Past Grand Secretary’s column – Summer 2016
From the Past Grand Secretary By the time you receive this issue of the magazine, the Grand Master will have announced my retirement as Grand…
Grand Master
Announcement from the President of the Board of General Purposes
Interim Grand Secretary Following the retirement of RW Bro Nigel Brown as Grand Secretary at the end of April, the MW The Grand Master has been pleased to…
An ‘entertaining’ ceremony at Pilling Lodge
Members of Pilling Lodge No 7879 and their guests saw Ian Parkinson installed as master for the ensuing year in a ceremony held at Garstang Masonic Hall,…
David leaves the chair for the fourth time
At the installation meeting of Ingol Lodge of St Margaret No 5844, the WM David Seed retired from office for the fourth time in his Masonic career. The…
2016 Masonic Restoration Foundation Symposium in Asheville, NC 8/19-21
The 7th annual Masonic Restoration Foundation Symposium has been announced, and will take place from August 19-21, 2016 at the Asheville…
Symbolic Value of the Compasses Angle
Much has been made of the symbolic significance of the angle, or distance between the points, of the compasses in masonic iconography, both by freemasons looking for deeper meanings, and anti-masons looking for further “proof” of occult association.
50 years in Masonry on the 20th April 2016, WBro Graham Ellis – News from Salford District
A resolute member of the Salford District achieved 50 years in Masonry on the 20th April 2016. WBro Graham Ellis reached the occasion in the company of…
Promoting Mutual Support
A Seminar for the Freemasons Located in Region 1 Following the introduction earlier this year of the eight regional groups in East Kent, a seminar was…
The Joy of Coarse Fishing
The Second Outing in 2016 of the East Kent Masonic Fishing Charity The EKMFC Volunteers and Students Coarse fishing is a well-organised recreational…
Work a second degree ceremony at The Lodge of Friendship and Sincerity at their May meeting – Dorset Freemasonry – The Three Pillars Club
Our New and Young Masons Group, “The Three Pillars Club” have had their most recent event and an ambitious one it was too! The Three Pillars were honoured…