Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Members of the Wyggeston Lodge, which meets in Leicester, are getting ready to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the formation of the First Grand Lodge of England. The build up to the Tercentenary starts on the 24th June 2016 and will continue until the end of 2017.
To help celebrate 300 years of Freemasonry in England and Wales United Grand Lodge of England has licensed the production of polo shirts and caps bearing the special Tercentenary branding.
Tom Davies, a member of Planet Lodge of Freemasons, has been a great champion of the Helen and Douglas House Hospice and has donated £,2000 to the charity that he raised from the sale of second-hand masonic regalia to Freemasons in Bucks.
When a group of lodges in Kidderminster wanted to relocate from the cellar of a hotel, joining a local cricket club proved to be the perfect solution
In December 2015 the Membership Focus Group launched a strategic paper that identified masonic centres as a key area for improvement in the organisational development of Freemasonry. With many centres not considered fit for purpose by the members who meet in them, the challenge for lodges is how to turn a legacy problem into an opportunity.
Northumberland Provincial Grand Master John Craigs rededicated the replacement stone at the ceremony, also attended by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Assistant Grand Masters, the Provincial Chaplain, Provincial Secretary and representatives from each of the Masonic lodges and orders which meet at the hall.
On Wednesday 6th July, here at Byker Masonic Hall, the Lodge will have a swift ‘open and close’ followed by a ‘Ladies Evening’ where the ladies are welcome when a light buffet will be supplied.
The sight of Freemasons gathering in their colourful regalia is a rare and intriguing spectacle. But be prepared to be dazzled, as we rock-on down to Margate and East Kent Freemasons in celebrating the annual festival of Provincial Grand Chapter.
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Brother David Gambrel has been a Master Mason since 1984. During that time he has served twice as Master of both Lincoln Lodge No. 60 and Waynesburg Lodge No. 328. He has held every office in the local blue lodge with the exception of Treasurer and Junior Steward. He is currently Senior Warden of Lincoln No. 60 and will be Chaplain in 2016.