Risdene Lodge No 6532 visit Caledonia Lodge No 68 near Torrevieja
WBro Steve Squires and his wife recently visited WBro Geoff Smith and his wife at their home in Spain. Steve and Geoff are both members of Risdene Lodge…
Province
60 years in the Royal Arch for E. Comp. Arthur Back
On a bright Wednesday morning, looking out on to fields with horses, we met with E.Comp.Arthur Charles Back. The ‘we’ being E.Comp.Alan Peters PAGDC,…
Fifty Hungry People Enjoy Sunday Lunch, Courtesy Of Harrogate Freemasons
Up to 50 hungry Harrogate people have enjoyed a two-course Sunday lunch at Wesley Chapel, thanks to one of the town’s five Masonic lodges.
Freemasons 300-mile cycle journey raises £21k for Charity
Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons have completed a four-day cycle ride visiting all the masonic centres in the province, including Melton, before continuing to Freemasons’ Hall in London and back again.
The 300-mile trip not only marked the 300th anniversary of Freemasonry but raised £21,000 to be split equally between the Rainbows Children’s Hospice in Loughborough and the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
Yorkshire Freemasons London to Leeds cycle challenge raises £7k
A group of intrepid West Yorkshire Freemasons successfully cycled over 200 miles from Freemasons Hall in London to Castle Grove Masonic Hall in Leeds, in an impressive 15 hours – in the name of charity.
Prestonian Lecture 2017, “The Grand Design”
The Prestonian Lecture is the only lecture given under the authority of the United Grand Lodge of England. William Preston (1742-1818), the foremost Masonic educator of his time, left a legacy to provide for an Annual Lectureship.
Yorkshire Freemasons Tercentenary event to be held at Ripon Cathedral
The Dean of Ripon the Very Reverend John Dobson, who will preach the Sermon, will lead the Service, being held on Sunday 24 September at 3.30 pm. The Cathedral Choir will contribute to the service and sing Sir Hubert Parry’s great Coronation anthem ‘I was Glad’, also a setting of the Te Deum by Ronald Perrin a former Organist and Master of Choristers at the Cathedral.
Yorkshire Freemasons Cycle from London to Leeds in One Day
On Sunday 2 July 2017, a group of intrepid West Yorkshire Freemasons successfully cycled over 200 miles from Freemasons Hall in London to Castle Grove Masonic Hall in Leeds, in an impressive 15 hours. The L2L Cycle, which featured 11 Freemasons from a number of Lodges across West Yorkshire, raised over £6000 for both the West Riding Masonic Charities Fund and local support centre, Breast Cancer Haven Yorkshire.
Widows Sons bikers to save Historic Skelmersdale Waterloo Chapter No 1380
There were so many things different about the emergency chapter meeting held at Bryn Masonic Hall. Firstly, proceedings commenced at 8:30 on a Saturday morning with a hearty breakfast. The chapter was meeting miles away from its official home. The car park was full of motorcycles. Many of the companions wore their regalia over motorcycle leathers. No festive board followed the meeting, and the companions ‘got on their bikes’ and rode away. Unusual to say the least, but perfectly normal once you know the story.