Peter Lowndes: when is the best time to join the Royal Arch?
Careful consideration Pro First Grand Principal Peter Lowndes discusses when it is the right time to approach a member of the Craft to join…
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Augustus Manning: one of the founders of Tilbury Lodge No. 2006
Head above water Instrumental in the construction of Tilbury Docks, Augustus Manning met Kaiser Wilhelm II eight years before the start of World War I,…
Grand Secretary’s column – Winter 2014
From the Grand Secretary Gathering the views and opinions of our members has never been more important. We are determined to continue to work…
Jim Borthwick 60 Years a Freemason
On October 2nd 1954, the Lodge of Prudence No. 1550 in Plymouth Initiated a young man named James Thomas Borthwick. On October 2nd 2014, at the regular…
Kingston Lodge 1010-150 years.
On Wednesday 1st October 2014 a celebration was held at Beverley Road Masonic Hall Hull to mark the 150 years of existence of the Kingston Lodge no…
Special Honours conferred under Regulation 31(b) Supreme Grand Chapter Regulations
The First Grand Principal, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, KG GCMG GCVO ADC, in celebration of the installation of E Comp Jeffrey Gillyon as Most…
Facebook Security Update
The Provincial Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/nottinghamshiremasons) is attracting a lot of followers – but there are still members for whom Facebook…
Peter Lowndes on how the English Constitution is working together
United we stand Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes considers how the future of Freemasonry depends on every part of the organisation working together For…
The story of Augustus John Smith philanthropist and Freemason
The welfare estate When Augustus John Smith signed a lease to run the Isles of Scilly, he created an infrastructure that would transform living…
Incredible story of WWII fighter pilot Len Thorne
Flying as one When fighter pilot Len Thorne saw one of his squadron shot down in World War II, little did he think that more than forty-five years later…