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THE MASONIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in 1915

8th July 2016

THE MASONIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, appears to have made contact with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, in the midst of the 1st World War

There was read to Grand Committee a letter from Right Worshipful Brother W. H. Melish of Cincinnati, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of an Association which has been organised in the United States of America, for the purpose of raising a Relief Fund to aid the needs of Freemasons and their families who are sufferers through the European War

37 charities receive grants totalling more than £25,000 from Shropshire’s Freemasons

4th July 2016

No fewer than 37 charities received grants totalling more than £25,000 from Shropshire’s Freemasons at a special awards day on Monday, 20th June. Representatives from most of the charities were on hand to receive grants at a special reception and buffet lunch.

Group of lodges build masonic temple on side of local cricket club

15th November 20172nd July 2016

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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.

Wyggeston Lodge remembers those who fought in the Somme

1st July 20161st July 2016

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Bro. John Phillips recounts his recent trip to the Somme to lay a wreath on behalf of the Wyggeston Lodge and the Master whose father fought in the battle 100 years ago.

Assistant Provincial Grand Master at unveiling of new helicopter funded by Freemasons

27th June 2016

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Tuesday 7th June saw the official preview event for a sparkling new Airbus H145 helicopter The Yorkshire Air Ambulance service has just purchased this…

Royal Brunswick Lodge No.296 achieves £3000 in support of F.A.B.L.E.

24th June 2016

Royal Brunswick Lodge has been supporting FABLE over this last year and had raised £1000 to which it was able to add another £1500 from the Provincial Grand Master’s Fund to kick-start the project to provide epilepsy bed alarms to families where a child with sever epilepsy is affected by night-time seizures

The Tilers Sword

18th June 2016

In modern times the implement used by the Tiler is a sword of the ordinary form. This is incorrect. Formerly, and indeed up to a comparatively recent period, the Tiler’s sword was wavy in shape, and so made in allusion to the “flaming sword which was placed at the east of the garden of Eden

Freemasons take care of iconic Canterbury Cathedral

18th June 2016

The links between Freemasonry and Canterbury Cathedral have helped preserve this iconic building. Glyn Brown gets to the foundations of a historic relationship that was only renewed 10 years ago

Wyggeston Lodge to appear in Sky 1 documentary ‘Inside The Freemasons’

15th June 201615th June 2016

Over the past few months, the Leicester based Wyggeston Lodge and its’ members have been filmed as part of the forthcoming new four-part documentary ‘Inside The Freemasons’ to be shown on Sky 1 this winter.

The exclusive documentary will feature the most in-depth look ever at the Freemasons in the run up to our 300th anniversary in 2017

Assistant Provincial Grand Master Awarded British Empire Medal

14th June 201614th June 2016

Assistant Provincial Grand Master Awarded British Empire Medal

Described as an “inspirational West Cumbrian” W.Bro.Bill Morley, PSGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Cumberland and Westmorland, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.