Visiting the Suffolk Seaside?

Founder members of Magi Lodge, No. 9747, originate from lodges in Suffolk, Norfolk and Northumbria. For years Suffolk Brethren had visited St. Luke’s Lodge, No. 6564 at Wallsend, Northumbria and, in time, these visits also embraced other lodges. Inevitably, the suggestion was made that those Brethren should form their own lodge and so Magi Lodge was consecrated at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Regular meetings are shared between the Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Masonic Halls during the summer. Many masons visit the area during the summer, why not make a visit to the Lodge? Contact the Secretary, Frank Barber, 01708 226396. Email magi9747@hotmail.com

Cambridge Masonic Sundial

A masonic sundial has been placed on the south wall of Freemasons’ Hall, Cambridge by the Isaac Newton University Lodge, No. 859. It is carved on a sheet of Welsh slate by sculptress Sally Hersh, of Petworth, West Sussex. The gnomon is the Square and Compasses in bronze.

New Life on Wheels

Members of Matthew Lodge, No. 9688, Bristol, raised £4000 for a revolutionary new-style Swedish wheelchair for multiple sclerosis victim, Valerie Jack. Before being struck by the disease Miss Jack was an air hostess and despite five spells in hospital she has now taken a degree in sociology at Bristol University. She said, "I’m absolutely stunned by the gift, overwhelmed in fact. I thought masons only helped their own – now I know differently".

Support for Research

The Immediate Past Master of the Semper Fratres Lodge, No. 4467, David Phelan (right) pictured here presenting a cheque for £2,000.00 to Mr. I. M. Mitchell (left), Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Nottingham City Hospital, N.H.S. Trust. The donation was the result of fundraising undertaken by the Lodge in support of the Cardiac Surgery Fund of the Cardio thoracic Department where W.Bro.Phelan had bypass surgery in 1996. The donation will be used to help fund a Research Fellow.

Canonbury Masonic Research Centre

The CMRC’s 2002 programme at the Canonbury Tower, Islington, has made a very good beginning with lectures from Robert Gilbert and Dorothy Schumaker. Further lectures are:
17 April: The Rev. Neville Barker Cryer, The Philosopher’s Stone – The Search of Elias Ashmole.
22 May: Clive Hicks, The Green Man – The Foliate Figure of Folklore.
19 June: Prof. James Stevens Curl, Egyptomania: The Egyptian Revival – A Recurring Theme.
Lectures begin at 7.00 pm; entry fee £6.00. Contact Carole McGilvery, CMRC Manager, phone 020 7226 6256, email mcgilvery@canonbury.ac.uk. Website: www.canonbury.ac.uk
CALL FOR PAPERS: After the success of the 2001 conference, CMRC announces its Fourth International Conference, 2-3 November 2002, "Freemasonry – Beyond the Craft. From Enlightenment to Illuminism". Contact the CMRC for details.

Centre for Research into Freemasonry Sheffield University

Seminars organised this semester by Prof. Andrew Prescott, are:
14 March: Prof David Stevenson, James Anderson.
24 April: Dr. Marie Mulvey-Roberts, Hogarth on the Square: Framing the Freemasons.
21 May: Prof Owen Ashton, Richard Bagnell Reed: Chartist and Freemason.
All seminars are in the Library Seminar Room, Dept. of History, 387 Glossop Road, Sheffield, at 5.15pm. Admission free. All welcome.
The Centre’s first International Conference, Lodges, Chapters and Orders: Fraternal Organisations and the Structuring of Gender Roles in Europe 1300-2000, will take place from 11-13 July at Halifax Hall, Sheffield. See the Centre’s website: www.shef.ac.uk/~crf or telephone 0114 222 9890.

The Cornerstone Society

The Society announces its next conference, "That Bright Morning Star" which will be held at Freemasons’ Hall, London, 22 June 2002. Speaking will be the Pro Grand Master, Lord Northampton, John Acaster, Dr. Dominic Selwood, Julian Rees and Dr. Jan Snoek. A Northern conference is scheduled for 9 November, at Christleton, Cheshire.
The Cornerstone Society was set up in 1999 to promote understanding of the meaning and purpose of Freemasonry. Lodges of Instruction can help with learning ritual but there is little for those seeking answers to deeper questions.
The conferences are open to all Master Masons of Lodges working under, or recognised by, the United Grand Lodge of England. Contact, The Cornerstone Society, 68 Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3EE. Website: www.workingtools.org.

Quatuor Coronati Lodge Seminars

All three sessions of the 1st Seminar of the Quatuor Coronati Education Initiative to encourage Masonic research and authorship were oversubscribed. Two repeat seminars (free of charge) are planned on the following dates, 6.15 pm - 8.30 pm, at Freemasons’ Hall, London:

2nd SEMINAR 2002
Monday 8 April Robert Cooper & Aubrey Newman
Monday 13 May Trevor Stewart, Peter Currie & Yasha Beresiner
Monday 24 June Rebecca Coombes, Katrina Jowett & Yasha Beresiner

3rd SEMINAR 2002
Monday 9 September John Hamill & Aubrey Newman
Monday 28 October Trevor Stewart, Peter Currie & Yasha Beresiner
Monday 2 December Rebecca Coombes, Katrina Jowett & Yasha Beresiner
Contact Seminar Co-ordinator, Yasha Beresiner, 43 Templars Cresent, London N3 3QR. Fax: 020 8346 9539. E-mail: yasha@compuserve.com. Telephone: 020 8349 2207. Mobile 07768 292066.