The Official Journal of the United Grand Lodge of England
Thursday 23 February 2012
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Lodges, Chapters & Individuals

The United Grand Lodge of England currently has over a quarter of a million members meeting in over 8,000 Lodges.

ARMY OF 1

Single-handedly rescuing his squadron after they were pinned down by heavy gunfire, Paddy Mayne’s life reads like a wartime page-turner. Matthew Scanlan tells the remarkable story of this SAS legend, wartime hero and FreemasonThe dark…

Peak performers

Peter Reeves, his son James, both of Wembley Lodge, No. 2914, Middlesex, and son-in-law Mark Best of Bishopsway Lodge, No. 6061, London, scaled the 4,409ft Ben Nevis, 3,200ft Scafell Pike and 3,500ft Mount Snowdon, on…

year of gravity and celebration

Isaac Newton University Lodge, No. 859, decided that celebration of its 150-year history should be spread over much of 2011. Beginning in January, there was the first delivery of the 2011 Prestonian Lecture, as the…

Cake with a difference

There was a particularly appropriate surprise for the 60th birthday of Past Deputy Grand Organist Brian Williams at a celebratory dinner with family and friends at a local restaurant. Unknown to him, Jersey Provincial Grand…

Extraordinary discovery

There was incredulity when a team from The British Institute of Organ Studies discovered a 19th-century organ at the Saxmundham Masonic Hall in Suffolk. The organ was originally built for and installed in nearby Sibton…

CELEBRATION AND SUPPORT IN SHEFFIELD

Britannia Lodge, No. 139, in Yorkshire, West Riding, has marked its 250th anniversary with a £10,000 donation to the city’s only hospice, St Luke’sLodge Master Roger Farris, pictured above at the lodge’s anniversary celebrations, declared,…

In tune for a very good cause

St Edburg’s Lodge, No. 9233, together with other Oxfordshire Freemasons, have backed the Manor Farm Music Festival, which raises money for charities that use creativity as therapy. The festival was held at Ardley, near Bicester…

Milestone for Shropshire chapter

The centenary of Venables Chapter, No. 611, Province of Shropshire, was held at The Clive Pavilion at Ludlow Racecourse and attended by more than 100 members including Grand Superintendent Peter Taylor. The chapter was founded…

ALL ABOARD FOR CHARITY

Geoffrey Aldridge, secretary of Grenadiers Lodge, No. 66, undertook a remarkable sponsorship on behalf of the London CyberKnife Appeal. Over four days, using just his bus pass, Geoffrey caught a succession of buses from his…

fairground fun in nottingham

Thanks to the generosity of Freemasons in the Nottingham area, more than 200 children with disabilities were able to enjoy all the fun of the fair. Members came from three lodges – Edwalton Lodge, No.…

birthday challenge

To celebrate his 70th birthday, Norfolk mason Robin Rush made the bold decision to cycle 1,100 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats for the Provincial 2016 Festival for The Freemasons’ Grand Charity. Robin was…

practice makes perfect

Alison Cattermoule is a member of one of the two regular female Grand Lodges in England, The Order of Women Freemasons. Like many learning ritual, Alison had reflected that while it is relatively easy to…

Herefordshire Parachute Jump for Help for Heroes

A tandem parachute jump from 13,000 feet with the Red Devils Parachute Team, has been made by Teresa Bridgland-Taylor in memory of the late Bob McDuff of Hereford, and also to raise money in aid…

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